RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director to develop and submit to California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) an action plan to achieve Assembly Bill 1826 compliance in unincorporated County franchised areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. All staff time and materials to develop and submit the plan will be covered by solid waste collection franchise fees.
BACKGROUND:
AB 1826, Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe), as enacted October 2014 (Chesbro, Chapter 727, Statues of 2014), requires businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016, depending on the amount of waste they generate per week. Currently, the law requires businesses that generate more than two cubic yards of waste per week to recycle their organic waste.
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