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Serving the Inland Empire

Recycling for a sustainable future.

ORCA Utility is the Inland Empire's member-owned recycling cooperative. We put profits back into our community — not a corporation's pocket. Join your neighbors.

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Community Impact
40%
of California CRV centers closed since 2016 — ORCA fills the gap
$0
Corporate profits extracted
100%
Revenue stays in community
SB 1383
Compliance support included
1:1
One member, one vote
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Member-owned cooperative
Not a corporation
SB 1383 Compliance Support
AB 939 Reporting Ready
Member-Owned & Governed
Revenue Transparency
40%
of CA recycling centers closed — community cooperatives are the answer
$80B
U.S. recycling market — member coops keep that value local
4M+
Inland Empire residents — we're building recycling for all of them
100%
Member-owned — every dollar stays in the community
How It Works

Three steps to a greener community

No corporate middlemen. No complicated contracts. Just a cooperative that works for you — and you own a piece of it.

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Join the Cooperative

Pick a membership tier that fits your needs. Residential, Small Business, Commercial, or Enterprise. Every member gets voting rights and transparent access to how ORCA operates.

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Collect & Recycle

We handle pickups on a schedule that works for you. Track every collection in real time through OrcaOS. Know exactly what materials were collected, when, and the value they generated.

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Benefit the Community

Revenue stays local. Members earn dividends, vote on cooperative decisions, and access future utilities — water, fuel — at cost. Corporate waste management sends profits out of state. ORCA doesn't.


Every property size, covered

From a single household to a large enterprise. All tiers include cooperative ownership, voting rights, and OrcaOS dashboard access.

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Residential
Households & families
$49
per month
Curbside pickup 1×/week
OrcaOS dashboard access
Revenue transparency & dividends
Cooperative voting rights
Future utilities at cost
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Commercial
Warehouses & manufacturers
$399
per month
Bulk material pickup 3×/week
Dedicated account manager
Bulk commodity tracking in OrcaOS
Full compliance reporting suite
Cooperative voting rights
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Enterprise
Cities & large institutions
$999
per month
Custom collection schedules
Grant-eligible partnership structure
City/institutional contracts
Full OrcaOS access for all staff
Priority support & onboarding

Recycling that works for you, not Wall Street.

Corporate waste management extracts value from your community. ORCA puts it back in. Here's the difference.

Member-Owned

You own a stake. Not a customer — a co-owner. One member, one vote. No board of directors overriding your community.

Community Reinvestment

Revenue from your recycling stays in Riverside and San Bernardino. Dividends go to members. Surpluses fund local programs.

SB 1383 Support

California's short-lived climate pollutant law has teeth. We handle your compliance documentation so you don't get fined.

Transparent Operations

OrcaOS makes every collection, every dollar, every decision visible. No black-box billing. You see exactly what's happening.

"ORCA isn't just recycling. It's community infrastructure — built by the people who live here, for the people who live here."
Serving Riverside & San Bernardino County
Cooperative structure — no outside investors
Powered by OrcaOS — real-time operations platform
Future: water & fuel utilities at cost for members

Built for the Inland Empire

ORCA was founded in the Inland Empire because that's where the recycling gap is widest — and where cooperative ownership can make the biggest difference.

Riverside
San Bernardino
Ontario
Fontana
Rancho Cucamonga
Moreno Valley
Corona
Pomona
Expanding monthly
4M+
Residents in the Inland Empire — the fastest-growing region in California
$0
Profits extracted by outside investors — all value stays in the region
SB 1383
California's recycling mandate — ORCA turns compliance costs into community benefits
Ready to Join?

Be part of the recycling revolution in your community.

Membership starts at $49/month. You own a stake in the cooperative from day one. Cancel anytime.

Member-owned cooperative
No lock-in contracts
Cancel anytime
1 member, 1 vote