City of
LEMOORE
CALIFORNIA
1/18/2022
City Council Meeting
Handouts received after
agenda posted
1 • Waste Law History • AB 341 • AB 1826 • AB 827 • How to comply? • What to recycle? 2 • 600 Laws enacted between 1927 and 2021
• 14 signed at end of 2021 legislative cycle
• 1 veto
• 32 failed
• Most Impactful
• AB 939
• AB 32
• AB 341
• AB 1826
• AB 827
• SB 1383
AB 939
• Integrated Waste Management Act of
1989
• 25% diversion by 1995
• 50% diversion by 2000
• In order to meet goals:
• Curbside Collection (3 cart systems) or
“Bag the Wet” or “Yellow bag”
• Construction and Demolition Debris
• Wood and Green Waste
• Tire Recycling
• Paint
• Batteries
• Mattresses
• Carpet
AB 32
• Air Board Regulation
• Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006
• Goal
• Reduce Green House Gas
Emissions to 1990 levels by 2020
• By 2014 a Scoping Plan was
needed to determine how to
meeting those goals
• AB 341 and AB 1826 were born
5 The law defines a business as a commercial or public entity, including but not limited to a firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint stock company, corporation, or
association that is organized as a for-profit or
nonprofit entity, strip mall (e.g., property complex
containing two or more commercial entities),
industrial facility, school, school district, California State University, community colleges, University of
California, special district or a federal, state, local, regional agency or facility, or a multifamily
residential dwelling.
• Adopted in January 2012
• Effective July 1, 2012
Goal
75% diversion by 2020
Reduce commercial
solid waste from landfills
Reduce GHG emissions
Create jobs and expand
recycling manufacturing
in California
• “Businesses and public
entities that generate 4
cubic yards or more of
solid waste per week, and
multifamily complexes
with 5 or more units are
required to recycle”
6 • Adopted in October 2014
• Effective April 1, 2016
• Phased in requirements
Goal
75% diversion by 2020
Reduce commercial organic
waste from landfills
Reduce GHG emissions
Create jobs and expand
recycling manufacturing in
California
Production of renewable
energy and fuel
“Requires businesses including
multifamily complexes consisting
of five or more units* and public
entities to recycle organic waste”
7 *multifamily complexes are not required to have a
food waste diversion program
• Effective July 1, 2020
• Expands AB 341 and 1826
• Targets businesses that sell
products meant for immediate
consumption.
• Organics and recycling containers
must be placed adjacent to trash
containers and be VISIBLE, EASILY
ACCESSIBLE, and CLEARLY
marked.
“MCR and MORe covered
businesses must provide organics
and recycling containers for
customers to collect waste
generated from products consumed
on the premises”
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More than 30% of total
disposed of materials are
compostable/digestible
No way to 75% without it AB 32 Scoping Plan
identifies organics as key
player to help meet GHG
goals
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Material** Composition
OCC #11 37.8%
ONP-News #6 0.0%
OMP-SRPN #56 8.5%
PET B (1) 1.5%
HD-N (2) 0.5%
HD-C (2) 0.8%
Mix Plastic Polypropylene (5) 0.8%
MRP 0.4%
Alum UBC 0.3%
Tin Bales 2.1%
Mixed Ferrous 1.3%
3-Mix Glass 6.9%
Residual 39.1%
*SB 343 Environmental Advertising: recycling symbol
signed in to law 10/5/21. Reevaluate what we mark as
recyclable, what gets the “chasing arrow” symbol, among other **notice absence of plastic #s 3,4,6,7 things.
12 Take one or any combination of the following
actions to recycle organics, provided that the
action is in compliance with local ordinances and
requirements:
Source-separate organic waste from other
waste and subscribe to an organic waste
recycling service that specifically includes
collection and recycling of organic waste.
Recycle organic waste onsite, or self-haul for
organics recycling.
Subscribe to an organic waste recycling
service that includes mixed-waste processing
that specifically recycles organic waste.
Sell or donate the generated organic waste.
Food bank and food rescue programs
Use as livestock feed
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Recycling benefits include:
• Opportunities for businesses or multifamily
complexes to save money.
• Creating jobs in California by providing materials for recycling manufacturing facilities.
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
• Keeping valuable materials out of landfills.
• Creating a healthy environment for the community
and future generations by recovering natural
resources.
15 Mandatory Commercial Recycling
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial
Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe)
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/organics/ Mandatory Organics Recycling Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Recycle/Commercial/Organics/FAQ.htm.
Cool California http://www.coolcalifornia.org
California Green Business Program http://www.greenbusinessca.org Kings Waste and Recycling Authority http://kwrarecycles.net/ City of Lemoore https://lemoore.com/public-works/refuse-and-recycling 16 17
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