SLIDE 1
A LOOK AT OUR PAST YEARS SUCCESSES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ZERO WASTE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A LOOK AT OUR PAST YEARS SUCCESSES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ZERO WASTE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A LOOK AT OUR PAST YEARS SUCCESSES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ZERO WASTE RESOLUTION Early 2017 Local Task Force (LTF) establishes the Zero Waste North Bay Task Force (ZWTF) Sep 2018 ZWTF drafts a Zero Waste Resolution; adopted by
SLIDE 2
SLIDE 3
POLYSTYRENE ORDINANCE
Sep 2018 – Agency Staff unveils polystyrene model ordinance
Prohibits distribution and sale of polystyrene foam food service ware
Requires food providers to provide single-use straws and utensils upon request only
Optional section on fees for take-out service ware and credits for reusables
Sample contract and lease language for vendors doing business with jurisdictions Mar 2019 – Sebastopol adopts the polystyrene ordinance 91% 87% 69%
SLIDE 4
MANDATORY BUSINESS RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING
AB 341 sets a statewide 75% waste diversion goal and requires
commercial businesses to recycle
AB 1826 requires commercial businesses to compost their food
scraps and/or yard debris
For both laws, affected commercial businesses are those:
Producing 4 cy of solid waste a week
Includes for-profit and non-profit organizations, government offices, schools, and multifamily residential dwellings (≥ 5 units)
SLIDE 5
MANDATORY BUSINESS RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING
The Agency has been partnering with local haulers and jurisdictions for
education and compliance
Site visits, staff trainings, digital and print resources AB 341 Mandatory Recycling
89% of multifamily residential dwellings (MFD) are compliant or exempt
93% of commercial accounts are compliant or exempt AB 1826 Mandatory Composting
80% of multifamily residential dwellings (MFD) are compliant or exempt
77% of commercial accounts are compliant or exempt SONOMA GARBAGE COLLECTORS
SLIDE 6
SB 1383: SHORT
- LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANTS
50% reduction of organic material going to landfill by 2020 75% reduction of organic material going to landfill by 2025 No less than 20% of edible food must be recovered for human consumption by 2025 Regional group submitted two comment letters to CalRecycle in March and July 2019 Currently forming a working group to continue collaboration, with representatives from:
Jurisdictions
County and county agencies
Haulers
Composters
Food recovery organizations
SLIDE 7
OTHER UPDATES
Negotiations for the proposed compost facility are ongoing
See Terry Taylor’s presentation on compostable products Still looking for a location for a new potential HHW facility Plastic bag ban enforcement ongoing Launching the C&D Facility certification in 2019
SLIDE 8
LOOKING FORWARD
Developing battery recycling program to offer more locations Increasing public presence and outreach Researching future potential model ordinances, including cigarette butts, mandatory recycling/organics
at events, and single-use plastics
Ideas are welcome!
SLIDE 9