DATE: July 8, 2019
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
SB 1383: The Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Act - New Regulations to Reduce Methane Emissions from Organic Waste
RECOMMENDATION
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report and directs staff to send a comment letter to CalRecycle.
SUMMARY
In September 2016, Governor Brown signed SB 1383 establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in various sectors of California's economy. SB 1383 requires the state to reduce disposal of organic waste by 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025. The law grants CalRecycle the regulatory authority required to achieve the organic waste disposal reduction targets and establishes an additional target that not less than 20% of currently disposed edible food is recovered for human consumption by 2025.
CalRecycle is currently in the final stages of the SB 1383 rule-making process. The agency recommends jurisdictions begin preparing for SB 1383 implementation now as the regulation’s major components are not expected to change. In order to comply with SB 1383 regulations, the City of Hayward will need to update current commercial and residential waste management programs, adopt ordinances that mandate qualifying entities comply with CalRecycle regulations, establish enforcement protocol, and develop an edible food recovery program no later than January 1, 2022.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report