REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 23, 2026
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
Title
Agreement for Household Hazardous Waste Disposition Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, approve Agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., to provide countywide household hazardous waste disposition services, in the amount not to exceed $4,000,000, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031.
(Presenter: Dan Munsey, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, 387-5779)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended Agreement will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Household Hazardous Waste Program (Program) is funded through city contracts, grants, a Memorandum of Understanding with the County’s Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division for environmental mitigation, residential special assessment taxes collected in the unincorporated areas of the County, and other revenue generated by the Program. Sufficient revenue and appropriation are included in the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District’s (SBCFPD) 2026-27 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SBCFPD operates a Regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program throughout San Bernardino County that includes one San Bernardino Central Processing Facility, 13 fixed HHW collection sites, one Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Latex Paint (ABOP) facility, and four to six one-day collection events per year held in both the cities and unincorporated areas. All HHW generated from these collection facilities and one-day collection events is consolidated at the Program’s central facility located at the San Bernardino International Airport. At this facility, waste and recyclable materials are packaged by HHW staff using United States Department of Transportation approved containers and prepared for transportation to recycling/disposal facilities located outside California.
SBCFPD does not have the capability for HHW national bulk transport, permanent disposition of HHW, and recycling of HHW. Consequently, SBCFPD has historically contracted for HHW disposition services. Contracting for these services provides for the safety of county residents by ensuring that the compliant disposal of HHW is occurring throughout San Bernardino County.
On June 8, 2021 (Item No. 101), the Board of Directors approved Agreement No. 21-431 with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. (formerly Stericycle Environmental Solutions, Inc.) to provide countywide HHW disposition services in the amount not-to-exceed $2,300,000, which will terminate on June 30, 2026. After the completion of a competitive process, a five-year contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (Clean Harbors) is recommended to provide disposition services for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. Either party may terminate this Agreement, for any reason, with 30 days’ written notice.
PROCUREMENT
On December 12, 2025, Request for Proposals (RFP) No. RPD126-OFM-6161 was advertised through the County’s Electronic Procurement Network (ePro) seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide for the disposition of HHW. The RFP was sent to all applicable vendors within the ePro system. The following five vendors responded to this RFP:
|
Proposer |
Location |
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ACT Enviro |
Redlands, CA |
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Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. |
Pomona, CA |
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Clean Harbors |
Riverside, CA |
|
GrayMar Environmental Services, LLC. |
Fontana, CA |
|
Patriot Environmental Services, Inc. |
Signal Hill, CA |
Proposals submitted in response to the RFP were received and evaluated through the County’s eProcurement system by an evaluation committee comprised of staff from the SBCFPD Office of the Fire Marshal. Each proposal was reviewed and scored in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, including proposal requirements, technical approach, qualifications and experience, cost, and references. The evaluation committee recommends Clean Harbors based on their proposal providing the best value and service for SBCFPD. The other four vendors that submitted proposals were notified of this selection, with no formal protests being received.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 29, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Jessica Trillo, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-4222) on June 4, 2026.