Introduction of an Ordinance
Updating the Burbank Municipal
Code as it Relates to
Solid Waste & Organics Recycling
(SB 1383)
City Council
March 1, 2022
PUBLIC
WORKS
Climate Change Negatively Impacts California
Landfilled Organic Waste Emits
Methane Gas
A Super Pollutant
More Powerful than C02
Methane Gas Contributes to
Climate Change in California
Organic Waste Is the Largest Waste Stream in CA
SB 1383 Background
Senate Bill 1383: Short Lived Climate Pollutants Act
• Unfunded State Mandate
• Extensive local government requirements &
requirements on businesses
• Sets Statewide targets for organics recovery efforts
• Builds on AB 1826 to incrementally reduce disposal
of organic waste
• Requires ALL generators to be provided organic
waste recycling services
• Edible food recovery & procurement
• CALGreen & MWELO
SB 1383 Organics Reduction
What Are Organics?
• Yard clippings and vegetative matter
• Leftover food scraps
• Food soiled paper, such as coffee filters
and pizza boxes
• Clean paper and cardboard (collected as
recyclables)
Burbank’s Responsibilities
Provide
Organics
Collection to
All
Monitor
Compliance
& Conduct
Enforcement
Secure Access to
Edible & Recycling
Food Recovery
Capacity
Procure
Recyclable &
Recovered
Organic Products
Establish
Edible Food
Recovery
Program
Conduct
Education &
Outreach to
Community
Public Outreach
PUBLIC
WORKS
• All Steps Require Outreach
• Commercial/Residential Rollout
• Mandated Annual Requirements
• Food Waste Reduction
• In Person Edible Food Recovery
• Maintain Records of Outreach
Organics Collection Service
Residential, Business & Multi -Family Compliance
City Must Rollout Organics
Service to All Residences
and Businesses
Residential Food Scraps
Go Into the
Greenwaste Cart
Businesses and Multi -
Family Will Receive a
Separate Cart or Bin
Edible Food Recovery
PUBLIC
WORKS
• Qualifying businesses
• Recover maximum amount of edible
food
• Need a contract/ written agreement
with a food recovery organization
• Maintain records
• City is coordinating with regional
stakeholders
Procurement
PUBLIC
WORKS
Procure Recycled & Recovered Organic Products
• Compost, Renewable Natural Gas, or Electricity
• Minimum Procurement
• Paper Procurement Requirements
• Recycled Content
• Recyclability
Inspections and Enforcement
PUBLIC
WORKS
• Compliance Monitoring
• Businesses and Multi-Family
• Tier 1 and Tier 2 classifications
• Route Reviews
• Lid flips, hauler audits
• Violations
• Beginning in 2024, violations may result
in notice and potentially issuance of
fines
Burbank Municipal Code Update
Why update?
• SB 1383 requires cities to have an enforceable mechanism Changes to Burbank Municipal Code include:
• Mandatory recycling and organics service
• Waivers for lack of space, no organics
• Self haul regulation
• Noticing for contamination
• Edible food recovery requirements
• Changes to address outdated or incorrect language
Penalties for non-compliance
• Regulated entities for not source-separating, subscribing to sufficient service, providing educational material to tenants, donating edible food
• Haulers, including the self-haul sector
• Regulated entities for not reporting (incl. edible food recovery organizations) • Investigation of complaints of non-compliance by members of the public or other entities Grant Funding & Implementation
CalRecycle Local Assistance Grant Program
• City must adopt proposed Ordinance by April 1, 2022
to be eligible for funds
• City will receive $137,384 from the SB1383
Local Assistance Grant Program
• City may be eligible for additional funds from the
balance that remains from jurisdictions that did not
apply
City and Hauler Responsibilities
Private Haulers
• Private Haulers must take organic waste to
facilities that recover source separated organic
waste and recyclables to facilities that recover
recyclable materials.
City’s Commercial and Multi-family Hauling
• City will add organics collection to its
commercial collection routes and add food
scraps as an accepted material in residential
green waste containers.
Burbank’s Next Steps
Private Haulers
• Finish revision of Hauler Permit Administrative System • Provide notice and meet with Private Haulers
• Implement a new Annual Hauler Contract Permit
• Private Hauler grace period ends January 1, 2023
Regulations Take Effect January 1, 2022
• Implementation report to State on April 1, 2022
• First annual report to State on October 1, 2022
Enforcement Begins January 1, 2024
• Tier 2 Edible Food Generators required to donate.