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September 26, 2018

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS WORKSHOP

Ci City o y of V Ventura ra Ce Cert rtified G Green B Business Since e 2013

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Located in: Ventura Gateway Address: 4990 Telephone Rd, Ventura, CA 93003 Phone: (805) 658-2828 Order: seamless, grubhub, doordash

AGENDA

Welcome Program Info: VCGB & VC Surfrider Legislative Outlook: & RMDZ Resources & Financing: Going Green on a Budget Q&A Testimony Panel Networking

SPEAK AKER INT NTRODU DUCTIONS NS

THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS AND ATTENDEES!

VIVIAN WANG VCREA & VC GREEN BUSINESS VCENERGY.ORG LAURA OERGEL OCEAN FRIENDLY PROGRAMS VENTURA.SURFRIDER.ORG LISA MCCULLOUGH, VC PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY INTEGRATED WASTE MGMT. DIVISION WWW.VCPUBLICWORKS.ORG DAVID GOLDSTIEN RMDZ PROGRAM WWW.VCPUBLICWORKS.ORG/RMDZ

VC Green Business Program

Vivian Wang

What Are We?

 The Ventura County Green

Business (VCGB) Program is a free certification program that assists small- to medium-sized businesses by implementing sustainable and cost-saving

• practices. It is part of the

California Green Business Network (CAGBN) and administered by the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance (VCREA).

What is VCGB?

The VCGB is implemented through the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance (VCREA), a Joint Powers Agency (JP A) composed of public agencies working together to address good energy stewardship and enhance the area we live in.

CA Green Business Network

• 35 programs and growing
• 3600+ recognized businesses
• 2000+ interested businesses
• New programs in the Central

Valley and S

• uthern

California (6 new programs since April)

• Over 70 certified businesses

in Ventura County

You Are in GOOD Company!

• S

ave Money

• Marketing edge over competition
• Builds customer trust and loyalty
• Recognition as a community leader
• Meet environmental achievements in:

 Energy Efficiency  Water Conservation  Waste Reduction and Recyclin  Pollution Prevention  Transportation

Perks for Certified Green Businesses

 Certificate (3 years)  VCGB Logo Window Cling  Digital VCGB Logo files  S

earch on CAGBN website (greenbusinessca.org)

 S

• cial Media

 Further recognition from

City and County

 EE/ Media Kit (TBA)  Envirosavings

Who Can Join?

Currently, Ventura County has 10 sectors!

Register

Complete

• nline

checklist Get Assistance Verification

It is easy to join… Participation is FREE!

Three-tiered System

 Participant  Certified  Innovator

Register with Online Application & Complete Online Checklist

https://greenbusinessca.org/resources/

Energy Efficiency

 Energy efficient lighting

(LEDs)

 FlexAlert.org  ENERGY S

TAR or EPEAT appliances

 365-day programmable

thermostat

 Power strips

Water Conservation

 Low-flow faucet aerators

and toilets

 Adj ust schedule of

irrigation system

 Drought-tolerant plants

for outdoor landscaping

 Cleaning practices – dry

sweep methods

Waste Reduction and Recycling

 Place recycling bins in most

common areas

 Purchase recycled-content

(office paper, towels, toilet paper napkins)

 Use reusable dishware  Reduce j unk mail  S

ign up for electronic billing

 Implement double-sided

printing

 No S

tyrofoam, plastic bags

Pollution Prevention

 Use low-toxic cleaning

products

 Use low-VOC inks  Eliminate use of chemical

• r aerosolized air

fresheners and deodorizers

 General best practices  Dispose chemicals and

toxic products properly

Transportation

 Employee commute options

• S

ecure bike storage

• Flexible schedule
• Public transportation
• Ride S

hare

 Fleet impacts

• Electric vehicles
• Hybrids

BECOME A CER

TIFIED

GREEN BUSINESS! 

Vivian Wang vivian.wang@ ventura.org (805) 654– 2507

Leigh Lain Walker leigh.walker@ ventura.org (805) 654-3887

VC Regional Energy Alliance vcrea.admin@ ventura.org

greenbusinessca.org

(805) 654– 3874

VC Surfrider Ocean Friendly Programs

Laura Oergel

• fr@ventura.surfrider.org

www.surfrider.org/programs/ocean-friendly-restaurants

Things you Need to Know

LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK

Lisa McCullough Environmental Resource Analyst

T

• pic s to Co ve r

 The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs”  Current solid waste and recycling state

mandates

 Solid waste services provided

T he E nviro nme nta l ABC’ s = T he 3 “Rs”

 Reduce

 Reuse  Recycle

T he E nviro nme nta l ABC’ s = T he 3 “Rs”

 Reduce – to cut back on what we use

T he E nviro nme nta l ABC’ s = T he 3 “Rs”

 Reuse – finding ways to use something

again

T he E nviro nme nta l ABC’ s = T he 3 “Rs”

 Recycle – converting waste materials into

new products/commodities

Environmental Benefits of The 3 “Rs”:

 Reduces waste  Conserves natural resources  Frees up landfill space, which reduces water pollution  Reduces air pollution (incineration)  Reduces energy usage

So lid Wa ste Ma nda te s

 Assembly Bill 939  Assembly Bill 341  Assembly Bill 1826  Senate Bill 1383

Asse mb ly Bill 939 (AB 939)

 The Integrated Waste Mgmt. Act of 1989

Asse mb ly Bill 939 (AB 939)

 The Integrated Waste Mgmt. Act of 1989  Local agencies (CA cities and counties) must

divert 50% of solid waste from landfills

262,000,000 T

• ns o f T

ra sh/ Ye a r

Asse mb ly Bill 341 (AB 341)

 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012)

Asse mb ly Bill 341 (AB 341)

 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012)  “Goal” of diverting 75% of solid waste from

CA landfills

Asse mb ly Bill 341 (AB 341)

 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012)  Goal of diverting 75% of solid waste from

CA landfills

 Businesses generating 4 cubic yards or more

• f solid waste per week must recycle

Asse mb ly Bill 1826 (AB 1826)

 Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016)

Asse mb ly Bill 1826 (AB 1826)

 Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016)  Organics (food and green waste) in the

landfill generates a pollutant, methane gas

Asse mb ly Bill 1826 (AB 1826)

 Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016)  Organics (food and green waste) in the

landfill generates a pollutant, methane gas

 Phases in organic recycling for businesses

• ver time, based on generation

Asse mb ly Bill 1826 (AB 1826)

Date Thresholds requiring organic waste recycling services

April 1, 2016 Businesses generating 8 cubic yards of organic waste per week January 1, 2017 Businesses generating 4 cubic yards of organic waste per week January 1, 2019 Businesses generating 4 cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week Summer/Fall 2021 *Businesses generating 2 cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week

(*May take effect if 2020 statewide organic waste disposal has not decreased to 50% of 2014 levels.)

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016)

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016)  CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016)  CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019  Penalties and fines outlined for agencies, but

also waste generators

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016)  CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019  Penalties and fines outlined for agencies, but

also waste generators

 Compliance goes into effect in 2022, but process

begins now

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Current focus for food-related organics:

Reduce & Reuse

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Current focus for food-related organics:

Reduce & Reuse

 Over-buying food, resulting in waste?

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Current focus for food-related organics:

Reduce & Reuse

 Over-buying food, resulting in waste?  Preparing too much food, resulting in waste?

Se na te Bill 1383 (SB 1383)

 Current focus for food-related organics:

Reduce & Reuse

 Over-buying food, resulting in waste?  Preparing too much food, resulting in waste?  Can you connect with a local food recovery

program for donating viable food?

So lid Wa ste Se rvic e s

So lid Wa ste Se rvic e s

 Where is your business located?

So lid Wa ste Se rvic e s

 Where is your business located?

 Connect with your city or county’s

environmental/sustainability dept.

So lid Wa ste Se rvic e s

 Where is your business located?

 Connect with your city or county’s

environmental/sustainability dept.

 Identify franchise hauler(s); rates may vary

So lid Wa ste Se rvic e s

 Where is your business located?

 Connect with your city or county’s

environmental/sustainability dept.

 Identify franchise hauler(s); rates may vary  Visit CalRecycle’s website:

www.calrecycle.ca.giv/Nav/GreenBusiness

Lisa McCullough

Environmental Resource Analyst

(805) 658-4320 lisa.mccullough@ventura.org www.vcpublicworks.org

Recycling Market Development Zone Program

David Goldstein, Ventura County RMDZ Administrator

Phone (805) 658-4312 Fax (805) 658-4324 Email David.Goldstein@ventura.org County of Ventura Public Works Agency Water and Sanitation Department Integrated Waste Management Division 800 S Victoria Ave #1650 Ventura, CA 93009-1650

Recycling Market Development Zone

Ventura County

Including the County of Ventura and the cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura

• David Goldstein

Market Development for Meeting Mandates

Topics

• Financing for Market Development

– Conventional: new Wells – Public: California Pollution Control Finance Authority- Industrial Development Bonds (CPCFA IDBs)

• Recycling Market Development Zones (RMDZs)

– Incentives – Strategy/Improvements

• Product Stewardship forces Market Development

– Full Circle, European examples – ROMA / Mattress Recycling Council/ Carpets

Conventional Finance of Market Development

“Remainder” is $100 billion for sustainable agriculture, recycling, conservation, and

• ther uses

Public Finance

• User, franchise, host, or tip fee surcharge
• Cap and trade funds
• Grants and loans from these fees
• No flow control, but contract route
• CPCFA, Industrial Development Bonds
• Cal Competes, R&D credit, Sales tax credit, FTZ

“Government says, ‘If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.’” - Reagan

Recycling Market Development Zones

• Following AB 939, grew to 40

zones in California

• Locally organized, state

designated, staffed by both, financed by tip fee surcharges

• Recyclestore, FACET, RCP, STAR
• Employment incentives: EDD,

ETP

• Business Planning: Waste

element plus SBDC

• Low interest loans: GHG and

RMDZ

RMDZ

Eligible: Private or non-profit Type: Primary processor or finished product producer Materials: Excludes metal, HHW, universal, material generated

• utside CA

Competition: Includes market development, not just landfill Project: Waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting Terms: 4% fixed, up to 15 years, 75% of project, up to $2m

EU Market Development

The European Commission seeks to transform the EU economy to a more circular one, by:

• Building standards to facilitate a single market for secondary raw materials in the EU,

particularly for plastics

• Encouraging industrial symbiosis, by harmonizing rules on by-products and end-of-

waste status

• Facilitating transport of waste between EU countries
• Investing in waste collection infrastructure, reverse logistics, sorting or recycling, and

new technologies

• Funding projects to recycle waste electronics, building materials, plastics and chemicals
• Revising EU regulations on fertilizers, to encourage return of organic wastes to soil
• Providing access to funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Stewardship promotes market development

• Euro: Duales System Deutschland
• ROMA
• Full Circle/ Aseptic Packaging
• Mattress/Carpet

 Recycle  Use  Transport  Manufacture  Development  Design  Concept

Product Stewardship

Follow up for Stewardship and Innovation

Product Stewardship Institute https://www.productstewardship.us/ National Stewardship Action Council Https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-stewardship-action-council Mattress Recycling Council http://mattressrecyclingcouncil.org/ https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/docs/cr/mattresses/annualreport/2017annualrpt.pdf Page 34 shows percent of “recycled” (collected) sent to landfill and incineration Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institute - Certification, education, design challenge https://www.c2ccertified.org/ Ventura County Recycling Market Development Zone David Goldstein david.goldstein@ventura.org (805) 658-4312 http://www.vcpublicworks.org/rmdz

Go Green On a Budget

RESOURCES & FINANCING

Resources for your business

Additional Resources: California Green Business Network greenbusinessca.org VC Surfrider Ocean Friendly Programs ventura.surfrider.org VCTC Commuter Program goventura.org/rideshare/ GreenBiz Media Greenbiz.com Green Drinks International Greendrinks.org

VENTURA.SCORE.ORG

BUSINESSPORTAL.CA.GOV

www.chamberalliance.biz

Small Business Develop Center

www.ventura.org/business-services

www.sba.gov www.calrest.org

Financing

Additional Programs: SCE EV CHARGE READY PROGRAM chargeready.sce.com EV for BUSINESSES & FLEETS driveclean.ca.gov CA CLEAN VEHIVLE REBATE PROJECT cleanvehiclerebate.org

Start Up Accelerator LAUNCHPAD.LA

gogreenfinancing.com/smallbusiness calrecycle.ca.gov/RMDZ

www.conservationfund.org

LAincubator.org

Energy Saving Measures Qualify via Three Pathways

1. Pre-Qualified Energy Saving Measure (ESM) List

• Includes any measure that qualifies for a deemed rebate through an IOU Program,

third party administered Program or REN, or CCA Program

2. IOU Custom Approved Measures

• Any measure already approved by an IOU, REN, or CCA custom program is

approved for financing 3. Professionally Certified Energy Saving Measures and Demand Response

Resource: gogreenfinancing.com/smallbusiness

City of Thousand O Oaks Certified G Green B Business, S Since 2013

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Location: North Ranch Business Plaza Address: 2955 E Hillcrest Drive, Ste 104, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Phone: (805) 497-3800

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Ventura C Certified ed G Green een B Busines ess, Since 2 e 2013 City of Thousand O Oaks Certified G Green B Business, S Since 2018

himalayacuisine.com

Location 1: Ventura Mission Plaza Center Address: 35 W Main St, Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: (805) 643-0795 Location 2: Thousand Oaks Sun Plaza Center Address: 720 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Phone: (805) 409-1041 Order: seamless, grubhub, doordash

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Oxnard C Certified ed Green en Busines ess, Since 2 e 2018

HoneyCup.net

Location: Channel Islands Harbor Address: 3500 S Harbor Blvd 1-105, Oxnard, CA 93035 Phone: (805) 204-0008

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