Recommendation 26-8
Through ongoing negotiations with Waste Management, the City of Oakland must complete amendments to its franchise agreement that will help fight illegal dumping, including: • changing the rate structure to make larger garbage containers more affordable • enabling increased and easier use of the free bulky waste pickup and drop-off services, such as additional pick-ups and drop-offs • allowing disposal of more waste, and • reducing the time between scheduling appointments and pickups for bulky waste disposal.
Jury report: Illegal Dumping in Oakland: City Buried Under Trash · PDF page 37
Permanent linkOfficial response
City of Oakland City Administration and City Council
Agency position unclearDescribes ongoing Waste Management negotiations and operational alternatives; says changes require franchise-holder agreement and promises a no-extra-cost larger-container pilot in affected neighborhoods.
Read official response · PDF page 6Does not claim completed amendments or give a schedule for all four requested changes; the pilot is a future test, not evidence of reduced dumping.
- Pilot larger garbage containers at no additional cost in high-dumping neighborhoods and evaluate effects. Owner: City of Oakland. Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.