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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 21 (Solid Waste and Recycling) to Comply with Senate Bill 1383, Conform with Franchise Agreement, and Implement Strategy Four of Alameda's Zero Waste Implementation Plan Update. (Public Works 26141630/26241631)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _____
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AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 21 (SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING) TO COMPLY WITH SENATE BILL 1383, CONFORM WITH FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGY FOUR OF ALAMEDA'S ZERO WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, in 2008, the City Council approved the Local Action Plan for Climate Protection that included zero waste initiatives as key strategies for reaching the City's goal to reduce the Citywide greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2020; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, the City adopted a Zero Waste Implementation Plan to achieve its goal of zero waste, 89 percent diversion, by 2020; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, Senate Bill (SB) 1383 was signed into law to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, including methane from landfills, and requires jurisdictions to implement measures, set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to SB 1383 in the California Code of Regulations, to reduce the amount of organic material deposited in landfills; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City adopted the Zero Waste Implementation Plan Update (ZWIP Update) that included five strategies to meet the City's zero waste goal; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1 2021, the City entered into a Franchise Agreement with Alameda County Industries AR, Inc. (ACI) for Collection, Transportation and Processing of Alameda's Municipal Solid Waste, R...
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