South San Francisco City Council
June 12, 2024

History
 Provider of waste collection services since 1914.
 Privately owned and operated by local
families.
 Franchise waste hauler for cities of
South San Francisco, Millbrae, and Brisbane,
and for SFO.
 Widely regarded as a leader in the waste
industry.

CalRecycle Compliance
 SSF Scavenger is a proud provider of
services required by CalRecycle:
 3-bin program
 Compliant bins & labels
 Outreach/education
 Bin monitoring
 Load sampling
 Procurement (RNG, compost, biosolids)
 Record keeping & reporting
 Organics capacity
CalRecycle Compliance
 SSF Scavenger staff are working hard to increase number of SB 1383-compliant service addresses:
 Attempted to contact each noncompliant service address to educate about requirement to sort waste into at least 3 streams (garbage, recycling, organics)
 Worked continuously with City staff to educate the community and approve waiver requests where appropriate
 Reduced the number of noncompliant addresses from just over 1,000 to ~600 to date in 2024
CalRecycle Compliance
 Reviewed the contents of over 500
collection bins so far in 2024
 Visited 393 single-family homes
 Visited 134 commercial properties
 Attached educational information to
bins as needed.

CalRecycle Compliance
 Placed 200 notices on residential carts
 42 “Great job” notices for near perfect
sorting
 118 “OH NO” notices for minimal
contamination
 40 “OH NO” notices for significant
contamination
 Placed 109 notices on commercial bins
 88 “OH NO” notices for minimal
contamination
 21 “OH NO” notices for
significant contamination
CalRecycle Compliance
 SSF Scavenger has also ramped up social media to educate more of the community
 Frequent posts on Facebook, Instagram, and now thanks to the newest member of our outreach team, TikTok!
 Find us @ssfscavenger
Please welcome
Frida Pensamiento!
Enhanced Processing
 We continue to research and adopt advanced
technologies to maximize the recovery of
materials:
 Anaerobic digestion for “food-to-fuel”
 Optical sorters
 Robotic sorters
 Wood shredder
Decreased Carbon Footprint
 We operate a carbon negative collection fleet partially fueled by RNG made on-site at our Anaerobic Digestion Facility.
 We invest in Zero Emission Vehicles when possible:
 Chevy Bolt
 Rivian Pickup
 Stakebed Truck (expected
to arrive next month)
 Fork Truck (currently
researching options)
Community Partner
 During the first half of 2024 we:
 Hosted tours of Blue Line Transfer for
City staff, Perchtech, Astra Zeneca, Oric,
and Westborough Middle School
 Staffed a table and provided a recycling
truck for show-and-tell at the City’s
Planet vs. Plastics event, and at the
Children’s Center
 Tabled at 6 local Earth Day events
 Presented at the Spruce School Career Day
Community Partner
 In addition, we continue to:
 Provide service for community events like Movies in the Park, Thanksgiving Fun Run, Festa Italiana, Pride Celebration, and others  Operate CRV buyback center
 Distribute free kitchen pails, recycling tote bags, and slim jims  Provide design review and guidance for waste-related elements of construction projects
 Participate in SSF Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Rotary and more Thank you for listening!
Any questions?