HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 - Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Update to Comply with State Organics Recycling Mandates - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed
January 26, 2021
Mulvey, Jennifer Item No. 13
From: Hoiyin Ip <hoiyini@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 202111:23 AM
To: Dept - City Council; City Clerk's Office
Subject: Agenda Item 13: State Organics Recycling Mandates
Attachments: SB 1383 Organic Waste Reduction Program-Hoiyin Ip.pdf
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Dear City Council,
I support staff recommended action #1. And I appreciate how many times this item had come to council for discussions
and public awareness. Much more work was done behind the scenes.
There's a lot more to do on organic waste reduction. SB 1383 compliance will be the focus for many agencies in 2021
learned a lot from different agencies' meetings. Up to a point, I thought I needed to write down the issues, share the
information, and propose a joint effort for compliance.
Attached my proposal. Welcome feedback and discussion. Thanks!
Hoiyin
SENATE BILL 1383 ORGANIC WASTE REDUCTION CAMPAIGN
Proposal by Hoiyin Ip
January 24, 2021
In 2016, California passed Senate Bill 1383 Short -Lived Climate Pollutants that requires all jurisdictions
to take actions that will increase diversion away from landfills of organic waste and purchase recovered
organic waste products such as compost, fertilizers, biofuels and paper. California must reduce 50% of
organic waste landfill disposal by 2020, and 75% by 2025. In addition, by 2025, California must increase
edible food recovery by 20% for distribution to people in need. The state as a whole didn't meet the 2020
target. Enforcement will start in 2022. Noncompliance will face up to $10,000/day fines from 2024.
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1 IN 4 CALIFORNIANS
Besides equity issues, organic waste contributes to many environmental problems:
• Organics decompose in landfills releasing methane emissions of which a sizable fraction escape.l
According to CalRecycle, methane is "a short-lived climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than
carbon dioxide and a major contributor to climate change."
• Wasting food means wasting the water used to produce it, and the energy used to produce, transport
and dispose it, as well as the water and air pollution caused by these activities.
I propose an Organic Waste Reduction Campaign with three principles:
• Feed the Hungry
• Conserve Natural Resources
• Slow Down Climate Change
1 California Air Resources Board reports 8.63 million tons COzey annually escape from CA landfills.
PROPOSED CAMPAIGN ACTIONS:
1. Incorporate organic waste diversion as a multi -benefit initiative including feeding hungry people,
producing clean energy, and reducing climate and air pollution.
2. Immediately develop food recovery programs, which are especially important during the current
socioeconomical crisis:
a. Support and fund programs and organizations that rescue edible food and address food insecurity.
b. Collaborate with neighboring cities and county on public education programs to prevent and
reduce food waste in businesses and homes.
3. Adopt strong ordinances for rapid reduction of organic waste, including but not limited to:
a. Implement source separated collection programs with at least three containers: organic waste,
recyclables, and trash.
b. Develop zero waste goals and implementation plans.
4. Implement programs to reduce contamination of waste stream and increase recovery rates of all
recyclables and all organics.
a. Launch public education campaigns financed by increased trash fees as authorized by SB 1383.
b. Educate people, and support home and community composting that doesn't generate methane.
c. Regulate the use of pesticides and herbicides.
d. Regulate the use of single -use foodware that is plastic or contains PFAS (commonly known as
"forever chemicals").
5. Immediately adopt procurement policies that follow the State's Environmentally Preferred
Purchasing guide, and conduct public education on appropriate compostable products that support
organics diversion programs.
6. Require all anaerobic digestion and compost facilities report results of regular surveys for methane
leaks.
7. Regularly and prominently post progress reports online documenting the status of their efforts on
reducing contamination, increasing recovery rates, diminishing methane from all facilities including
landfills, purchasing of recycled products, etc.
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Maintain Records and
Report to CalRecycle
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