PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT IN SOLID WASTE &
RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES
June 14, 2022
Manuel Medrano, Environmental Services Manager
Jurisdiction
Responsibilitie
s per SB1383
PITCH DECK
• Provide Organics Collection Services to
Residential and Commercial Properties
• Conduct Education and Outreach to Community
• Monitor Compliance and Conduct Enforcement
• Procure Recyclable and Recovered Organic
Products*
• Establish Edible Food Recovery Program*
CLIMATE
BENEFITS
3 • 40% reduction in methane levels by 2030
• Landfills were the largest methane emitters in the state • In California, the state estimates that “organics like food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, and cardboard” are half of landfill volume • 77.4 million tons of waste generated during 2020 ended up in landfills
• Carbon Neutrality
SOLUTION
4 Republic Services – Assisting the City meet
compliance
• Composting facilities at the Otay Landfill
• Purchase and deliver 15,000 carts, additional trucks and 3,000 commercial food waste bins
• Kitchen “caddies” for residential customers
• Dedicated Recycling Coordinator for Chula Vista to complement City efforts - education and compliance efforts
• Provide compost at no cost for City projects*
• $50,000 per year for Food Rescue organizations*
DEPLOYME
NT
• Residential properties
• Commercial food
waste/organic waste
generators
• Compliance waivers for
commercial properties
available
1. No/low generation
2. Space limitations
Jurisdiction Review
• Conduct joint
inspections with
jurisdictions
• Review
Implementation
Record
Notices of
Violation
• Corrective Action
Plan
• Substantial Effort:
Does not include
failure to meet
obligations (rates)
CALRECYCLE OVERSIGHT
Oversee and Monitor
• SB 1383: A more
prescriptive
approach and state
minimum standards
• SB1383 enforcement
to focus on
compliance
assistance first,
dedicate enforcement
to serious offenders.
STATE
ENFORCEMENT
HISTORY
OF
PROPOSED
NEW AND
ADJUSTED
RATES
• Republic requested increase to rates
• Council conditionally approved proposed maximum
rates and directed staff to conduct public hearing
• Staff sent out public hearing notice (included
rates, methodology, protest procedures)
20XX
7 • Council conduct the public hearing
• Receive tabulated results of protests
• If written protests less than a majority, adopt the resolution accepting the results, approving the proposed rates
• Approve an update to the City’s Master Fee Schedule
STAFF
RECOMMENDATI
ON