Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Recology Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$508M
Total assets Above avg plan size
974
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$521,290
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Recology Inc. · California · Administrative & Support Services

$508M in assets, 974 participants

Recology Inc.'s Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $508M in total assets and 974 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.

  • #4,893 in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)

Where Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits by assets

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $508M for 974 participants (~$521,290/participant), down 1.9% in 2022.

#4,893
in Administrative & Support Services (4,927 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY
5.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$507,736,126 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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (974 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 942922974 · Recology Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $508M · 974 · 98th

  • EOY $508M
  • 5500 974
  • ASSETS 98th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Old Republic International Employees Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #4893

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 Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanBoise Paper Holdings L.L.C. …$510MAtmos Energy Corporation Pension Account PlanAtmos Energy Corporation Pen…$509MRecology Defined Benefit Pension PlanRecology Defined Benefit Pen…$508MOld Republic International Employees Retirement PlanOld Republic International E…$507MRetirement Plan for Employees of United JewishRetirement Plan for Employee…$506M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$518M
Net Assets (End of Year)$493M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN942922974
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.507736126 · Participants: 974Recology Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Old Republic International Employees Retirement Plan in IL ($507M); by covered participants it is Mtd Products Inc Pension Plan in OH (973 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (974 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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2022, from $518M to $508M. Reported net income was -$6M.
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 Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Recology Defined Benefit Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Old Republic International Employees Retirement Plan in IL ($507M, 744 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mtd Products Inc Pension Plan in OH (973 participants, $105M in assets).