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State Requires Organics Recycling

AB 1826 was signed by Governor Brown on September 28, 2014. It places requirements on businesses, multi-family premises, and jurisdictions to divert organic waste from landfills. The focus of AB 1826 is on getting food waste, green waste, and non-hazardous wood waste out of our landfills. HF&H is providing the following brief summary of AB 1826, impacts on your jurisdiction and how HF&H can help you navigate the path to successful compliance.

 

 

Overview of AB 1826 Requirements

Obligations for organics recycling begin in 2016 and ramp up over 4 years as summarized in the table below.

 
 

Commencing January 1, 2016, jurisdictions will be required to perform ongoing activities including: education and outreach, compliance monitoring, notification to non-compliant businesses. Annual reporting back to CalRecycle will commence August 1, 2017.

What Action Does Your Jurisdiction Need to Take?

  1. Understand the requirements imposed by CalRecycle and develop an action plan.
  2. Offer businesses yard, wood, and food waste collection services, which may involve:
    1. Evaluating current contractor's proposed costs and related compensation impacts
    2. Developing customer rates for organics collection
    3. Negotiating contract amendment(s).
  3. Ensure that you have organics processing capability available.
  4. Prepare municipal code revisions or resolutions.
  5. Plan and manage ongoing public education and outreach activities to businesses and multi-family complexes.
  6. Conduct ongoing monitoring of businesses and multi-family complexes for compliance.
  7. Collect and maintain data for annual reports to CalRecycle.

HF&H Can Help You!

HF&H has been serving the municipal sector for over 25 years! We understand the challenges faced by jurisdictions when tasked with designing and implementing new programs. Let HF&H ensure that you can answer "YES!" to these questions: 

  1. Is your new program in compliance with AB 1826?
  2. Is your hauler's request for increased compensation legitimate and reasonable?
  3. Are the customer rates requested by your hauler fair and rational?
  4. Does your hauling contract amendment address all program and compensation aspects?
  5. Is sufficient processing capacity available for your jurisdiction's organics at a reasonable price?
  6. Are your businesses getting what they are paying for?
HF&H only works for municipalities. We do not work for hauling companies; therefore, you can rest assured that HF&H always has your jurisdiction's best interests in mind. Your success is our success!

Please call our offices to learn more about AB 1826 and how HF&H can help!!