Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: May 14, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Ed Torres, MS, PE, LEED AP, Director, Utilities
CONTACT: David Gregory, Manager, Solid Waste Division
PHONE: 407-254-9622
DIVISION: Solid Waste Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to establish the haulers' compensation rates as listed, set the MSBU rate of $400 for Program Year 2026, and authorization to include the Tentative Mandatory Refuse Collection Program Rate of $400 on the 2025 Notice of Proposed Taxes. All Districts. (Solid Waste Division)
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PROJECT: N/A
PURPOSE: Orange County contracts with waste hauling companies (Haulers) to provide residential solid waste and recyclable materials collection service through the Mandatory Refuse and Recycling Program (Program). Section 32-183 of the Orange County Code requires that the Board set the annual compensation rate to the contract waste hauling companies for collection of solid waste and recyclable material by July 15th of each year. Additionally, in order to include the Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU) assessment for the Program on the Notice of Proposed Taxes, the Board also needs to set the tentative MSBU rate per household. This memo outlines the Program cost components, the Hauler compensation, and the MSBU rate recommendation for Program Year 2026. The final approval of the MSBU rate will occur during the first budget public hearing in September.
The MSBU rate has six main components: Collection, Disposal, Program Administration, Recycling, Cart, and Reserves/Rate Stabilization. The collection component reflects the payments to Haulers to provide waste and recycling collection services to Program households. On November 19, 2024, the Board approved the award of contracts for Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Service to FCC Environmental Services of Florida, LLC for Zone 4 and Zone 5, GFL Solid Waste Southeast, LLC for Zone 3, Waste Management I...
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