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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the 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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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 AND CONFORM WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY'S ORGANICS REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ORDINANCE
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, the City of Alameda (City) is a member of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (WMA) a joint powers agency comprised of all the cities in Alameda County, the County, and two sanitary districts; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2021 the WMA adopted the Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance (ORRO), Ordinance 2021-02; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2021, the City adopted Ordinance 3310 to comply with SB 1383 and conform with the ORRO; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2022, the City entered into an agreement with the WMA to carry out various responsibilities in connection with the City's compliance with the SB 1383 regulations and the Alameda Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the AMC is necessary to align the penalties for violation of the City's solid waste and recycling requirements ...
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