2021-02-03 City Council Item No. 5.2 State Mandatory Commercial Recycle Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsState Mandatory Commercial Recycling Update
Chris Gehrki, Management Analyst
February 3, 2021
OUTLINE
•BACKGROUND –AB 341 and AB 1826
•BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLAN
•SB 1383
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BACKGROUND
•Landfills have been targeted as key sources of
greenhouse gas emissions
•State passed a series of laws aimed at reducing
the quantity of waste being sent to landfills
•Waste Management has worked to implement
these laws for several years and are now ready
for the City to help with noncompliance
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BACKGROUND
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AB 341 & AB 1826
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•Save money by reducing disposal
costs
•Create recycling related jobs
•Target greenhouse gas emissions
from landfills
•Contract with WM
•Donate, sell and/or make
other arrangements for
pickup of the recycling
•Self-haul
•Request exemption
BUSINESS COMPLIANCE OPTIONS
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WM EFFORTS
•Mailed out letters to businesses not compliant with AB 341 and AB
1826
•Offered and conducted free site audits to help customers find the
right services
•Mailed out information regarding state mandates in commercial
invoices
•Presented at Chamber events
•Managed educational booths at community events
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BUSINESS OUTREACH 8
•BUSINESS FLYER TO BE MAILED BY
MID-FEBRUARY
•VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH
COMMERCIAL CENTERS
•OUTREACH THROUGH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
•MENIFEE MATTERS
Questions for
Commercial
Recycling?
•Organic waste includes green waste, food waste, fibers such as paper and
cardboard
•Requires education and outreach on organics recycling
•Builds upon mandatory commercial organics recycling law
•Requires Californians to reduce organic waste disposal by 50% by 2020 and
75% by 2025
SB 1383 OVERVIEW
MANDATORY RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS RECYCLING
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•Redirecting perfectly edible food that is being disposed of to feed the hungry
•For every 2 ½ tons of food rescued, it is equivalent to 1 car off the
road
•Will reduce levels of GHG emissions that impact climate change
SB 1383 BENEFITS
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IMPLEMENTATION
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TOTAL CUSTOMER W/O GW
AREA OF MENIFEE CUSTOMER COUNT GO-LIVE IN 2021
MENIFEE (CITY PROPER)2,057 Q1
CANYON LAKE/QUAIL VALLEY 1,256 Q2
ROMOLAND/WINCHESTER (MEN EAST)1,471 Q3
SUN CITY (SENIOR AREA)6,243 Q4
TOTAL 11027
11,027
•GW Bin Roll-Outs
•Education &
Outreach
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU.