A proposal before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors claims that, if it's adopted, will result in a large savings for rate payers and exceed President Obama's new fuel and emission standards.
The proposal, by Recology, the firm once known as NorCal Waste Systems, and selected to be the City and County of San Francisco's new trash collector and hauler (currently its Waste Management) was introduced at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors earlier this month and is expected to be heard in committee after the election and voted on by the full board before the end of the year.
Recology holds the rail proposal will save rate payers more than $125 million over 10 years compared to the next lowest bid. At present, San Francisco sends about 400,000 tons of garbage to landfill a year. Recology’s bid, based on current disposal rates, came in 44 percent lower than next bid.
The New York Times reports that President Obama's mileage proposal is scheduled to become final next year after a period of public comment.
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