Council Meeting
October 1, 2024
PUBLIC WORKSSB 1383 IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
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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
Organics Recycling Law
3 SB 1383 – Short Lived Climate Pollutants:
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:
Journey to Compliance
Corrective Action Plan (CAP)
60 out of 73 tasks completed from the CAP
Created two new positions
Solid Waste Recycling Specialist
Environmental Services Coordinator
Pursued grant applications to assist in the implementation Remaining tasks rely on our contract amendment and negotiation with the City’s franchise hauler Pending extension approval for our CAP’s implementation due date from CalRecycle 4 Organic Waste Collection Services from Businesses & Residents Roll out of New Waste Bins within City Facilities:
Phase 1 Completed: City Hall, Fullerton Public Library, Public Works Yard Use Grant grants to purchase new waste bins
Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program Grant SB1383 Local Assistance Grant
Phase 2 in Planning stage: remaining City-owned Facilities, such as PD, FCC, Hunt Library, Parks etc.
Next Step: Contract amendment and negotiation with franchise hauler to expand collection services to residents and businesses 5 Edible Food Recovery Program & Recycling Capacity & Access To redirect excess food inventories from going into landfills Created a tiered list of edible food recovery generators within the City Communicated and collected data to/from these generators about the legislative requirements Identified Food Recovery Organizations
Capacity Planning with County
Next Steps: Connect with food recovery organizations who will be receiving excess edible food and their capacity to redirect them to the community 6 Education & Outreachto Community
Updated website to reflect SB1383 legislation and provide resources to the community Conducted Numerous Tabling Events
City Hall On The Go
CSUF Earth Day
Fullerton Night Market
Love Fullerton
Elementary School
Eco Hero Shows at 10 elementary schools in the City
Next Step:
Environmental Fair @ Fullerton Library, Oct. 19th from 10:30AM to 1:30PM OctoBOOfest @ Museum Plaza, Oct. 24th from 4:30PM to 8:30PM 7 Public Outreach – Ecohero
8 Procure Recyclable & Organic Products
SB1383 Procurement of Compliant Paper Products
Internal purchase of paper supplies
Changes to City’s Environmental Purchasing Policy
Recycled Organic Waste Product
Procured compost credit via grant funds
Compliant with 2023, 2024, and 2025 targets
Annual compliance moving forward requiring new funding sources Community Compost Giveaways
Next Step:
Finalize agreement with Zero Foodprint to procure compost credit Expansion of seasonal compost program
9 Monitor Compliance & Recordkeeping System
Documentation of our compliance, programs, procedures, and outcomes for CalRecycle Next Steps:
Implementation of the recordkeeping system
Develop internal procedures to capture data from staff citywide 10 Questions
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