Services & Pricing · October 2026
Clear scope. Fixed pricing.
Measurable results.
Each service you choose has a defined scope and one fixed price, quoted after we walk your property. No hourly billing, and scope changes only by written amendment.
If your property received an Order
Ranges reflect property size, tenant count and property type. The plan and the crew are quoted as separate lines; a property that buys only the crew still needs a facilitator of record, from us or another firm. Every proposal shows the monthly fee, the term, the total base commitment and the payment schedule: for example, a $2,000 monthly retainer over 24 months is a $48,000 base commitment.
Compliance Facilitation Retainer
At least 24 consecutive months, as the Order requires
Retainer includes: a named facilitator of record, one site visit each month with a spot-check, brief coaching for staff on site and a short written note after the visit, a call right away if anything puts compliance at risk, answers to staff and tenant questions as they arise, hauler coordination, response to contamination we find, and a quarterly diversion report against your baseline. Billed separately: the RSCOP, the six-month evaluation, any corrective plan, formal training sessions, staffed sort and add-ons.
$1,500–$3,500per month
RSCOP authoring and submission
Inside your notice’s deadline
Root cause drawn from all three audit results, every section of the plan written in full, the facilitator agreement uploaded, and resubmission if SF Environment asks for one.
from $1,800
Six-month evaluation
Retainer clients only; due 6 months after RSCOP approval
Findings from on-site monitoring, recommended service changes, your diversion rate then and now, and dated next steps. Billed once, in full, when the evaluation is filed.
from $1,550
Violation response and corrective plan
For an active notice
Assessment of what failed and why, a corrective plan, and documentation ready for the Department.
from $1,800
Staffed sort
Quoted separately from the plan
Trained sorters on our payroll work your consolidated streams before each haul. Every shift is photographed, weighed and logged by stream, and porters are coached in shift. You choose: ongoing sorting by our crew, or a transition period, typically 90 days, during which we train your staff against written milestones. Handoff occurs only after a readiness check of your logs and a joint sort, and must remain consistent with your Order and RSCOP.
Quotedafter a walk-through
The clock starts with the notice
The 60-day cure period runs from your notice of noncompliance. If an Order follows, the Director may hold penalties, uncollected, until 45 days after the Order date.
60 days
from your notice of noncompliance to sign a facilitator agreement
$500 / day
for the first 60 days of noncompliance
$1,000 / day
from day 61 onward
Sources: SF Environment Regulations SFE-19-01-RSO (2019) and SFE-19-02-RSO (enforcement, 2023), as published October 2026. The deadline in your own notice governs. Facilitator engagement must run at least 24 consecutive months.
Before an audit, or beyond compliance
For assessments and audits, your proposal states the streams covered, sample size, time on site and report contents.
Pre-audit assessment
Visual inspection of bins and stations plus a small sample sort of each stream, checked against City limits. Short written findings.
$1,500
Waste audit and baseline
One to two days on site. Every stream sample-sorted, weighed and photographed; measured contamination and diversion; a full written baseline report.
from $2,500
Staff and tenant training
Curriculum built on your bins, signage and hauler. Half or full day.
from $1,500per session
Zero Waste Program Retainer
Monitoring and reporting toward goals you set, with no Order, no RSCOP and no fixed term.
Quotedafter a walk-through
Zero waste roadmap
A 12–24 month plan: prioritized initiatives, vendor options and KPIs you can report against.
from $4,500
Certification support
Documentation, gap analysis and liaison for SF Green Business, LEED O+M or TRUE.
from $2,500LEED or TRUE from $6,000
ESG waste reporting
Diversion metrics prepared for sustainability reports and disclosures.
from $3,000per year
Add-ons
Prices shown for a 60,000 sq ft single-tenant office. Larger and multi-tenant properties are quoted to size.
Second sort day
With an audit
One extra on-site day (weekend or second shift), results added to the audit report. One-time.
$1,550
Contamination by tenant
With an audit
Contamination measured and reported separately for each tenant. The number of tenants and sampling events is stated in your proposal.
Quotedby tenant count
Recology bill review
With an audit or roadmap
Your hauler invoices checked for charges, contamination fees and discounts you qualify for.
$800
Recology right-sizing
With a retainer
Subscribed container sizes and pickup frequency compared with measured use, and a written change request.
$1,200
Hauler and vendor selection
With an audit or roadmap
Options compared against your streams and budget; written recommendation.
$1,550
Tenant and janitorial outreach
With a retainer
Proactive outreach on a scheduled contact plan, targeted follow-up where the logs show problems, and a monthly activity summary. Frequency and coverage are set in your proposal.
from $600per month
Accelerated start
Subject to availability
A start earlier than your proposal’s standard date; applies to that service’s fee. Availability and the proposed start date are confirmed before signing. No accelerated-start surcharge is charged solely to meet an Order deadline.
+25%of that service fee
What sets your price
Size
Square footage and the number of collection points.
Tenants
Tenant or residential unit count drives outreach and training.
Property type
Hotels, food service and hospitals carry more streams than offices.
Audit results
Which streams failed, and by how much.
Timing
Days since your Order, and how soon you need us on site.
Crew
Sort days per week, shift length and holiday coverage.
From first call to kickoff
1
Call
Twenty minutes on your property, your Order date if you have one, and who decides. Under an Order, we prioritize your intake and confirm the next steps and proposal timeline on the call.
2
Walk-through
We walk the property and review your Recology bills and SF Environment correspondence.
3
Proposal
Within 5 business days of the walk-through: scope as deliverables, dated milestones, one fixed price, total commitment and payment schedule. Valid 30 days.
4
Kickoff
On the standard start date confirmed in your proposal, with a primary and a backup contact named on each side.
How billing works
Project work: 50% on signing, 50% on the final deliverable. Over $10,000: 50% on signing, 25% at the milestone named in your proposal (such as delivery of the draft), 25% on the final deliverable.
Retainers and staffed sort: at signing, before work begins, you pay for the rest of that month, prorated by day. From the 1st of the next month, each invoice covers that calendar month: issued the 1st, due the 15th.
The six-month evaluation is the exception: billed once, in full, when it is filed.
Your RSCOP is delivered when it is submitted to SF Environment.
Our commitments
- If your budget is limited, we agree on a smaller scope in writing and price that work accordingly.
- No referral fees from haulers, vendors or certification bodies.
- We protect your waste and cost data. Reporting to SF Environment and other agreed recipients follows the written authorization in your service agreement.
Raise the standard. Reduce the waste.
Start with a walk-through of your property.
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