SB 1383 Program
Update
February 2023
City of Barstow SB 1383 Update
• Collection Programs
• Education and Outreach
• Edible Food Recovery
• Enforcement
• Procurement
• Capacity Planning
• Record Keeping and Reporting
• SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant
Standard Residential Program
• Green barrel for mixed organics launched July 2022
• Burrtec reported 40% participation rate right away
• Lid flipping project conducted in September by
ReCreate Waste
• Total tonnage diverted from landfill July-Dec 2022:
45.53 tons
• Recycle Right Contest this Spring to encourage
participation
Multi-Family & Commercial Programs
Multi-Family
• Onboarding program
happening now
• Green container for mixed
organics
• Notices to property
owners/managers
• City & Burrtec are here to help
• Waivers available
Commercial
• Fully compliant with MORe (AB
1826) as of the end of 2022
• Brown container with food only
• Averaging 14.41 tons per
month diversion
• Audit to be conducted in 3rd
quarter 2023 for SB 1383
compliance
• Waivers available
Education and Outreach
• Print
• Postcards
• Newsletters / Bill Inserts
• Flyers
• Electronic
• Web Page
• Social Media
• Channel 6
• Geofencing Ads
• In-Person
• Meetings
• Events
Edible Food Recovery
• JPA has an MOU with HDSC
to assist with compliance
• Generators and Food
Recovery Organizations
have been identified
• County MOU approved for
EHS to assist with
compliance (enforcement)
if needed
Enforcement
Organics Recycling
• We must begin enforcement
starting January 1, 2024
• Regulations require
enforcement for service, not for
contamination; however
• Contamination is a violation of
the BMC; and
• Contamination fees may be
added to owners’ trash bills
• Updated red tags in the works
Enforcement (Continued)
Edible Food Recovery
• City must ensure
compliance of Tier 1 Edible
Food Generators now
• Beginning January 1, 2024
we must track compliance
for Tier 2 Edible Food
Generators
• Tracking compliance
means verifying contracts,
recovered tonnage, and
inspections to ensure
maximum food recovery
Procurement
Our Target: 2,000 tons!! • Procurement Policy approved
as per the regulations
• All paper and paper product
purchases are being reported
as required
• All recovered organic waste
procurement is being reported
as required
• Compost giveaway
GOOD NEWS!
AB 1985 was signed into law in
September 2022, giving cities
more time to comply with
procurement requirements!
AB 1985 created a 2-year phase-
in period for cities to meet their
targets.
This means we now have until
January 1, 2025, to fully
implement our procurement
requirements!
Capacity Planning
Organics Processing
• Capacity planning report
submitted to County
• Findings were that there are no
inadequacies in the available
capacity for our County
Edible Food Recovery
• MOU with HDSC describes their
responsibility to assist with
ensuring capacity planning in
accordance with the
regulations
Record Keeping & Reporting
Initial compliance report
submitted to CalRecycle in
April 2022
2021 Annual Report submitted
in October 2022
Burrtec contracted with
Recyclist for a cloud-based
solution to manage waste &
recycling program
compliance
Local Assistance Grant
FY 21-22 Award: $35,142
• $5,000 spent on outreach
(Geofencing Ads)
• $1,200 spent on recycling
education at schools (EcoHero
Show)
• Planned expenditures include
additional EcoHero
performances and purchasing
kitchen pails to be made
available for free to residents
FY 22-23
• The State legislature approved
additional grant funding to
assist jurisdictions with their
programs
• Barstow will be submitting its
grant application as soon as
the process opens (TBD)
• Will focus on helping schools
implement programs within
their facilities
Questions?
Thank you!