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What has the City paid Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Services of Californ?
$83.6M in City payments across 85 checks, from May 10, 2023 to September 3, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
As published: WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL SERVICES OF CALIFORN
By fiscal year
Who pays them
What for
68 payments
17 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $6.5M so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $4.0M.
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 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANICS DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,173,231 |
| August 21, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,100,450 |
| August 18, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANICS DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,120,849 |
| July 20, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,057,926 |
| July 15, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,090,381 |
| July 15, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $984,570 |
| June 1, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,074,640 |
| May 21, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,209,593 |
| May 5, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,219,887 |
| April 17, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $998,576 |
| April 2, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $918,246 |
| March 19, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $991,990 |
| March 5, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,053,843 |
| February 26, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,110,036 |
| February 4, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,196,107 |
| January 27, 2026 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,114,971 |
| December 31, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $866,965 |
| December 18, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $973,130 |
| December 10, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,148,488 |
| November 17, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,065,469 |
| November 3, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,045,635 |
| October 17, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $982,995 |
| October 8, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $864,303 |
| September 17, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,197,355 |
| September 17, 2025 | PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmental | ORGANIC DISPOSAL - VALLEY AND METRO | $1,002,554 |
Also in City Ethics records
Waste Management (USA Waste of California) also appears in City Ethics Commission filings as a lobbying client or as the payor of behested payments. USA Waste of California, Inc. and Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Services of California are Waste Management companies. The records show both; they do not show that one led to the other.
Lobbying, as a client
$2.6M reported paid to 14 lobbying firms, 2005–2026. Filed under: USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA; USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA - WASTE MANAGEMENT; USA Waste of California; Waste Management; WASTE MANAGEMENT; Waste Management Inc.; Waste Management/Bradley Landfill and Recycling Center; Englander Knabe & Allen obo Waste Management.
| Year | Reported paid to firms |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $163K |
| 2025 | $329K |
| 2024 | $120K |
| 2023 | $36K |
| 2022 | $40K |
| 2021 | $65K |
| 2020 | $79K |
| 2019 | $76K |
| 2018 | $36K |
| 2017 | $41K |
| 2016 | $319K |
| 2015 | $185K |
| 2014 | $96K |
| 2013 | $46K |
| 2012 | $59K |
| 2011 | $44K |
| 2010 | $258K |
| 2009 | $102K |
| 2008 | $32K |
| 2007 | $51K |
| 2006 | $142K |
| 2005 | $248K |
| Firm | Years | Reported paid |
|---|---|---|
| Englander Knabe and Allen | 2014–2026 | $637K |
| De Pinto Morales Communications, Inc | 2005–2010 | $304K |
| M Strategic Communications | 2024–2026 | $297K |
| Englander, Knabe and Allen | 2010–2013 | $259K |
| GCG Rose & Kindel | 2005–2007 | $241K |
| Spiker Consulting Group, Inc. | 2013–2018 | $190K |
| Dakota Communications | 2024–2026 | $180K |
| M Advisors LLC including M Strategic Communications | 2015–2016 | $111K |
| Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP | 2009–2010 | $94K |
| Greig Smith Consulting, LLC | 2015–2016 | $90K |
| Englander Knabe and Allen (including three6ixty) | 2018–2019 | $88K |
| Brown/Meshul Inc | 2009–2010 | $63K |
| Drew Sones Consulting | 2005 | $6K |
| Ken Spiker & Assoc Inc | 2012 | $5K |
Matters lobbied, as filed
- SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING POLICIES · 2024–2026Agencies: City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Sanitation
- Waste Collection · 2024–2026Agencies: City Council
- Solid Waste and Recycling · 2013–2026Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council; General Services; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation; Transportation (LADOT, DOT)
- 840 S. Mission Blvd. · 2022–2024Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council; Planning, City
- 9227 Tujunga, Los Angeles, CA · 2019–2024Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council; General Services; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Transportation (LADOT, DOT)
- LA City Franchises · 2013–2022Agencies: Building and Safety; City Council; General Services; Mayor, Office of; Planning, City; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation; Transportation (LADOT, DOT)
- Waste Hauling Franchising · 2013–2018Agencies: City Council
- RFP FOR WASTE FRANCHISES · 2016Agencies: City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Board of
12 earlier matters not shown.
Behested payments made
8 reports of payments made at a City official's request, $38K in all (a payment reported by two officials is counted once). Filed under: Waste Management. What a behested payment is.
| Date | Requested by | Payee | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2025 | John LeeCity Council | North Valley Family YMCACharitable · 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 |
| December 3, 2018 | Ron GalperinController | American Diabetes AssociationCharitable · Form 803 | $7,500 |
| December 3, 2018 | Michael N FeuerCity Attorney | American Diabetes AssociationCharitable · Form 803 | $7,500 |
| August 4, 2005 | Antonio VillaraigosaMayor | An individual or unclassified payeeCharitable | $5,000 |
| May 18, 2004 | Alex PadillaCity Council | 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.