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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Receive and file a presentation from Recology Inc; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the third Amendment to the current Franchise Agreement, adding Section I, Assignment and Guaranty of Continued Performance, assigning the Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Franchise Agreement to Recology, Inc., which remains in effect through September 2028.
FUNDING: Solid Waste Franchise Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD) has served the Tahoe-Truckee-Sierra region for more than six decades, and began its franchised service in El Dorado County upon execution of the Solid Waste Services Agreement on September 29, 2015 (Attachment C). TTSD currently provides residential and commercial solid waste and recycling services under its franchise agreement with the County.
On July 22, 2026, Environmental Management received formal notification that Recology Inc. signed an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the equity of TTSD and the Eastern Regional Sanitary Landfill, Inc. (Attachment D). Following closing, TTSD will remain the legal entity holding the Franchise Agreement, and, other than filing for an entity name change to Recology Tahoe Truckee following the close of the sale, all existing operations and assets will continue without change. The transaction is an all-cash purchase with no seller-financed components. Recology will become the owner of TTSD, and because TTSD continues as the contracting entity, the current Franchise Agreement remains in effect.
Recology is the largest 100 percent employee-owned resource recovery company in the United States, providing collection, recycling, organics, and disposal services to 133 communities across California, Oregon, and Washington. Recology submitted extensive documentation demonstrating its operational capacity, long-term financial stability, and qualifications to assume TTSD’s obligations.
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