Dive Brief:

• An environmental organization has accused Republic Services of violating its contract in Lamorinda, California.
• Officials from California Compost Coalition allege that there are no records which show that yard and waste materials in the region are being composted by Republic Services, the area's recycling services provider.
• The group intends to present its alleged findings to the Central Contra Costa Waste Authority as it meets to discuss the candidates under consideration for the region's 10 year waste and recycling contract, which is potentially worth $1 billion. 

Dive Insight:

The organization alleges that no records could be found in an Annual Report from CalRecycle documenting the 16,513 tons of yard waste being delivered to Republic's Newby Island composting facility. The environmental group alleges that the organic waste is being mixed with food waste, and is being deposited at a landfill.

Waste Management hauls Lamorinda's waste, then brings it to Republic for recycling. A spokesman for Waste Management said that Waste Management officials would be upset if Republic Services hasn't been taking the waste from there to its recycling facility.