Provide Solid Waste
Processing Proposal to City of
Cupertino
Shikha Gupta
City of Sunnyvale, 6/27/2023
2City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year SMaRT Station® Details
•Sunnyvale Material
Recovery Facility
•Capacity: 391,500
tons / year
•Operated by Bay
Counties SMaRT
SMaRT Station Functions
• Processed from residential dual stream
• Fiber and OCC bales sent to marketPaper
• Processed from residential dual stream
• Aluminum, PET, HDPE bales sent to marketContainers
• Process mixed waste to recover recyclables
• Residue is sent to Kirby landfillMixed Waste
• Chipped into smaller pieces
• Sent to Z-Best in Gilroy, becomes organic compostYard Trimmings • Converted to food mash
• Sent to SAFE for electricity generationFood Scraps
• Sorted on tip floor and clean wood and
concrete recycled
Construction &
Demolition
4City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year City of Cupertino
• Waste Hauler - Recology
• Mixed Waste is currently
landfilled at Newby
• Request For Proposal (RFP)
for:
Garbage (Mixed Waste) processing
and disposal for recovery of
organics and other recyclables
Construction & Debris processing
and disposal
5City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year • Partner Cities (Sunnyvale & Mountain View)
Economies of scale
Reduced cost to existing partners
Utilize available capacity
• Cupertino
Meet Zero Waste goals
Increase landfill diversion (from 0% to 40%)
Benefits to Partner Cities and Cupertino
6City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Proposal Details
• Cupertino seeking Merchant Proposal
• Pricing will take into account:
Operating costs
Landfill disposal costs
Equipment and facility maintenance
General Fund Costs
Capital costs (SMaRT Improvements)
• Likely term will be 10-15 years
• Pricing will reflect future known and
unknown costs.
7City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Authorize City
Manager to
respond to
RFP
Submit
Proposal
Negotiate
terms of
Agreement
Present
Agreement to
council for
approval
Next Steps
June Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
8City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Alternative 1: Authorize the City Manager to
respond to Cupertino’s RFP and negotiate with
Cupertino and direct staff to return to Council upon
successful negotiations for approval of an
agreement with the City of Cupertino for the
SMaRT Station to process Cupertino’s mixed
waste.
Staff Recommendation
9City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Thank you!