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
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