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Home My WebLink AboutCM Amendment to the San Rafael Municipal Code Regarding Recycling of Organic Waste to Comply with Senate Bill 1383 PPTOrdinance To Amend The San Rafael Municipal Code Refuse Chapter To Comply With Senate Bill 1383 San Rafael City Council February 22, 2022 Overview SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Tonight’s Presentation: 1.SB 1383 Overview 2.Requirements and Municipal Code Update 3.Procurement Planning 4.Implementation Plan 5.Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance Mandatory Recycling & Composting Senate Bill 1383 SLIDE 3 SB 1383 BACKGROUND What Are Organics? •Yard clippings and vegetative matter •Leftover food scraps •Food soiled paper, such as coffee filters and pizza boxes •Clean paper and cardboard (collected as recyclables) City’s program includes collection and composting for organics SLIDE 4 THAT ’S TWO-THIRDS OF OUR WASTE STREAM! CALIFORNIA GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 20-23 MILLION TONS OF ORGANIC WASTE EVERY YEAR Food 18% Other Organics 19% Lumber 12%Paper 18% NON- ORGANIC WASTEEDIBLE FOOD IN CALIFORNIA, MILLIONS ARE FOOD INSECURE CALIFORNIA THROWS AWAY 5.6 MILLION TONS OF FOOD WASTE EVERY YEAR! 1 IN 8 CALIFORNIANS 1 IN 5 CHILDREN Organic Waste Is the Largest Waste Stream in CA SB 1383 Background SLIDE 5 Landfilled Organic Waste Emits Methane Gas A Super Pollutant More Powerful than C02 Methane Gas Contributes to Climate Change in California Climate Change Negatively Impacts California SB 1383 Background SLIDE 6 •Unfunded State Mandate •Extensive local government requirements & requirements on businesses •Sets Statewide targets for organics recovery efforts •Builds on AB 1826 to incrementally reduce disposal of organic waste •Requires ALL generators to be provided organic waste recycling services •Edible food recovery & procurement •CALGreen & MWELO Senate Bill 1383: Short Lived Climate Pollutants Act SB 1383 Background SLIDE 7 Provide Organics Collection to All Monitor Compliance and Conduct Enforcement Secure Access to Edible and Recycling Food Recovery Capacity Procure Recyclable and Recovered Organic Products Establish Edible Food Recovery Program Conduct Education & Outreach to Community Most requirements match and expand upon AB 1826 Local Agency Responsibilities SB 1383 Background SLIDE 8 Have organics service Back-Haul or Self-Haul organics Apply for a waiver and/or Organics Collection Service – Business & Multi-Family Compliance SB 1383 Background SLIDE 9 Qualifying businesses Recover maximum amount of edible food Need a contract/written agreement with a food recovery organization Maintain records City to coordinate with regional stakeholders Edible Food Recovery SB 1383 Background SLIDE 10 Compliance Monitoring Businesses and Multi-Family Tier 1 and Tier 2 classifications Route Reviews Lid flips, hauler audits Violations Beginning in 2024, violations may result in notice and potentially issuance of fines Inspections and Enforcement SB 1383 Background SLIDE 11 Why update? •SB 1383 requires cities to have an enforceable mechanism Changes to Municipal Code include: •Mandatory recycling and organics service •Waivers for lack of space, no organics •Self haul regulation •Noticing for contamination •Edible food recovery requirements CITY MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE SLIDE 12 MSS Services⎻Compliance review for all accounts⎻Container Compliance⎻Outreach and education for all generators⎻Route Reviews⎻Evaluation of waivers⎻State reporting City⎻Recordkeeping & reporting to CalRecycle⎻Coordinated Outreach, Engagement, and Education⎻Procurement⎻Issuance of Notices of Violation and penalties Responsibilities As Proposed… CITY / HAULER RESPONSIBILITIES Procurement Requirements & Planning SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 13 Procurement Requirements SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Creating a circular economy through: 1) City procurement of recycled paper products 2) City procurement of recycled organics products Recycled Paper Products SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Requirement: •All paper must contain 30% postconsumer recycled content •Must be recyclable Status: •City is currently meeting requirement Recycled Organic Products SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Requirement: •Procure 3,079 tons of recycled organics products per year Status: •CMSA anaerobic digestor makes up >1% of target •Need to obtain ~136 semi-trucks of mulch per year Studies & Grants: •CalRecycle Local Assistance Grant •Marin Biomass Project Next Steps and Implementation SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 17 Capacity Planning SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Capacity Planning SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Local Renewable Energy De-Packaging System Community Engagement SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Web Direct Mail Newsletters CBO’s MSS Billings Direct Assistance Community Engagement SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Web Direct Mail Newsletters CBO’s MSS Billings Direct Assistance Reporting and Enforcement SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 Key Milestones SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 City Municipal Code Update via Ordinance⎻March 7, 2022: second reading and adoption⎻Ordinance takes effect April 6, 2022* MSS Franchise Agreements Amendment adopted by Council December 2021 Reporting Requirements⎻Implementation report to State on April 1, 2022⎻First annual report October 1, 2022⎻Annual reports each August 1st Enforcement begins January 1, 2024⎻Tier 2 Edible Food Generators required to donate Summary & Public Hearing SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 24 City Council Recommendation Conduct Public Hearing and Pass to Print with the Following Additions as Amendments: 9.19.110 Collection containers. B. Except as otherwise provided by the city’s franchise agreement with the authorized collector,each dwelling unit shall be required to have a minimum garbage service of one (1) thirty-two (32) gallon cart for garbage collection; one (1) thirty-two (32) gallon cart for recyclable materials collection; and one (1) thirty-two (32) gallon cart for organic materials collection. Except in the case of multifamily dwellings of more than four (4) dwelling units, no two (2) or more dwelling units shall share communal waste collection services or approved collection containers except with the permission of the authorized collector. Ordinance To Amend The San Rafael Municipal Code Refuse Chapter To Comply With Senate Bill 1383 San Rafael City Council February 22, 2022 Summary & Public Hearing SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 26 City Council Recommendation Conduct Public Hearing and Pass to Print with the Following Changes as Amendments: Title Replace: Chapter 9.19 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY With new Ordinance Title: Chapter 9.19 REFUSE AND RECYCLED MATERIALS COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY Summary & Public Hearing SB 1383 Municode Update February 22, 2022 27 City Council Recommendation Conduct Public Hearing and Pass to Print with the Following Additions as Amendments: 9.19.050 Prohibited accumulation and disposal. Except as authorized in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to: Add new #4: 4. Deposit any prohibited container contaminants in a garbage container, recycling container, or organics container.