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CC 10-05-2021 Item No. 11 Waste Reduction Ordinance_Staff PresentationOctober 5, 2021 Ordinance to Mandate Organic Waste Reduction per SB 1383 CC 10-05-2021 Item No. 11 •Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy for California •Reduces food and other organics going to landfill •Statewide goals: •75% reduction of organics to landfill by 2025 •20% increase in recovered edible food •Most sweeping set of regulations in 30 years •Specific required actions (instead of just targets) What is SB 1383? •Organics in the landfill generate methane •Methane is 72x more potent than CO2 •Landfills are 3rd largest source of methane in CA •Methane contributes to climate change in CA •Californians throw away a lot of food •1 in 8 Californians are food insecure •18% of what Californians throw away is food, much of it still edible •About half of what Californians throw away is organics Why SB 1383? What does SB 1383 require? •Organics collection service already available to all customers, including multi-family dwellings (since 2018) •Businesses may qualify for exemptions – e.g., de minimis •Food recovery being coordinated at County level: •Outreach to Tier 1 and Tier 2 generators •Capacity planning •Regional model ordinance language •Outreach began over a year ago, continues Is Cupertino ready to comply with SB 1383? •Franchise agreement negotiation process (approved Dec 2020) anticipated SB1383 •Includes shared responsibilities for auditing and education •Includes assurances of adequate processing capacity •Anticipated additional staffing needs •Negotiation process included outreach that highlighted requirements needed for SB1383 Good Timing: New Franchise Agreement •City must acquire “for use or giveaway” large amounts of compliant materials based on population •Obligation applies to cities and counties – not residential or commercial customers •Market building purpose •Will be addressed in future policy – update to existing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy Procurement - Compost, Mulch, Electricity, Renewable Gas Still strategizing for compliance •Exploring with SVCE and ABAG: electricity and gas •Working with CIP group to include compliant compost and mulch in specs •Exploring regional partnerships for agricultural use Procurement - Market Building for Compost, Mulch, Electricity, Renewable Gas •Impacts all City departments and types of paper •Paper products must have recycled content and be themselves recyclable •We have some choice regarding price sensitivity and performance •City must keep detailed records for CalRecycle •Will also appear in future policy – updated EPPP Procurement – Recycled-Content Paper •2020 Franchise agreement process – Chamber, customers, web page •SB1383 web page with requirements listed for all: •cupertino.org/sb1383 •Visited all Tier 1 businesses re: food recovery •Met with property management company for 5 large apartment complexes, did site visits •Additional outreach planned, beginning with those businesses that do not have organics service yet Outreach Education and Enforcement Timeline •Model ordinance language provided by CalRecycle to assist jurisdictions •Proposed ordinance before you incorporates the bulk of that model, customized for Cupertino •Current mandatory commercial organics section 6.24.037 will be replaced •Edits to other sections for clarity •Addition of many new defined terms •New section 6.24.038 for food recovery Use of CalRecycle Model Language •If approved tonight, second reading is tentatively scheduled for October 19, 2021 •If adopted, effective date is 1/1/2022 Next Steps Questions?