Department of Public Works

Zero Waste Strategic Plan

October 20, 2014

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Recommendations

1. Find Zero Waste Strategic Plan exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) 3 (General Rule)

2. Adopt draft Zero Waste Strategic Plan which describes 19 initiatives that will increase Pasadena’s waste diversion from area landfills to over 87 percent by year 2040

3. Adopt Zero Waste Resolution to commemorate City’s commitment to striving toward Zero Waste

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Plan Development

• Workshops>February 22, 2012 >May 24, 2012>August 22, 2012

• On-line survey>October 8, 2012 to

November 30, 2012• Social media

>Facebook>Twitter

• Initial draft plan>MSC: August 13,

2013>EAC: Sept. 17, 2013

• Updated draft plan>EAC: Sept. 16, 2014

Letter of support for adoption of Plan

>MSC: October 7, 2014 Recommendation for

Plan approval

• To City Council

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Community Outreach

• Advertisements >Pasadena Weekly >Pasadena Star News

• News releases • Flyers

>Public counters>PUSD students>Special events

• Outreach to Chamber of Commerce, RBOC, etc.

• City website• Environmental listserv

sites • E-mail blasts

>Council Field Reps>Stakeholders established

during General Plan process

>City employees• Social media

>Facebook >Twitter

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Initiative Development

• Zero Waste Plan – framework for achieving policy directions

• Initiative/program development will be collaborative with community stakeholders>Mini program reviews > Outreach plans>Specific costs

• Initiatives/programs will be brought forward for City Council consideration>Major programs or anticipated PAYT fee

impacts>Outreach to impacted stakeholders

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Initiative Development

Research alternatives & context

Kick-off Meeting with Stakeholders (residents, businesses, EAC & others)

Form Working Group of Stakeholders

Develop recommended implementation & costs

Present Working Group recommendation to City Council for consideration

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Guiding Policies/Context

• Pasadena signatory to United Nations Urban Environmental Accords (UEA)

• UEA diversion goals>75% by 2020>Zero waste by 2040

• Pasadena diversion rates>73% in 2010>75% in 2012

• Legislative mandates

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Guiding Policies/Context cont’d

• Legislation signed into law>AB 1594 – discontinues diversion credit for

green material used at landfill as ADC beginning 2020 Yard waste

»30% of single-family waste stream»8% of City-controlled waste stream»3% of Citywide diversion

Exploring organics processing facilities Exploring commingled yard & food waste

collection

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Guiding Policies/Context cont’d

• Legislation signed into law>AB 1826 – mandatory commercial organics

recycling beginning 2016 Opening franchise system to composting

haulers Exploring organics processing facilities Planning outreach to businesses generating

large quantities of organics

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Zero Waste

• Zero Waste ≠ 100% recycling• Zero Waste = Maximizing Diversion +

Minimizing Generation

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Waste Composition

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Waste Diversion Potential

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Zero Waste Plan Projected Diversion

Sector 2010 Baseline

Waste Generation

(tons)

ProjectedDiversion

(tons)

ProjectedDiversionIncrease

(%)

Single-family Residential 65,674 8,788 3.4%

Multifamily Residential 12,934 1,047 0.4%

Commercial 116,464 16,785 6.6%

Other 59,945 9,390 3.7%

Total 255,017 36,010 14.1%

Pasadena’s 2010 overall diversion 73.0%

TOTAL PROJECTED DIVERSION WITH ZERO WASTE INITIATIVES

87.1%

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Plan Features

• 19 program initiatives (p. 33)• Implementation timeframes (p. 33)

>Short-term: 2014 – 2017>Short to medium-term: 2014 – 2020>Medium-term: 2017 – 2020>Long-term: 2020 – 2040

• Next steps for 2014 – 2017 (pp. 20-30)• Detail on 2014 – 2017 schedule (p. 35)• 3-year reviews of Plan

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Road to Zero Waste

Short to Medium-term Initiatives2014-2020

10. Implement diversion programs for food scraps & other organics & compostables

11. Review Pay-As-You-Throw fee structure

12. Expand commercial & multifamily recycling

13. Optimize C&D waste diversion

Medium-term Initiatives2017-2020

14. Optimize waste diversion at City facilities

15. Implement composting at stadiums & large events

16. Develop Zero Waste business partnership program

17. Expand recycling in public areas

18. Optimize self-haul reporting & waste diversion

Long-term Initiatives2020-2040

19. Foster development of local & regional infrastructure for processing residual mixed waste (i.e., no market materials)

Short-term Initiatives2014-2017

1. Adopt Zero Waste Plan/resolution

2. Implement product & disposal bans (e.g., polystyrene food packaging)

3. Enhance educational outreach

4. Promote junk mail blocking, catalog & phone book opt-out

5. Expand product stewardship efforts & EPR policies

6. Enhance enforcement of anti-scavenging ordinance

7. Foster infrastructure development for processing food scraps, organics & compostables

8. Provide business technical assistance

9. Expand school programs

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Implementation Timeframe

Note: timeline not to scale2014 2017 2020 2040

10. Implement organics diversion programs

11. Review PAYT fee structure

12. Expand commercial & multifamily recycling

13. Optimize C&D waste diversion

1. Adopt Zero Waste Plan/resolution─2014

14. Optimize waste diversion at City facilities

15. Composting at large events

16. Zero Waste business partnerships

17. Public area recycling

18. Self-haul reporting & diversion

2. Product & disposal bans

3. Enhance outreach

4. Junk mail blocking

5. Extended producer responsibility

6. Anti-scavenging

7. Organics processing infrastructure

8. Business technical assistance

9. Expand school programs

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Zero Waste Strategic Plan

Questions?

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Polystyrene Food Packaging Project

Initiative 2. Product & disposal bans (e.g. Polystyrene Food Packaging) pp. 20 & 21

Timeframe: 2014 – 2017 (Target completion date December 31,

2015)

Next Steps:• Research other CA polystyrene food packaging bans• Research compostable alternatives to polystyrene food

containers • Organize stakeholder kickoff meeting & form working group

> Businesses > Polystyrene industry representatives

> Restaurants > Restaurant Association> Pasadena Chamber of Commerce > Environmental groups> Waste haulers/processors > Pasadena Public Health Department> Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC)

• Explore all sides of issue & options with working group