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What has the City paid Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc?

$326.0M in City payments across 2,987 checks, from July 11, 2017 to September 3, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA INC

$326.0MTotal paid

2,987Payments

$109,134Average payment

FY2025-26Peak full year · $41.1M

By fiscal year

FY2017-18

$26.1M

FY2018-19

$29.3M

FY2019-20

$32.3M

FY2020-21

$37.6M

FY2021-22

$36.5M

FY2022-23

$33.1M

FY2023-24

$39.1M

FY2024-25

$38.2M

FY2025-26

$41.1M

FY2026-27 *

$12.6M

Who pays them

Non-departmental$304.9M

Public Works – Sanitation$19.9M

Recreation and Parks$632K

Zoo$433K

Police$95K

What for

PW-Sanitation Expense and Equipment$203.8M

775 payments

PW-Sanitation Expense & Equipment$78.3M

388 payments

Private Landfill Disposal Fees$22.8M

221 payments

Operating Supplies$19.9M

842 payments

Refuse Collection Services$632K

459 payments

Contractual Services$528K

300 payments

Public Works, Sanitation Liability Payouts$618

2 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $12.6M so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $8.9M.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

Date	Budget line	Purpose	Amount
September 3, 2026	Refuse Collection ServicesRecreation and Parks	WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE 7/16-7/31/26 C#4-4404-0585168	$1,883
September 3, 2026	Refuse Collection ServicesRecreation and Parks	WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE 7/16-7/29/26 C#4-5123-0100297	$1,767
August 27, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$1,695,536
August 26, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$153,856
August 26, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$15,818
August 26, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	CARE+(ABANDONED WASTE) TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$10,768
August 26, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$4,075
August 24, 2026	Contractual ServicesZoo	WASTE HAULING SERVICES - FY 2027	$1,289
August 20, 2026	Refuse Collection ServicesRecreation and Parks	WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE 7/2-7/15/26 C#4-4404-0585168	$1,524
August 20, 2026	Refuse Collection ServicesRecreation and Parks	WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE 7/9-7/15/26 C#4-5123-0100297	$1,133
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$3,292
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$2,985
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$1,689
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$1,049
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$716
August 14, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$558
August 13, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$1,598,101
August 13, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	CARE+ TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$519,000
August 13, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	ILLEGAL DUMPING REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$519,000
August 13, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	CARE REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$319,000
August 13, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	STREET RECEPTACLES REFUSE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$301,000
August 13, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$132,104
August 13, 2026	Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Sanitation	CARE+(ABANDONED WASTE) TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES	$52,764
August 13, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$20,310
August 12, 2026	PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental	TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR CITY COLLECTED REFUSE FOR FY 26-27	$5,112

Also in City Ethics records

Republic Services (Browning-Ferris Industries) also appears in City Ethics Commission filings as a lobbying client or as the payor of behested payments. Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. is a Republic Services company; so is Consolidated Disposal Service, L.L.C., which does business as Republic Services. The records show both; they do not show that one led to the other.

Lobbying, as a client

$2.0M reported paid to 9 lobbying firms, 2005–2026. Filed under: Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc.; Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.; Consolidated Disposal Service, L.L.C.; Consolidated Disposal Service, L.L.C. dba Republic Services; Consolidated Disposal Service, LLC dba Republic Services; Republic Services; Republic Services Inc; Republic Services, Inc.

Year	Reported paid to firms
2026	$36K
2025	$107K
2024	$108K
2023	$98K
2022	$47K
2021	$61K
2020	$116K
2019	$138K
2018	$205K
2017	$268K
2016	$110K
2015	$138K
2014	$148K
2013	$192K
2012	$45K
2008	$61K
2007	$11K
2006	$24K
2005	$102K

Firm	Years	Reported paid
Marathon Communications Inc	2013–2021	$800K
JF Public Affairs	2022–2026	$395K
Afriat Consulting Group Inc	2012–2016	$327K
Ek, Sunkin, Klink & Bai	2017–2019	$240K
Weston Benshoof et al	2005–2007	$114K
Alston & Bird LLP, formerly known as Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava, & MacCuish , LLP	2008	$61K
Glaser, Weil, Fink, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro, LLP	2019–2020	$54K
Arnie Berghoff & Assoc	2005–2006	$23K
Mercury Public Affairs	2019–2020	$0

Matters lobbied, as filed

Sunshine Canyon Landfill, recycLA · 2025–2026Agencies: City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Sanitation
Sunshine Canyon Landfill · 2005–2024Agencies: City Attorney, Office of; City Council; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Sanitation
L.A. City Waste Franchise Initiative · 2014–2023Agencies: City Attorney, Office of; City Council; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation
Issues relating to operations in the City · 2019–2020Agencies: City Council; Mayor, Office of
Sun Valley Retrofit Project · 2019–2020Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council; Planning, City
Issues related to trash hauling in the city of Los Angeles · 2017–2019Agencies: City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Sanitation
Assist client with issues regarding city legislation that will impact the waste industry · 2013–2016Agencies: City Council; Controller, Office of; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation; Water & Power (DWP)
Assist with community outreach and other issues related to the property known as Sunshine Canyon · 2013–2016Agencies: City Council; Controller, Office of; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation

8 earlier matters not shown.

Behested payments made

6 reports of payments made at a City official's request, $30K in all (a payment reported by two officials is counted once). Filed under: Republic Services; Consolidated Disposal Service. What a behested payment is.

Date	Requested by	Payee	Amount
February 2, 2026	Monica RodriguezCity Council	Valley Cultural CenterCharitable · Form 803	$5,000
November 21, 2024	John LeeCity Council	North Valley Family YMCACharitable · Form 803	$5,000
November 2, 2023	John LeeCity Council	North Valley Family YMCACharitable · Form 803	$5,000
November 10, 2022	John LeeCity Council	North Valley Family YMCACharitable · Form 803	$5,000
May 10, 2017	Curren PriceCity Council	An individual or unclassified payeeCharitable	$5,000
March 1, 2006	Antonio VillaraigosaMayor	American Diabetes AssociationCharitable · Form 803	$5,000

Source: City Ethics Commission lobbying and Form 803 datasets on data.lacity.org, matched to this vendor by hand. See lobbying at City Hall for how the records are read.

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.