REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
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Accept Rainbow Environmental Services' proposal for a Commercial Organic Waste Recycling Program including a 2.18% Commercial Trash Rate Adjustment
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Statement of Issue:
California's Mandatory Commercial Organics recycling law (AB 1826) requires businesses that generate a specified amount of food and other organic waste material per week to arrange for recycling service for that material. Currently there is no rate component in the commercial waste disposal rates to accommodate this State mandated service. Rainbow Environmental Services (Rainbow) is proposing an Organic Waste Recycling Program (Program) that includes a 2.18% increase in all commercial trash collection rates effective September 1, 2018.
Financial Impact:
Commercial trash service is arranged, invoiced, and collected directly from the customer by Rainbow. There is no direct expense to the city for this commercial organic waste program.
Recommended Action:
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Accept Rainbow Environmental Services' proposal for Organic Waste Recycling program to comply with AB 1826.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not accept Rainbow Environmental Services' proposal for the Organic Waste Recycling program. Direct staff to proceed accordingly. This alternative will delay program implementation.
Analysis:
The State has identified decomposing organic wastes in California landfills as a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Californians landfill more than 30 million tons of solid waste annually and approximately 30% of that material is organic material that could be recycled through composting and conversion to energy. As defined in the statute, organic waste includes food waste and food-soiled paper waste along with more traditional compostable materials such as yard waste and land...
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