SENATE BILL 1383 IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
Council Meeting
February 20, 2024
2 Overview
Factors driving the recycling industry:
AB 939 California Integrated Waste Management – 1989
“Recent” Laws and Mandates
AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling – 2011
AB 1826 Mandatory Organic Recycling – 2014
SB 1383 Organic Waste Recycling - 2016
How the City is adapting:
Staffing
Established and New Recycling Programs
Interdepartmental Collaboration
Outreach & Re-education
Infrastructure
Organic Recycling Law
3 What is SB 1383 – Organic Waste Recycling?
To date, SB 1383 is the most comprehensive landfill waste reduction mandate in the country. This law aims to reduce organics waste landfill disposal by 75% by 2025. Additionally, SB 1383 requires an increase in food recovery by 20% by 2025.
Under SB 1383, Jurisdictions are required to do the following:
What is the City doing to comply?
4 SB 1383 Implementation:
Actions being established by staff:
Internal City Facility organics waste collection services Developing citywide targeted outreach materials
Citywide gap analysis within existent programs
Updating the City’s environmental procurement policy to align with SB 1383 Partnering with organizations to provide nutrient dense compost and mulch Educating edible food generators of their role in food recovery efforts Establishing internal Environmental Services enforcement procedures Corrective Action Plan (CAP):
Completed 60 out of 73 Tasks related to the implementation of SB 1383 13 Tasks reliant on Contract Negotiations
Challenges
Solid Waste Franchise Hauler
SB 1383 Implementation
Contract Negotiations
Operational Performance
Re-education of the Community
City’s compliance and the success of the programs rely on community participation Downtown Shared Enclosures
Intricate Billing setup
Accommodation Service Collection Req.
5 Questions?
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