Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Recology Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$599M
Total assets Above avg plan size
952
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$629,210
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

$599M in assets, 952 participants

Recology Inc.'s Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $599M in total assets and 952 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #4,336 in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 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, $599M for 952 participants (~$629,210/participant), up 18.0% in 2023.

#4,336
in Administrative & Support Services (4,372 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$599,008,099 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 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 (952 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $97M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $508M in the plan year 2022 filing to $599M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 974 in the plan year 2022 filing to 952 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 942922974 · Recology Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $599M · 952 · 98th

  • 5500 $599M
  • 5500 952
  • 5500 98th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation
  • 5500 ind #4336

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

Rochester General Health System Employee Retirement PlanRochester General Health Sys…$601MRecology Defined Benefit Pension PlanRecology Defined Benefit Pen…$599MRetirement Plan for Employees of the Avista CorporationRetirement Plan for Employee…$598MElectrical Construction Industry Pension PlanElectrical Construction Indu…$598MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$597M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$508M
Net Assets (End of Year)$589M
Net Income$97M
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): 0.599008099 · Participants: 952Recology Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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 Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation in WA ($598M); by covered participants it is Painters District Council No. 30 Pension Fund in IL (952 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (952 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2023, from $508M to $599M. Reported net income was $97M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Retirement Plan for Employees of the Avista Corporation in WA ($598M, 1,157 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 Painters District Council No. 30 Pension Fund in IL (952 participants, $444M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.