Who is Recology (aka NorCal Waste Systems)?
It's a good question! Recology, in order to hide from their past corruption, recently changed its name from NorCal Waste Systems. Recology is based in San Francisco and enjoys close ties to such luminaries as Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. It is also one of the fastest growing waste corporations in the United States. But as this website reveals, Recology (aka NorCal Waste Systems) is a billion dollar corporation built on a history of corruption, back room dealings, leaking landfills, and community price-gouging. But don't just take our word for it. Explore this website, read its articles and decide for yourself if Recology is right for your community. Below is our Top Ten Recology / NorCal Waste Headlines spanning over the last 10+ years:
Law aims to quell trash smell
Vacaville Reporter - April 22, 2011
California’s organic compost facilities aren’t passing the smell test. That’s why proposed legislation is aimed at changing the smelly problem that wafts through the air and into neighboring homes...
California’s organic compost facilities aren’t passing the smell test. That’s why proposed legislation is aimed at changing the smelly problem that wafts through the air and into neighboring homes...
Locals worried that asbestos is escaping Recology's Hay Road landfill
Mesothelioma.com - January 22, 2011
The Recology Hay Road landfill, located in Vacaville, California, has long been a location for asbestos disposal. However, some locals have been questioning Recology’s integrity and ability to dispose of asbestos properly...
The Recology Hay Road landfill, located in Vacaville, California, has long been a location for asbestos disposal. However, some locals have been questioning Recology’s integrity and ability to dispose of asbestos properly...
Defendants in S.B. County bribery case lose appeal
by Imran Ghori, The Press-Enterprise, December 2007
Two key figures and a billboard company in San Bernardino County's largest bribery and corruption scandal have lost their bid to have a state appellate court overturn muitimillion-dollar judgments against them ...
Two key figures and a billboard company in San Bernardino County's largest bribery and corruption scandal have lost their bid to have a state appellate court overturn muitimillion-dollar judgments against them ...
San Francisco looks to dump on Yuba County
by Ben van der Meer, Appeal-Democrat, July 2009
Yuba County could eventually be getting the trash San Francisco can't do anything else with, depending on a decision expected later this year by that county's Board of Supervisors. Recology, a San Francisco-based company formerly known as NorCalWaste, is bidding for a contract that would include taking about 5 million tons of San Francisco trash to the landfill on Ostrom Road east of Wheatland, beginning in 2015...
Yuba County could eventually be getting the trash San Francisco can't do anything else with, depending on a decision expected later this year by that county's Board of Supervisors. Recology, a San Francisco-based company formerly known as NorCalWaste, is bidding for a contract that would include taking about 5 million tons of San Francisco trash to the landfill on Ostrom Road east of Wheatland, beginning in 2015...
San Mateo garbage rates rising 23 percent
By Mike Rosenberg, Mercury News - March 2011
Residents and businesses will soon pay more for their new trash pickup service. Starting on April 1, bills for garbage, recycling and compost pickup in San Mateo will rise 23.3 percent. The San Mateo City Council will finalize the increase at its meeting Monday night, barring an improbable last-minute deluge of residents protesting the rate hike...
Residents and businesses will soon pay more for their new trash pickup service. Starting on April 1, bills for garbage, recycling and compost pickup in San Mateo will rise 23.3 percent. The San Mateo City Council will finalize the increase at its meeting Monday night, barring an improbable last-minute deluge of residents protesting the rate hike...
Recology truck tank ruptures, spills diesel fuel into storm drain
By Laura Dudnick, Belmont Patch - January 2011
A San Mateo County Recology truck ruptured its tank this morning, spilling about 40 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel into a storm drain in Belmont, fire officials said...
A San Mateo County Recology truck ruptured its tank this morning, spilling about 40 to 50 gallons of diesel fuel into a storm drain in Belmont, fire officials said...
Contractor works hard to keep its monopoly.
by Lance Williams and Scott Winokur, San Francisco Examiner
Norcal has spent millions, called in favors through 55 years of hauling The City's trash
In the last four years, San Francisco's trash company has spent more than $1.28 million to persuade politicians and voters not to alter or end its 55-year-old monopoly on collecting The City's garbage . . .
Norcal has spent millions, called in favors through 55 years of hauling The City's trash
In the last four years, San Francisco's trash company has spent more than $1.28 million to persuade politicians and voters not to alter or end its 55-year-old monopoly on collecting The City's garbage . . .
Judge Says San Francisco Supervisors Overstepped in Giving Contract to Norcal
Waste Business Journal, December 2007
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled that the city's Board of Supervisors overstepped its authority when it rejected a multiyear sludge disposal contract with S&S Trucking and instead awarded it to hometown favorite Norcal Waste Systems . . .
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled that the city's Board of Supervisors overstepped its authority when it rejected a multiyear sludge disposal contract with S&S Trucking and instead awarded it to hometown favorite Norcal Waste Systems . . .
NorCal Waste loses S.J. contract amid charges
CBS 5, August 2006
SAN JOSE (AP) - Norcal Waste Systems Inc. lost a lucrative garbage-hauling contract with the city of San Jose as the company faces conspiracy and bribery charges for allegedly cutting a backroom deal with the city's mayor . . .
SAN JOSE (AP) - Norcal Waste Systems Inc. lost a lucrative garbage-hauling contract with the city of San Jose as the company faces conspiracy and bribery charges for allegedly cutting a backroom deal with the city's mayor . . .
Norcal implicated in San Jose mayoral scandal
Waste Age, June 2006
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ron Gonzales was arraigned Monday on six felony charges including bribery, conspiracy to misappropriate public money and falsification of public records. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Gonzales and his budget aide, Joe Guerra, are accused of illegally helping San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems win a contract with the city . . .
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Mayor Ron Gonzales was arraigned Monday on six felony charges including bribery, conspiracy to misappropriate public money and falsification of public records. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Gonzales and his budget aide, Joe Guerra, are accused of illegally helping San Francisco-based Norcal Waste Systems win a contract with the city . . .
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Welcome to "The Trash On Recology"
Recology is one of the largest garbage collection and landfill operators in the State of California. "The Trash On Recology" was formed to exploit the dealings of this company who, in 2009, changed its name to "Recology" to hide from the tainted reputation of NorCal Waste. It is important for the public to know the truth behind one of the City's most influential businesses.
