Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Recology Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $583M
- Total assets
- 942
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $619,109
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Recology Inc. · California · Administrative & Support Services
$583M in assets, 942 participants
Recology Inc.'s Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $583M in total assets and 942 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #4,323 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 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, $583M for 942 participants (~$619,109/participant), down 2.6% in 2024.
- $583M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 942
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $619,109
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income fell from $97M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $599M in the plan year 2023 filing to $583M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 952 in the plan year 2023 filing to 942 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution
By assets, Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan outranks 97% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 5.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $599M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $575M |
| Net Income | -$14M |
| Employer EIN | 942922974 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1986-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Recology Inc.)
| 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
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $34.5B · 135,057
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.6B · 27,500
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $11.4B · 18,983
- Western States Carpenters Pension Plan $11.3B · 48,582
- Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan $10.8B · 15,833
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Sbera Pension Plan as Adopted by Eastern Bank (MA) $583M · 1,784
- Atmos Energy Corporation Pension Account Plan (TX) $580M · 1,882
- Ubs Financial Services Inc. Pension Plan (NJ) $579M · 973
- The Brink's Company Frozen Pension Plan (VA) $588M · 968
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- By total assets, Recology Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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- Recology Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Administrative & Support Services plans