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Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 21 (Solid Waste and Recycling) to Comply with Senate Bill 1383 and Conform with Alameda County Waste Management Authority's Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance. (Public Works 26141630/26241631)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 16, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3310 to update Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Chapter 21 Solid Waste and Recycling to comply with Senate Bill (SB) 1383 and conform with the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's (StopWaste) Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance (ORRO). The code update designated StopWaste to implement and enforce specific requirements related to solid waste and recycling education and outreach, organic waste collection, and edible food recovery. At this time, a minor update to the code is needed to allow continued enforcement by StopWaste. This Ordinance would revise the penalty amounts in Chapter 21 of AMC to align with SB 1383 and the ORRO.
BACKGROUND
In 2016, SB 1383 was signed into law to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, including methane. To reduce methane emissions from landfills, SB 1383 established a statewide target to reduce organic waste disposal by 75 percent from 2014 levels by 2025. The law also requires the State to increase edible food recovery by 20 percent by 2025.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery's (CalRecycle) implementing regulations for SB 1383 went into effect January 1, 2022. Jurisdictions were required to adopt an ordinance, or similarly enforceable mechanism, consistent with the regulatory requirements by January 1, 2022.
To establish a uniform and comprehensive countywide effort and assist jurisdictions with SB 1383 compliance, StopWaste developed a countywide Ordinance, referred to as the ORRO. On July 28, 2021, the StopWaste Board adopted the ORRO, Ordinance 2021-02.
On November 16, 2021, the Cit...
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