Report 7: March 31, 2024, covering January 1, 2024 – March 1, 2024 g. The status reports are to be used to document the status and work completed for each of the identified tasks in the CAP. For each task in the CAP, the Jurisdiction will explain the status of the task, specifying what actions have been taken to complete the task.
h. If the work has been delayed or has not been completed, the Jurisdiction will explain the reason(s) for the delay/incompletion. The Jurisdiction will also attach any previously submitted extension requests made pursuant to section
4.4 of this CAP and any extensions granted pursuant to section 4.5 of this CAP, using additional sheets as necessary for the report. CalRecycle may consider the explanation in deciding whether to allow the Jurisdiction to continue to operate under the Notification and CAP or to revoke approval of the Notification and CAP pursuant to PRC section 42652.5(d). i. During the oversight period, the Jurisdiction will meet with CalRecycle telephonically or via other remote electronic means (such as Teams or Zoom) bimonthly to provide interim progress updates on the following schedule:
Meeting Cycle
Meeting 1: During April 2023
Meeting 2: During June 2023
Meeting 3: During August 2023
Meeting 4: During October 2023
Meeting 5: During December 2023
Meeting 6: During February 2024
j. The status meetings are to be used to discuss the most recent status report and to discuss interim progress made by the Jurisdiction on each of the identified tasks in the CAP.
k. Prior to the close of the oversight period, CalRecycle may undertake a compliance review or field visit to supplement other status reporting. l. At any time prior to the conclusion of the oversight period, if CalRecycle determines the Jurisdiction has failed to implement the programs identified in the Notification and CAP, has failed to participate in status reporting during the oversight period, has substantially misrepresented its progress in status reporting, or has substantially failed to make interim progress on Tasks set out in Section 3.2 for four consecutive reporting periods, CalRecycle may immediately issue a notice revoking its approval of the Notification and CAP and indicating its intent to impose penalties as provided in PRC section 42652.5. Title 14 CCR sections 18997.3, 18997.5, and 18997.6 and PRC section 42652.5 governs the process and considerations CalRecycle will utilize in calculating and assessing administrative civil penalties against the Jurisdiction, which may be up to $10,000 per day per violation.
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the compliance deadlines contained in the schedule of actions to remedy violations as set forth in Section 3.2 below.
3.2 Schedule and Program of Actions
Section 18984.2 Two-Container Organic Waste Collection Services The Jurisdiction will provide two-container collection service to all residential and commercial generators.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
1 The Jurisdiction will amend its franchise agreement with its organic waste collection service provider. 3/1/2024
TASK
2 The Jurisdiction will provide two-container waste collection service to all residential and commercial customers that are not subject to an exemption or waiver from such service under 14 CCR sections 18984.11, 18984.12, or other provision of the Regulations, or are not an authorized self-hauler subject to the Jurisdiction’s ordinance requiring compliance with the requirements of section 18988.3. In implementing this container system, the Jurisdiction will ensure materials are sorted into the containers properly by generators. 3/1/2024
Section 18984.7 Container Color Requirements
The Jurisdiction will distribute new containers meeting the container color requirements.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
3 The Jurisdiction will identify compliant containers and funding to purchase the containers. 3/1/2024
TASK
4 Since new containers need to be purchased, the Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will provide containers for collection services to generators that comply with the container color requirements specified in Article 3 of the Regulations. 3/1/2024
Task
5 The Jurisdiction will deploy containers to all residential and commercial generators. 3/1/2024
Section 18984.8 Container Labeling Requirements
The Jurisdiction will distribute new containers with proper container labeling.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
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TASK
6 The Jurisdiction will develop labeling or use model labeling provided by CalRecycle for use on containers.
1. Labels on containers must include language or graphic images or both indicating the primary materials accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container, OR
2. Containers must include imprinted text or graphic images indicating the primary materials accepted and the primary materials prohibited in that container.
3/1/2024
TASK
7 The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will label each new container or lid provided to generators.
• Labels will be consistent with the applicable container collection requirements specifying what materials are allowed to be placed in each container.
3/1/2024
Section 18984.11 Waivers
The Jurisdiction will verify each waived generator is eligible for a waiver.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
8 The Jurisdiction will update requirements for waiver eligibility. 9/1/2023 TASK
9 The Jurisdiction will establish a procedure for verifying eligibility for waivers and granting waivers. 1/1/2024
TASK
10 The Jurisdiction will grant waivers and begin recordkeeping. 3/1/2024 Section 18985.1 Organic Waste Recovery Education and Outreach The Jurisdiction will provide organic waste recovery education and outreach to residential and commercial generators.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
11 The Jurisdiction will contract with a designee to implement education and outreach requirements. 3/1/2024
TASK
12 The Jurisdiction will provide organic waste recovery education and outreach to residential and commercial generators.
• Information on the organic waste generator’s requirements to properly separate materials in appropriate containers
pursuant to Chapter 12 of the Regulations.
3/1/2024
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• Information on methods for: the prevention of organic waste generation, recycling organic waste on-site, sending organic waste to community composting, and any other local
requirements regarding organic waste.
• Information regarding the methane reduction benefits of reducing the landfill disposal of organic waste, and the methods of organic waste recovery the organic waste
collection service uses.
• Information regarding how to recover organic waste and a list of approved haulers.
• Information related to the public health and safety and environmental impacts associated with the landfill disposal of organic waste.
• Information regarding programs for the donation of edible food.
• If a jurisdiction allows generators subject to its authority to self-haul organic waste pursuant to Section 18988.1,
information regarding self-hauling requirements will be included in education and outreach material.
TASK
13 The Jurisdiction will post the education information on its website and update as needed. The information will be specific to the Jurisdiction's residential and commercial programs, provide compliance options, contact information for the franchise hauler, edible food recovery programs.
3/1/2024
TASK
14 The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will post and maintain organic waste recovery information and edible food donation program information on its website.
3/1/2024
TASK
15 The Jurisdiction will send letters to covered residential and commercial generators providing organic waste recovery
information.
3/1/2024
TASK
16 The Jurisdiction will mail a program flyer/brochure/letter to all residential and commercial generators to provide education on organics and explain the Jurisdiction’s program including types of organic materials accepted and the franchise hauler’s contact information.
3/1/2024
TASK
17 The Jurisdiction will conduct community meetings with residential generators. 3/1/2024
TASK
18 The Jurisdiction will host workshops with commercial generators, targeting the following organizations: Homeowner Associations and Chamber of Commerce.
3/1/2024
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TASK
19 The Jurisdiction will provide outreach and education to organic waste generators that are provided organic waste collection services or self-haul within the Jurisdiction, that are not subject to an exemption or waiver from such service under 14 CCR sections 18984.11 and 18984.12 (a) and (c). (Note: A jurisdiction may still have a separate obligation under the Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR) and Mandatory Organics Recycling (MORe) laws—Public Resources Code (PRC) Sections 42649.3 (d) and 42649.82 (d)(1)(C)—that is separate and independent of SB 1383, the SB 1383 Regulations, and this plan.)
3/1/2024
The Jurisdiction will translate educational materials into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public with organic waste collection services provided by the Jurisdiction.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
20 The Jurisdiction will identify the non-English languages spoken by a substantial number of the public. 3/1/2024
TASK
21 The Jurisdiction/its designee will translate the following educational materials: website, flyers, and letters.
3/1/2024
TASK
22 The Jurisdiction will post the translated educational materials. 3/1/2024 Section 18993.1 Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target The Jurisdiction will procure organic waste products to meet its procurement target.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
23 The Jurisdiction will annually procure a quantity of recovered organic waste products that meets or exceeds its current annual recovered organic waste product procurement target by one or both of the following:
• Directly procuring recovered organic waste products for use or giveaway.
• Requiring, through a written contract or agreement, that a direct service provider to the Jurisdiction procure recovered organic waste products and provide written documentation of such procurement to the Jurisdiction.
12/31/2023
TASK
24 The Jurisdiction will identify additional procurement opportunities within its departments and divisions for expanding the use of recovered organic waste products.
12/31/2023
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TASK
25 The Jurisdiction will meet regulatory procurement targets established by CalRecycle pursuant to 14 CCR section 18993.1; enforcement of this provision by CalRecycle will be consistent with the legislative directives in PRC section 42652.5 (a)(5)(B) and 42652.6, as amended in AB 1985 (R. Rivas, Chapter 344, Statutes of 2022). 12/31/2023
Section 18993.2 Recordkeeping Requirements for Recovered Organic Waste Procurement Target
The Jurisdiction will establish recordkeeping related to recovered organic waste procurement.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
26 The Jurisdiction will include all documents supporting compliance with Article 12 of the Regulations in the implementation record including, but not limited to, the following:
• A description of how the Jurisdiction will comply with the requirements of Article 12 of the Regulations.
• The name, physical location, and contact information of each entity, operation, or facility from whom the recovered organic waste products were procured, and a general description of how the product was used, and if applicable, where the
product was applied.
• All invoices or similar records evidencing all procurement. • If including procurement of recovered organic waste products made by a direct service provider to comply with the
procurement requirements of section 18993.1(a), the
Jurisdiction will include all records of procurement of recovered organic waste products made by the direct service provider on behalf of the Jurisdiction including invoices or similar records evidencing procurement.
• If a jurisdiction will include renewable gas procured from a POTW for any of the uses identified in section 18993.1(f)(2) to comply with the procurement mandate of Section 18993.1(a), a written certification by an authorized representative of the POTW, under penalty of perjury in a form and manner
determined by the Jurisdiction, attesting to the following for the applicable procurement compliance year:
• (A) That the POTW was in compliance with the exclusion in Section 17896.6(a)(1);
• (B) The total tons of organic waste received from the types of solid waste facilities listed in Section 18993.1(h)(1); and • (C) The percentage of biosolids that the POTW produced and transported to activities that constitute landfill disposal. • If a jurisdiction will include electricity procured from a biomass conversion facility to comply with the procurement mandate of 3/1/2024
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Section 18993.1(a), a written certification by an authorized representative of the biomass conversion facility certifying that biomass feedstock was received from a permitted solid waste facility identified in 18993.1(i) will be provided to the Jurisdiction. The certification will be furnished under penalty of perjury in a form and manner determined by the Jurisdiction. • If the Jurisdiction is implementing the procurement
requirements of Section 18993.1 through an adjusted
recovered organic waste product procurement target pursuant to Section 18993.1(j), the Jurisdiction will include records evidencing the 6 total amount of transportation fuel, electricity, and gas for heating applications procured during the calendar year prior to the applicable reporting period.
• For jurisdictions complying with the requirements of Section 18993.1, through the procurement of mulch, a copy of the ordinance or similarly enforceable mechanism the Jurisdiction has adopted requiring that mulch procured by the Jurisdiction, or a direct service provider meets the land application standards specified in Section 18993.1.
Section 18993.3 Recycled Content Paper Procurement Requirements The Jurisdiction will procure paper products, and printing and writing paper, consistent with the Requirements.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
27 The Jurisdiction will research and identify vendors with paper products meeting the requirements of sections 22150-22154 of the Public Contract Code and ensure paper products and printing and writing paper is eligible to be labeled with an unqualified recyclable label as defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 260.12.
3/1/2024
TASK
28 The Jurisdiction will procure paper products and printing and writing paper meeting the Requirements. 3/1/2024
TASK
29 The Jurisdiction will require all businesses from whom the Jurisdiction purchases paper products and printing and writing paper to certify in writing:
• The minimum percentage, if not the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the paper products and printing and writing paper offered or sold to the Jurisdiction.
o The Jurisdiction may waive the certification requirement if the percentage of postconsumer material in the paper products, printing and writing paper, or both can be
3/1/2024
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verified by a product label, catalog, invoice, or a
manufacturer or vendor Internet website.
That the paper products and printing and writing paper offered or sold to the Jurisdiction is eligible to be labeled with an unqualified recyclable label as defined in 16 CFR Section 260.12.
Section 18993.4 Recordkeeping Requirements for Recycled Content Paper Procurement
The Jurisdiction will establish recordkeeping related to recycled content paper procurement.
Task # Description
Target
Completion
Date
TASK
30 The Jurisdiction will establish a system for tracking purchases for recordkeeping and reporting. 3/1/2024
TASK
31 The Jurisdiction will begin tracking and compiling documentation, including but not limited to the following:
1. Copies of invoices, receipts or other proof of purchase that describe the procurement of paper products by volume and type for all paper purchases.
2. Copies of all certifications or other verification required. 3/1/2024
COMPLIANCE REVIEW, ENFORCEMENT, AND RELEASE
4. Communications. All approvals and decisions of CalRecycle regarding notifications will be communicated to the Jurisdiction in writing by the Branch Chief, Jurisdiction and Agency Compliance and Enforcement Branch, Waste Permitting, Compliance and Mitigation Division, or the Branch Chief’s designee. No formal advice, guidance, suggestions, or comments by CalRecycle regarding reports, plans, specifications, schedules, or any other writings by Jurisdiction shall be construed to relieve the Jurisdiction of the obligation to obtain such formal approvals as may be required.
4.1 Submittal. All reporting from the Jurisdiction described in section 3 (Schedule for Compliance), paragraph 3.f, shall be submitted through an online portal or compliance module developed by CalRecycle with instructions provided to Jurisdiction. All other communications from the Jurisdiction according to this CAP shall be sent in writing electronically to:
Apollo Fraidany
[email protected]
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4.2 Compliance Review. At the end of the oversight period or at any time deemed appropriate by CalRecycle, CalRecycle will meet with the Jurisdiction to assess the Jurisdiction’s CAP implementation efforts and to determine whether or not the Jurisdiction has timely complied with all commitments in all sections of this CAP. If requested by the Jurisdiction, CalRecycle has discretion to issue notice of a hearing at any time upon its staff’s recommendation that the Jurisdiction has completed the conditions of the CAP. In accordance with PRC section 42652.5, failure to implement programs and or comply with all sections of the CAP at any time may result in CalRecycle’s revocation of its approval of the Notification and CAP and imposition of administrative civil penalties retroactively to the date of violation in 2022, for administrative civil penalties accruing in 2023, and for administrative civil penalties accruing during any other additional time covered by the Notification and CAP. These potentially applicable penalties are described in Section 5.0 of this CAP.
4.3 CalRecycle Review and Approval: If CalRecycle determines that any report, plan, schedule, or other document submitted for approval pursuant to this CAP fails to comply with the Notification as amended by this CAP or fails to achieve successful implementation of the Regulations, CalRecycle may:
a. Amend the CAP as appropriate to remedy the violations of the Regulations expeditiously, and/or
b. Serve a notice that CalRecycle will revoke approval of the Notification and consider the imposition of penalties in accordance with Title 14 CCR sections 18997.3, 18997.5, and 18997.6.
4.4 Extension Request and Other Task Modification Requests: If the Jurisdiction determines that it will be unable to perform any activity or submit any document within the time required under this CAP, the Jurisdiction may, as far in advance of the due date as possible, request an extension of time in writing. The extension request shall include a justification for the delay. If the Jurisdiction finds that a task required by this CAP in Section 3.1 is not feasible, despite the Jurisdiction’s best and substantial efforts, the Jurisdiction may propose an alternative task that is substantially similar or equally effective to the original task, subject to the approval of CalRecycle. The modification request shall include an explanation of the infeasibility, an explanation of how the alternative task is substantially similar or equally effective, and a justification for any extension of time associated with the change.
4.5 Extension and Other Task Modification Approvals: If CalRecycle determines that good cause exists for an extension, considering the factors set out in Title 14 CCR section 18996.2(a)(2), it will grant an extension as appropriate and specify in writing a new compliance schedule. If CalRecycle determines that good cause exists for the change in task because the original task is infeasible and the alternative task is substantially similar or equally effective, it will grant an approval 62 13 - 96
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and extension as appropriate and specify in writing the new task; additionally, if CalRecycle determines that good cause exists for any extension associated with the change in task, considering the factors set out in Title 14 CCR section 18996.2(a)(2), it will grant an extension as appropriate and specify in writing a new compliance schedule.
4.6 Compliance with Applicable Laws: The Jurisdiction shall carry out this CAP in compliance with all Local, State, and Federal requirements, including but not limited to requirements to obtain necessary permits.
4.7 Liability: Nothing in this CAP shall constitute or be construed as a satisfaction or release from liability for any conditions or claims arising as a result of past, current, or future operations of the Jurisdiction, including for violations of the Regulations that were not disclosed in the Notification and any violations of the Regulations that the Jurisdiction fails to remedy notwithstanding commitments in the Notification and this CAP.
4.8 Government Liabilities: The State of California and CalRecycle shall not be liable for injuries or damages to persons or property resulting from acts or omissions in carrying out activities pursuant to this CAP, nor shall the State of California be held as a party to any contract entered into by the Jurisdiction or its agents in carrying out activities pursuant to the CAP. The Jurisdiction shall indemnify, defend, and save harmless the State, its officers, agents, and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting in connection with the performance of this CAP.
4.9 Parties Bound: This CAP shall apply to and be binding upon the Jurisdiction and upon CalRecycle and any successor agency (regional agency, etc.) that may have responsibility for, and the authority over, the subject matter of this CAP.
PENALTY
5. Penalties, if any, shall be assessed and calculated in accordance with the provisions of PRC 42652.5 and Title 14 CCR sections 18997.3, 18997.5, and 18997.6. Penalties shall be calculated based on the factors set out in section 18997.3 and may be as much as $10,000 per day per violation for the duration of the violation(s).
5.1 Penalty Procedures. Penalty, if any, shall be imposed in accordance with the procedures and methodology set out in PRC section 42652.5 and Title 14 CCR sections 18997.3, 18997.5, and 18997.6. Regulatory violations that are considered “minor,” meaning they involve violations constituting minimal deviation from regulations, shall be subject to penalties of no less than five hundred dollars ($500) per violation and no more than four thousand dollars ($4,000) per violation per day; “moderate” violations are subject to no less than four thousand dollars ($4,000) per 63 13 - 97
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violation and shall be no more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per violation per day; and “major” violations, are subject to penalties no less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per violation per day and no more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation per day. The following types of deviations are deemed to be “major” under the regulations for the purposes of assessing penalties:
a. Failure to have any ordinance or similarly enforceable mechanism for organic waste disposal reduction and edible food recovery.
b. Failure to have a provision in a contract, agreement, or other authorization that requires a hauler to comply with the requirements the Regulations. c. Failure to have an edible food recovery program.
d. Failure to have any Implementation Record.
e. Implementation or enforcement of an ordinance, policy, procedure, condition, or initiative that is prohibited under Title 14 CCR sections 18990.1 or 18990.2. f. Failure to submit the reports required in Title 14 CCR sections 18994.1 and 18994.2.
EFFECTIVE DATE
6. Issuance. This Corrective Action Plan is final and effective from the date of issuance.
6.1 Date of Issuance March 29, 2023
Mark de Bie, Deputy Director
Waste Permitting, Compliance and Mitigation Division
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
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ATTACHMENT 4
Table of Athens' Proposed Options for
SB1383 Compliance
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Mixed Waste = Landfill Waste + Recyclables
Organics = Green Waste + Food Scraps
Bin = Dumpster
Barrel = Rolling Cart
Options Residential Rate Hard-to-Service Areas Residential Barrels Commercial + Multifamily Rate
Organic Waste Rate for Bin
Customers Annual Rate Adjustment Length of Contract Term Fleet Operations & Processing Bus Stop Barrel Pick-up & City Garage Sweeping Service (1)
Leave BYS as is for all -
7 year contract
14.00% rate
adjustment + annual
rate adjustment
No changes Will need to provide
new residential barrels;
cost not included in
rate.
14.00% rate adjustment +
annual rate adjustment
Athens will provide organic
containers (30 gallon or 60 gallon
barrel) discounted at 15% below
the current "pay-as-you-throw"
rates.
Regular CPI annual rate
adjustment on July 1 (no
changes)
7 year rolling term (no
changes)
Fleet does not change:
*8 unleaded gasoline pick-up
trucks
*2 RCNG front loader trucks (aka
mother trucks)
No changes:
*1 pass per resident with both mixed waste and
organics being placed into same BYS truck
No changes:
*Mixed waste processed for recyclables at MRF
*Organics are transferred at a MRF and transported to
AO for organics processing into compost
No changes
(2)
Leave BYS as is for all -
10 year contract
Freeze current rate of
$52.53 through June
2024
No changes Will need to provide
new residential barrels;
cost not included in
rate.
Institute a 2-year phase in of
20% extraordinary rate
adjustment:
*July 1, 2023 = 10% + annual
rate adjustment
*July 1, 2024 = 10% + annual
rate adjustment
Athens will provide organic
containers (30 gallon or 60 gallon
barrel) discounted at 15% below
the current "pay-as-you-throw"
rates.
Modify the annual rate
adjustment from “CPI” to
“Trash CPI + 1%”
No annual rate
adjustment until July
2024 for residential
Increase to 10 year rolling
term
Automatically renew rolling
term during phase-in period
(July 2023 - June 2025).
Regular term renewal begins
July 2025.
Fleet does not change:
*8 unleaded gasoline pick-up
trucks
*2 RCNG front loader trucks (aka
mother trucks)
Provide a “pilot program” with
an electric BYS truck if & as soon
as the proper technology
becomes available
No changes:
*1 pass per resident with both mixed waste and
organics being placed into same BYS truck
No changes:
*Mixed waste processed for recyclables at MRF
*Organics are transferred at a MRF and transported to
AO for organics processing into compost
No additional charge to the City
(savings of over $40K per year)
(3)
Change BYS to
Curbside for most -
10 year contract
Curbside:
Rate of $31.00
BYS (HTS Areas):
Rate of $101.00
Freeze rates through
June 2024
HTS Areas = must remain
BYS, cannot switch to
Curbside because streets
are too narrow for larger
vehicles and/or high
quantity of barrels is not
feasible for Curbside
Affects approx. 700
residential accounts + 60
multifamily accounts
Curbside:
Residents will receive 3
new 64 gallon barrels
(black for trash, blue
for recyclables, green
for organics); cost
included in rate.
BYS (HTS Areas):
Will need to provide
new residential barrels;
cost not included in
rate.
Institute a 2-year phase in of
30% extraordinary rate
adjustment:
*July 1, 2023 = 15% + annual
rate adjustment
*July 1, 2024 = 15% + annual
rate adjustment
Athens will provide organic
containers (30 gallon or 60 gallon
barrel) discounted at 15% below
the current "pay-as-you-throw"
rates.
Modify the annual rate
adjustment from “CPI” to
“Trash CPI + 1%”
No annual rate
adjustment until July
2024 for residential
Increase to 10 year rolling
term
Automatically renew rolling
term during phase-in period
(July 2023 - June 2025).
Regular term renewal begins
July 2025.
Curbside fleet:
*3 RCNG side loader trucks
BYS (HTS Areas) fleet:
*2 unleaded gasoline pick-up
trucks
*1 RCNG front loader truck (aka
mother truck)
Curbside:
*Change from 1 pass with BYS truck to 3 passes with
side loader trucks (1 pass for each waste stream: trash, recyclables, organics)
BYS (HTS Areas):
*Change from the current 1-pass BYS collection
(collecting mixed waste + organics with 1 BYS truck
trip) to 2-pass BYS collection (collecting trash,
recyclables, organics with 2 BYS truck trips)
*Trash is transferred at a MRF and transported to a
landfill for disposal
*Recyclables are processed at a MRF
*Organics are transferred at a MRF and transported to
AO for organics processing into compost
No additional charge to the City
(savings of over $40K per year)
Athens SB1383 Proposals (3 Options)
BYS = Backyard Service
HTS = Hard to Service
RCNG = Renewable Compressed Natural Gas
MRF = Material Recovery Facility
AO = American Organics (Athens' organics processing facility)
1. Collection, transportation, and full processing of source separated organics
2. Quarterly contamination monitoring of organics containers (lid flipping)
3. Quarterly outreach & education (visits by Recycling Coordinators, newsletters, contamination follow-up)
4. Commercial account food recovery support (work with qualified commercial accounts to recover & distribute edible food)
5. Quarterly waste stream analysis (waste characterizations of different waste streams in the city)
6. Procurement support (assist City with requirement of procuring & using compost and reusable natural gas)
7. Data management & reporting of all SB1383 programs (City interface with Athens web based system, Cal Recycle reporting) All options will provide all SB1383 compliance programs for the entire city including:
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ATTACHMENT 5
Community Outreach Survey Results
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1 Waste Collection Survey Results
465 responses
1. Currently, the City of South Pasadena utilizes Backyard Service for residential waste collection, where an unleaded gasoline pick-up truck goes up your driveway and collects your waste containers from your backyard or similar location. Other cities utilize Curbside Service, where residents wheel their barrels out to their curb to be collected by a large renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) garbage truck. Which waste collection service would you prefer?
Other responses (summarized):
• Curbside causes a lot of arguments between neighbors. City of LA has a trash can court to deal with these conflicts.
• Busy, narrow residential streets like Meridian Avenue, with speeding traffic will increase road rage as the trucks are blocking the streets.
• Curbside service uses fewer cans, but they are all out in the street for several days. • Trashcans at the curb are unsightly and take away parking space. • Large trucks damage our neighborhood streets and trash spews out from the dumping onto the streets.
• The open bed trucks drive through the streets and trash blows out of the back and litters streets throughout South Pasadena.
• Use small zero emission electric motor trucks instead of gasoline or natural gas. • Not possible to do curbside in narrow streets in the hills. What about streets with low hanging trees?
• Elderly and disabled cannot haul bins to the curb and back. Residents living in ADUs and long driveways cannot haul bins to the curb and back.
• Request more information on 'renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG), who supplies containers, street parking restrictions, etc. Need more information to choose.
7.1% 1.5%
large renewable
compressed natural gas
garbage trucks.
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2 • What do people do who have schools on their block? We already have problem of noise pollution from large trash trucks at schools at 7AM
• We have a wide driveway (enough to fit 2 small cars) but only keep one in driveway.
Athens refuses to pick up from our driveway because there is 1 car in the driveway. They are asking us to bring bins to the curb. We are well and able to do that but it’s not ok to pay for a premium service and not get that (more than double what we were paying in LA)
• My garbage cans are located in the alley. How would this impact my service?
2. Do you have a preference whether the City utilizes gasoline vehicles for Backyard Service versus renewable compressed natural gas vehicles for Curbside Service? Other responses (summarized):
• Prefer biofuel or full on hybrid/electric. Natural gas only sounds environmentally conscious while in fact is not a sustainable alternative. • Is there a net climate change difference between the two? Both emit greenhouse gases. If no climate change difference, prefer to pay more for convenience. • Prefer electric vehicles be used for either backyard or curbside service. • Have the gasoline vehicles for backyard service converted to all electric. • Keep backyard service and use renewable energy/update to natural gas. • Prefer electric. If electric is not possible, CNG is better than gas. • This is important but shouldn’t be the sole determination. • Prefer whichever is least expensive.
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3 3. Do you currently move your trash containers on trash day? Other responses (summarized):
• They are in an accessible place on the side of my driveway, where I don’t need to move them or our cars for pickup.
• Trashcans live in a space on the alley, where they are picked up. I don't move them, but they are accessible anyhow.
• Cans are stored at the top of a long driveway. It would be very hard to move them to the street, plus there is no room in the street for them to stage. It’s a cul-de-sac with numerous driveways.
• Trash containers are housed in an enclosure, specially built to keep them from being an eyesore. Athens picks them up from the enclosure.
• I move them 3 feet so that gate doesn’t need to be opened. • Everyone on our block drags trash bins to driveway between house and sidewalk • Extra containers moved occasionally.
• I have a residential dumpster that Athens moves for me. • Sometimes they are moved, sometimes not.
• Containers are moved to avoid damage and mess caused by Athens.
6.5%
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4 4. How large are your current trash containers?
Other responses (summarized):
• Residents have different size containers for different waste (ex: large for yard waste, medium for landfill).
5. How many containers do you currently have for mixed waste (trash and recyclables)? Other responses (summarized):
• Varies weekly depending on how much waste there is.
• Don’t always use all the containers.
• Some containers are shared with neighbors.
6.5%
3%
0.6%
5.6%
5.4%
2.2%
1.7%
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5 6. How many containers do you currently have for yard waste (tree trimmings and now, organic waste)?
Other responses (summarized):
• Varies weekly depending on how much waste there is.
• I don’t have designated cans. Use as many as I need depending on the week. • Zero. Don’t separate yard waste because it is so minimal. • Don’t always use all the containers.
• Some containers are shared with neighbors.
7. Do you stack your containers when not in use?
Other responses (summarized):
• Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
• I have a dumpster.
• The containers have wheels and are not stackable.
5.6%
5.6%
2.2%
5.6%
5.2%
3.9%
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6 8. Do you have any other comments or concerns regarding your current Backyard Waste Collection service that you would like to share?
Pro Curbside Comments (summarized)
• The amount of trash on the street on trash day that inevitably results from BYS. It (and especially plastic bags) flies out of the small trucks used to provide BYS. • They park the huge truck in one place all day, spewing noise and exhaust into our homes.
It is a terrible waste of gas to have all these little trucks everywhere. • Backyard service is expensive and not used since residents move their containers anyway.
• Prefer curbside service because it is more environmentally friendly and less intrusive. • With larger bins and curbside pickup, I would cancel my residential 1.5 yard dumpster.
The bins for backyard service are too small. We need larger bins and curbside service. • Backyard service is already too expensive.
Pro Backyard Comments (summarized)
• There is no sidewalk or curb space in some areas. Steep driveways and elderly - curbside will not work for everyone.
• It would be a blight to have cans lingering out on the streets all of the time and will inevitably lead to conflicts between neighbors.
• Backyard service keeps South Pasadena beautiful and more peaceful between neighbors. • Containers on the street will cause parking issues and traffic. • The small trucks are much less intrusive and don't spill trash all over our streets like the big automatic ones do.
• BYS trucks are quieter.
• Backyard collection keeps coyotes away.
• Please keep backyard waste collection. I would pay anything to keep that service regardless of vehicles used.
• Keep backyard service, but make it environmentally friendly. • Curbside would cause people to rummage through the trash when it is on the curb.
General Comments (summarized)
• Drivers complain that trashcans are too heavy and do not pick up the trash. • More education is requested for sorting waste.
• Many complaints about trash service in general including not picking up “overweight” containers, tossing containers and damaging them, trash being left behind, trash flying off the trucks, drivers not actually going in the backyard to pick up trash, damage property (walls, sprinklers, etc.), etc. No uniformity – every driver does things differently.
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7 • Concerns that recyclables do not get recycled and that food waste is not composted. • Who will provide the new trash containers? This information is important in deciding which option is better.
• Supportive of a 3-container system.
• Concern over only two options. Would prefer backyard, but with electric or renewable fuel.
• This should be discussed more fully with residents and with more information. Will there be an open meeting on this so we can ask questions at such a meeting? • There should be recycling options in all apartment complexes. • If switching to curbside, there should be even greater savings. • What are the comparative environmental effects of the two types of vehicles for South Pasadena specifically?
• Are the comparative prices fixed, or is that 40% savings actually just a loss-leader that will evaporate over time?
Food Waste Comments (summarized)
• Claims that Athens puts everything together in their trucks anyway. • Need method of separating green waste for those who have a residential dumpster or live in apartment buildings.
• Allow use of compostable bags for organic waste to help with the smell. • Organic waste separation is inconvenient to a point of not wanting to comply. • I would pay extra if the city, or Athens, provided me with an organic waste container. • I'm concerned about rodents and the spread of disease as well and foul smell from composting food waste in the yard waste bin.
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