ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Recology Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$462M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,560
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$129,777
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Recology Inc. · California · Administrative & Support Services

$462M in assets, 3,560 participants

Recology Inc.'s Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $462M in total assets and 3,560 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,889 in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)

Coverage in California

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 3,560 participants in California, 5.6x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $462M.

#4,889
in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)
-2.5%
assets change YoY
4.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$462,005,591 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (3,560 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 942922974 · Recology Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $462M · 3,560 · 98th

  • SCH $462M
  • SCH 3,560
  • SCH 98th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Applied Research Associates, Inc.
  • SCH ind #4889

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in California →

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Centimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustCentimark Corporation Employ…$481MEmployee Stock Ownership Plan of Applied Research Associates, Inc.Employee Stock Ownership Pla…$462MRecology Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Owne…$462MBarr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanBarr Brands International Am…$449MCleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanCleveland Steel Container Co…$445M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$474M
Net Assets (End of Year)$462M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN942922974
Plan Effective Date1985-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Recology Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Recology Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.2B 17.024754857363696% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $1.04B $1.22B ▲ +17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 5,389 $1.0B
2023 3 5,515 $1.2B
2024 3 5,668 $1.2B

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.462005591 · Participants: 3560Recology Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.949816013 · Participants: 7804Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.217969943 · Participants: 1318Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.994551911 · Participants: 1488Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.455961299 · Participants: 70Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStacy and Witbeck, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.40165382 · Participants: 399Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Applied Research Associates, Inc. in NM ($462M); by covered participants it is Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in LA (3,581 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,560 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 2.5% during 2022, from $474M to $462M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Recology Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Recology Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 17.0%, from $1.0B to $1.2B.
Where does Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Applied Research Associates, Inc. in NM ($462M, 1,640 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in LA (3,581 participants, $398M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 942922974.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.