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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP Report 5TASK 1 Jurisdiction will establish an agreement with the organic waste collection service provider. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 2 Jurisdiction will finalize and implement rate adjustments with waste haulers. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 3 In Progress. The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will distribute 344 organics recycling collection containers to all residential and multi-family customers currently without service. There are some Multifamily units still needing organics carts. Waste Management (WM) is in possession of the remaining carts needing to be delivered and has scheduled deliveries with the remaining HOAs. A March 1st deadline was given for the remaining multifamily unit cart deliveries. The City continues to meet with WM monthly to discuss progress and ensure compliance. Task will be completed by 3/1/2024. TASK 4 In Progress. The Jurisdiction will provide three-container waste collection service to all residential and multi-family customers that are not subject to an exemption or waiver from such service under 14 CCR sections 18984.11, 18984.12, or other provision of the Regulations, or are not an authorized self-hauler subject to the Jurisdiction’s ordinance requiring compliance with the requirements of section 18988.3. In implementing this container system, the Jurisdiction will ensure materials are sorted into the containers properly by generators. There are some Multifamily units still needing organics carts. Waste Management is in possession of the remaining carts needing to be delivered and has scheduled deliveries with the remaining HOAs. A March 1st deadline was given for the remaining multifamily unit cart deliveries. The City continues to meet with WM monthly to discuss progress and ensure compliance. Hauler provides education on proper sorting continuously in the form of a “welcome Packet” provided to new customers, educational billing inserts, and pamphlets available on their website. The City assists in educating residents and businesses on proper sorting through its monthly newsletter and resources available on its website. Task to be completed by 3/1/2024. TASK 5 The Jurisdiction will establish a system for documenting organic waste collection services for recordkeeping and reporting. The City has developed a program data disclosure form to consolidate required hauler program information into a single document (see attached). We obtain updated hauler customer records annually and keep copies in our Implementation Record files. The City issues permits to self-haul recyclers and requires quarterly reports to ensure their activities are compliant. The City, through hauler-provided records, maintains a list of all covered generators which is updated annually. Task Completed 7/1/2022 with updated documents as of 1/31/2024. TASK 6 The Jurisdiction will perform site visits or phone calls monthly to verify and evaluate whether businesses opting to self-haul organics are doing so. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 7 The Jurisdiction will compile a complete list of covered generators annually. Task completed 7/1/2022. TASK 8 The Jurisdiction has determined that route reviews will be used to monitor container contaminants. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 9 The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will develop a schedule for conducting route reviews. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 10 The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will conduct residential and commercial route reviews annually. Task completed 12/31/2024. TASK 11 The Jurisdiction will require and verify the hauler will complete an annual review of all routes. The City has confirmed that both haulers will perform route reviews annually and that 2023 route reviews have been completed. In addition to representatives sampling carts in the field, both haulers have camera monitoring on trucks that auditors pull video footage for contamination review and follow-ups with the customer. Haulers use a combination of cart tags, letters, emails, and personal visits to address contamination issues that include proper sorting information. Task completed 12/31/2024. TASK 12 The Jurisdiction will establish a system for notifying generators of violations. Haulers use a combination of cart tags, letters, emails, and personal visits to address contamination issues that include proper sorting information. Task Completed 12/31/2023. TASK 13 The Jurisdiction will perform container contamination minimization for all routes that are not subject to an exemption or waiver from such service under 14 CCR sections 18984.11 and 18984.12 (a) and (c), or are not an authorized self-hauler subject to the Jurisdiction’s ordinance requiring compliance with the requirements of section 18988.3. Task Completed 12/31/2023. TASK 14 The Jurisdiction will document methods to monitor container contaminants. The City has documented the contamination monitoring methods implemented by the two franchised haulers (see attached “Description of Contamination Monitoring Method”). Haulers perform the reviews, notify and educate generators, and provide data on contamination violations to the City. The city maintains records of violations and hauler minimization efforts for each violator. Task Completed 12/31/2023. TASK 15 The Jurisdiction will establish a system for documenting route reviews conducted and tracking the violations for recordkeeping and reporting. The City has documented the contamination monitoring methods implemented by the two franchised haulers. Haulers perform the reviews, notify and educate generators, and provide data on contamination violations to the City. The city maintains records of violations and hauler minimization efforts for each violator. To make this process more efficient, the City is transitioning to an online reporting system to streamline the collection of required data and format it into an actionable monthly report, consisting of accounts charged a contamination fee and containers collected as MSW due to contamination. Task Completed 12/31/2023. TASK 16 The Jurisdiction will begin documenting contamination minimization efforts and tracking number of violations. The City has documented the contamination minimization efforts implemented by the two franchised haulers. The city maintains records of violations and hauler minimization efforts for each violator. Task Completed 12/31/2023. TASK 17 The Jurisdiction will monitor commercial edible food generator compliance and enforce the commercial edible food generator requirements. The City has contracted out the SB1383 Edible Food Generator compliance component to Abound Food Care (AFC). AFC handles all education and outreach, food donation tracking, inspections, and technology support efforts for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 commercial edible food generators. AFC provides a monthly report to the City consisting of a quarterly summary of the food donated per generator. As of December 2023, all Tier 1 generators have written agreements in place, have reported tonnage either through contractors’ system or other internal format, and inspections have been completed. Posting of food recovery organizations in and around Diamond Bar has been posted on the City website and an updated list is in the queue after the larger review and updates of the City website have been completed. Task completed 8/1/2022. TASK 18 The Jurisdiction will educate commercial edible food generators. Abound Food Care handles all education and outreach, food donation tracking, inspections, and technology support efforts for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 commercial edible food generators. AFC provides a monthly report to the City Summarizing education and outreach efforts and food donated per generator. Task completed 7/1/2023. TASK 19 The Jurisdiction will increase commercial edible food generator access to food recovery organizations and food recovery services. A List of food recovery organizations in and around Diamond Bar has been posted on the City website and an updated list is in the queue after the larger review and updates of the City website have been completed. AFC focused its efforts on educating and providing resources to both Tier 1 and Tier 2 generators to comply with regulations. Task completed 12/31/2023. TASK 20 The Jurisdiction will conduct the following and provide the information necessary to comply with the requirements to CalRecycle and the County: a. Estimate the amount of all organic waste in tons that will be disposed by the county and jurisdictions within the county. b. Identify the amount in tons of existing, new, or expanded organic waste recycling infrastructure capacity, located both in the county and outside of the county that is verifiably available to the county and jurisdictions located within the county. c. Estimate the amount of new or expanded organic waste recycling facility capacity that will be needed to process the organic waste identified pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) in addition to the existing capacity identified in Subdivision (a)(3). Task completed through county survey. Task Completed 7/1/2022. TASK 21 In Progress. The Jurisdiction will annually procure a quantity of recovered organic waste products that meets or exceeds its current annual recovered organic waste product procurement target. Through the solid waste agreements, the City requires two mulch giveaway events, April and November of each year. During these events, Diamond Bar residents are allowed to take home free mulch. One 40-cy container is provided for each event. The City is working to procure the remaining recovered organic material to meet its target through partnerships with Walnut Valley Water District and others. Task to be completed 3/1/2024. TASK 22 In Progress. The Jurisdiction will identify additional procurement opportunities within its departments and divisions for expanding the use of recovered organic waste products. With the “Use of Recycled Material” section of the ordinance (3.24.110), the city can move forward with implementing recovered organic waste product procurement. Starting in early 2024, meetings will be held with each department to identify procurement opportunities and educate staff on documentation and data collection procedures. An administrative regulation to memorialize the specific SB1383 procurement requirements and procedures for each department will be developed and finalized concurrently with implementation efforts. Task to be completed 3/1/2024. TASK 23 In Progress. The Jurisdiction will meet regulatory procurement targets established by CalRecycle pursuant to 14 CCR section 18993.1; enforcement of this provision by CalRecycle will be consistent with the legislative directives in PRC section 42652.5 (a)(5)(B) and 42652.6, as amended in AB 1985 (R. Rivas, Chapter 344, Statutes of 2022). Task to be completed 3/1/2024.