SB 1383 ImplementationUpdate
Department of Public Works
October 18, 2022
Background
The State mandates that all residents and businesses must recycle organics Organics includes food scraps and landscape cuttings plus paper and cardboard The goal is to reduce methane emissions by keeping organic material out of landfills City is required to:
provide organic waste recycling programs
adopt regulations to enforce recycling
ensure 100% compliance
SB 1383 Status
What Has Been Done:
Adopted enforceable ordinance for required organics collection and recycling Updated procurement ordinance to meet new requirements
Completed Edible Food Recovery Capacity Planning Study
Completed and submitted Initial Jurisdiction Compliance Report to CalRecycle Next to Come:
Approve modernized solid waste franchise agreement
Adopt residential and commercial service rates to pay for newly mandated services Commence new programs in mid 2023
In 2024, commence inspection and enforcement activities
Organics Collection Program Preview
Commercial Program
3 Container collection program for all businesses
Bins or a combination of bins/carts depending on quantities generated – separate containers for:
Food waste
Commingled Recyclables
Trash/Landfill
Commercial Bins
Commercial Carts
Commercial Program
Republic Services Anaheim CVT
Residential Program
3 Container collection program for every resident – apartments, townhomes/condos, single family Every refuse account will receive organics green cart service Residents in townhomes/condos that currently have blue/brown service will be issued a green cart for their food scraps Apartment residents will share centrally located containers per the commercial program
Residential Program
Commingled food/landscape material will be composted in the traditional style
Local Assistance Grant Funds
Local Assistance Grant
Funds will be used to purchase 2-gal. pails for residential food scraps Residents will collect food scraps in their pails, then deposit into their green/organics carts or bin Hand or machine washable
Instruction labels will be affixed to the pails plus instructional brochure inside when delivered
Local Assistance Grant
Intent is to provide a pail to all residential households that would like one – to be distributed during the program roll out in 2023 Using the grant to purchase these pail defers costs that might otherwise be passed through to our ratepayers
Questions?