Audit Services

Experienced solid waste audits net superior results

SOLUTIONS

Protecting Your Interests

Penalties. Lost business. Litigation. Recordkeeping has become a high-stakes endeavor. At HF&H, our global approach to recycling and solid waste audits prevents problems and protects your jurisdiction by ensuring accuracy, integrity, and excellence at every turn.

Audits You Can Trust

Reliable information makes all the difference. That’s why HF&H has developed a suite of recycling and solid waste audit services you can trust. Our experts provide in-depth reviews to determine the accuracy of all your hauler fee payments, reported tonnage, billing, and rate adjustment requests.

Dedicated to Details

HF&H clients gain peace of mind from our in-depth solid waste audits by:

• Verifying that residential and business bills reflect approved rates and accurate service levels.

• Ensuring all franchise, AB 939, or other fees remitted are accurate.

• Confirming that haulers have complied with recycling and solid waste service contracts; made reasonable, appropriate rate requests and adjustments; and, accurately reported collected tonnage.

• Developing and evaluating viable costs for recycling and solid waste services.

TOP-TIER AUDIT SERVICES

HF&H provides recycling and solid waste audit services tailored to the demands of public agencies.

Billing and Service Audits:

We audit residential and commercial customer bills to ensure they reflect approved hauler rates and match the level of services provided, including the collection frequency and the size and number of containers serviced.

Contract Compliance Audits:

We evaluate hauler performance records to ensure they provide services to meet your recycling and solid waste service contracts. If hauler performance does not comply, HF&H offers proven solutions.

Hauler Fee Payment Audits:

We determine the accuracy of AB 939 fees and other solid waste disposal fees based on assessment and hauler information records.

Rate and Cost of Service Studies:

We review the cost of providing recycling and solid waste services in order to develop suitable rates or rate adjustment strategies to meet financial goals.

Reviews of Rate Adjustment Requests:

We verify that hauler rate adjustment requests are sensible and correctly calculated.

Tonnage Audits:

We analyze hauler reports and supporting records to verify the amount of tonnage collected and establish correct diversion rates.

RELIABLE RESULTS

Cities and counties throughout the Western United States have come to rely on HF&H’s unparalleled understanding of the recycling and solid waste industry. Our expert audit staff has reviewed the financial and operating records of approximately 100 hauling companies on behalf of our clients. As a result, individual clients have recovered in excess of one million dollars in fees due from haulers.

Conscientious audits, insightful recommendations and meticulous examinations have allowed our clients to:

• Collect additional franchise, AB 939 and other fees.

• Determine the accuracy of hauler fee payments, billings, services and reported tonnage.

• Establish reasonable and appropriate rate strategies.

• Improve diversion rates by confirming the accuracy of reported tonnage.

• Validate the accuracy and fairness of hauler rate adjustment requests.

Clients turn to HF&H when they require thorough audits, sound financial reporting and expert advice. Our clients unanimously report 100% satisfaction with our results!

Did you know? You can use AB 939 fees to offset the cost of verifying fees remitted and tonnage reported by your hauler.

ADVANTAGES YOU CAN TRUST

Client Satisfaction

Our clients have unanimously reported 100% satisfaction with our results, hire us again and again, and recommend our services to other jurisdictions with similar needs.*

Incomparable Support

HF&H delivers outstanding support every step of the way. We build long-term relationships and deliver long-term value for every client.

Substantial Results

We apply our expertise to address your particular challenges and maximize your recycling, solid waste, and diversion results. We’ve saved our clients millions of dollars, collectively, through expert monitoring of contractor compliance.

One-Source Solutions

As a team with extensive public sector and private hauler experience, we collaborate and offer comprehensive solutions to your diversion compliance and contract performance issues.

Get to know us and discover why we’re the right choice for your auditing services.

*Results of 2006 HF&H Client Satisfaction Survey conducted by Johnston, Gremaux & Rossi, LLP, Certified Public Accountants.