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Zero Waste
Implementation Plan
City Council Study Session
October 15, 2024
Agenda
1) History/Background
2) Stakeholder Engagement
3) Key Focus Areas
4) Priority Programs
5) Questions and Feedback:
Focus Areas and Priority
Programs
Alameda's
Zero Waste
Implementation Plan
The Goal
2010 2018 2024
• 2008 Climate • Source reduction
• Five key
Plan • Reuse
• State diversion strategies
• Equitable
• Senate Bill 1383
goals • Measurable
The Goal
• 89% diversion from landfill
• 2.1 pounds per day (PPD)
per person
• 81% as of 2022 reporting
Engagement Strategy
Focused on:
• Equity Meetings
• Building on zero waste culture
• Removing participation
barriers
• Building social infrastructure
needed to sustain
Takeaways
engagement
June - August 2024
Community Meetings Business Presentations
• In person and virtual
• Chamber of Commerce
• Community
• Downtown Alameda
organizations,
• West Alameda
schools, businesses
Focus Groups Internal Meetings Resident Survey
• Low income and • Purchasers
• Statistically valid survey
unhoused • Event planners
• Completed in September
• Multi-tennant and • Operations • Results this month
commercial • Capital Improvement
Key Takeaways
• Increase education and
outreach needed
• Remove existing participation
barriers
• Increase opportunities for
diversion of more materials
• Use both incentives and
enforcement
• Provide opportunities for reuse
Behavior
Change
2024 Focus Areas
Waste
• Based on assessment of City's Reduction
current programs and stakeholder
engagement:
• Behavior Change
• Waste Reduction
• Reuse Reuse
• Construction and Demolition
Construction
and
Demolition
Behavior Change
1 Community Based Marketing tools
2 Resources for small businesses
3 Enhance City's bulky item program
Waste Reduction
1 Zero Waste program re-brand
2 Policies and practices for Departments
3 Support systems/managing materials
4 Illegal dumping program enhancement
Reuse
1 Foodware Ordinance focus shift
2 Increase and promote reuse markets
3 Bring-Your-Own programs
Construction and Demolition
1 Diversion technical education/assistance
2 Support and incentivize deconstruction
Bulky
Program
Three Priority Programs
• Target materials that are
difficult to recycle or dispose of
Illegal
• Support equity goals and
Dumping
community feedback to extend
programs to those with less
access
Low Income
and Unhoused
Bulky Program Options
1 Increase education and outreach, community
based social marketing/targeted campaigns
2 Bulky drop off days
3 Discounted/free bulky drop off at designated
locations
4 Expand program to commercial customers
Illegal Dumping Program Options
1 Increased access to disposal services
2 Coordination with bulky program
3 Comprehensive enforcement program
Low Income, Unhoused Program Options
1 Implement "Cash for Trash" type programs
2 Vouchers, education, transportation to
increase reuse participation
3 г Expand existing cleanup efforts, reuse,
recycling and DIY opportunities
Thank you!
• Staff welcomes general feedback
• Specifically seeking input on
focus areas and priority programs
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Zero Waste
Implementation Plan
City Council Study Session
October 15, 2024