Recology

operates one of the largest municipal curbside food-waste collection systems in the country, anchored by San Francisco's mandatory organics program, feeding industrial composting facilities that convert collected food scraps and yard waste into finished compost.

Country
United States
municipal-collection us
Coverage
CNEUUS
logistics-supply-chain
Regulatorsepareachmoa-china

Verifiable facts

FactValueSource
Revenueover $1 billion annually (as of 2016-2018)zerowastesonoma.gov
Capacitycombined capacity to produce 400,000 tons of compost annually across sites; Aumsville facility capacity 75,000 tons/yearrecology.com · zerowastesonoma.gov
CertificationOrganic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) standards for certain compost productszerowastesonoma.gov
Regulatory approvalVarious permits including Compostable Materials Handling Permit (CMHP) and Fertilizer Materials Licenses from CDFAwaterboards.ca.gov · zerowastesonoma.gov
Production site8 composting facilities in California and Oregon (as of 2025/2026 reporting)recology.com · zerowastesonoma.gov
Headcountapproximately 3,700 employees (as of 2021)recology.com

Independent sources: waterboards.ca.gov · zerowastesonoma.gov

Technologies
NameClusterRisk
Composting & vermicompostinglogistics-supply-chainLow

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