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DATE: February 27, 1990
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AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented y:
John E. Medina
SUBJECT: UCLA'S INTEGRAT D WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
STUDY FOR THE C TY OF SANTA CLARITA
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
BACKGROUND V
At their November 14, 1989 Council Meeting, the UCLA Municipal Solid Waste
Management Certificate Program presented its initial assessment of what waste
management elements should be addressed by the Study on Santa Clarita's Waste
Stream.
The UCLA class has now completed its findings and recommendations and is here
tonight to highlight this information. Additionally, they are prepared to
respond to questions posed to them on the entire report by the City Council or
Staff.
The class Professor. is Eugene Tsing. The report will be presented by Ann Baba,
Study Coordinator, and Paul Waters, Visual Communications Coordinator, with
members of the class.available for question on their respective topics.
The Classes' Executive Summary of the Report essentially lists the Studies'
recommendations on how the City should approach its waste management plan as
required by AB 939. City staff finds many of these recommendations enlightening
and innovative and has highlighted some of them below.
Source Reduction
The Study recommends a variable "can rate system" whereby residents would pay
various collection fees depending on the amount of garbage disposed by
residents.
Recycling
With regard to residential recycling they recommend a comingling collection
system. This is, all recyclables would be placed into an individual
resident's bin for collection by a private contractor and taken to a Materials
Recovery Facility -(MRF) for further separation and distribution to buyers.
It is recommended that commercial recycling be mandatory and be collected by a
private hauler to pick up recyclable materials.
Public Affairs and Education
The Study recommends education through public awareness.
reduction and recycling curriculum should be integrated
school subiects.
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Composting
The Study recommends establishing composting options of collecting composting
materials at collection points and developing education programs for home
composting.
Miscellaneous
The Study recommends a variety of thought-provoking waste strategies which
include city sponsored households hazardous waste roundups, mandatory waste
management class for residents guilty of violating waste management laws,
banning polystyrene if a polystyrene recovery program is not successful,
mandatory waste audits for businesses, and the installation of an integrated
waste management "Hotline."
RECOMMENDATIONS
Receive the report, direct the Citizen Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste
Management to review and comment on it and report back to the City Council when
the Committee's final report is due.
ATTACHMENTS
Outline for Slide Presentation
Executive Summary
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Integrated Waste Management Study Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
ExecutiveSummary ................................................................................................... i -ix
Integrated Waste Management - Overview ................................... Section A ..........1-6
Infrastructure...................................................................................Section B .......... 1-3
Waste Characterization, Study .......................................................Section C ........ 1-25
Source Reduction...........................................................................Section D ........ 1-20
Residential Recycling.....................................................................Section E ........ 1-19
Commercial Recycling.................................................................... Section F ........1-21
Composting.....................................................................................Section G .......... 1-9
Household Hazardous Waste........................................................Section H ........ 1-16
Special Wastes................................................................................ Section I ............ 1-4
Materials Recovery Facility Siting Criteria.....................................Section J ......... 1-46
Rail-Haul..........................................................................................Section K .......... 1-5
Public Affairs and Education..........................................................Section L ........... 1-6
Project Team Members..................................................................Section M .........1-9
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I. STUDY ACTIVITIES
A. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension and Browning-Ferris Industries
(BFI) conducted a residential waste characterization study of the City of Santa Clarita to
provide data to help determine the feasibility of waste diversion programs.
B. Study participants reviewed available information concerning current waste diversion
technology, giving suggestions specific to the City to help meet the mandates of Assembly Bill
939 (AB 939).
C. Areas reviewed:
■ Integrated Waste Management and AB 939
■ Infrastructure of the City
■ Residential Waste Characterization
■ Source Reduction
■ Residential Recycling
■ Commercial Recycling
■ Composting
■ Household Hazardous Waste
■ Siting Criteria
■ Rail -Haul
Public Affairs and Education
II. FINDINGS
A. The residential waste composition by weight is:
Commodity Percentage
Total Paper
27.8%
Yard Waste
19.3%
Total Glass
4.1%
Total Metals
2.9%
Other Waste
41.5%
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B. Total wastestream from Santa Clarita is 224,300 tons per year (TPY) from the following
sources:
■ Residential — 116,800 TPY
■ Commercial - 32,500 TPY
■ Construction and Demolition — 75,000 TPY1
C. The only current commercial recycling programs in Santa Clarita are the Old Corrugated
Cardboard (OCC) recovery programs in the major chain stores.
III. RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Materials Recovery Facility
1. In order to fully comply with the requirement of AB 939, this study recommends the
construction of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). This facility must have a capacity of
700 tons/day (TPD) with capacity for expansion.
B. Source Reduction
1. VARIABLE CAN RATE: Santa Clarita should implement a variable can rate system of
garbage collection. City residents would purchase garbage tags, tagging each garbage
can. These tags would be collected at the time of refuse pickup.
2. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: Public institutions in Santa Clarita for which the City currently
pays waste disposal bills should receive monetary compensation for reductions in their
wastestreams.
3. POLYSTYRENE: Santa Clarita needs a recycling plan for polystyrene by 1992. Should a
successful plan not be in effect by then, Santa Clarita should impose a polystyrene ban.
4. SHOPPING BAGS: By 1992, the City should either encourage or require supermarkets to
discontinue use of plastic shopping bags not made from at least 25% recycled plastic
content. Currently, the City should require that markets give customers paper bags
unless they specifically request plastic bags.
5. NEW DEVELOPMENT OR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS: The City should pass an
ordinance tying new development or building improvements to a number of conditions.
Santa Clarita should require permit applicants to use xeriscape gardening (using plants
that consume little water, shed few leaves, and require little fertilizers and pesticides) and
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to designate specific areas of their property for storage of recyclable items (as required by
AB 1550).
6. WASTE AUDIT: Businesses in Santa Clarita should conduct periodic waste audits to
categorize and quantify the toxicity and volumes of their waste.
7. CURRICULUM INTEGRATION: An educational program in local schools should integrate
source reduction and recycling concepts into the curriculum of other subjects.
8. HOTLINE: The City should have an Integrated Waste Management Hotline with
information ranging from gardening tips that inform people about xeriscape gardening to
tips on backyard composting.
9. DIRECT MARKETING CIRCULARS: Inform Santa Clarita residents that they can write to
the Direct Marketing Association and be assured that their name will not be added to any
new mailing lists.
10. PRICE PREFERENCE: The City should give price preferences to environmentally friendly
products and by other practices that show leadership in waste reduction (eg., using
duplex copiers and printing on recycled paper that carries the label printed on recycled
paper).
11. DINNERWARE: The City should set an example by not purchasing paper or plastic cups
or dinnerware for food consumed in city hall, at City functions, or at events sponsored by
the City.
C. Residential Recycling
PHASED MANDATORY: Santa Clarita should implement a phased mandatory recycling
collection program for its 28,000 single family homes, based on a combination of the
programs listed below. The program should include:
a. TIN, ALUMINUM, GLASS, PLASTIC, METALS, MOTOR OIL: Commingled collection of
tin and aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles (possibly HDPE and polystyrene)
and scrap metals. Use 22- to 25 -gallon collection containers. Collect used motor oil
in a separate container.
b. NEWSPAPER AND -CARDBOARD: Commingled collection of newspaper and
cardboard. If market develops, add mixed paper. Use 22- to 25 -gallon containers.
c. WEEKLY COLLECTION: Collect recyclables weekly on same day as refuse pickup.
d. BULKY GOODS: Special pickup of bulky goods for recycling.
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e. HAULER: Collection by a private company on a contract basis.
2. MULTI -FAMILY UNITS: Santa Clarfta should implement a recycling collection to serve the
15,000 mufti -family units within the city limits. The program should include:
a. TIN, ALUMINUM, GLASS, PLASTIC, METALS: Commingled collection of tin and
aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles (possible HDPE and polystyrene), scrap
metals. Use 90 -gallon collection containers.
b. NEWSPAPER AND CARDBOARD: Commingled collection of newspaper and
cardboard. If market develops, add mixed paper. Use 90 -gallon containers.
c. COLLECTION: Collect recyclables weekly.
3. PROCESSING CENTER: Santa Clarita and the existing buy-back center should research
the possibility of its use as a processing center for collections from residential recycling
collections.
4. CITY DECISIONS: The City should pass anti -scavenging ordinances and select a funding
mechanism.
D. Commercial Recycling
1. MANDATORY: Santa Clarita should implement a mandatory commercial recycling
program.
2. SOURCE SEPARATION: The City should issue a request for proposal (RFP) and contract
with a private hauler to collect the following source -separated material for processing at a
MRF:
■ Old corrugated cardboard
■ Ferrous metal
■ Wood waste
■ High-grade paper
■ Yard waste
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3. AVENUES OF PROMOTION: The City needs to assume responsibility for the promotion of
commercial recycling and procurement. A variety of areas serves as avenues of
promotion, including:
■ Chamber of Commerce
■ The Valencia Industry Association
■ Business newspapers
■ Public service announcements (PSA's)
■ Business community events
■ Building management companies
4. EDUCATIONAL ISSUES: The following are issues to incorporate in educational programs
and convey to the commercial community:
■ The City's landfill crisis/situation
■ Mandate of AB 939 landfill diversion
■ Santa Clarita's commercial waste generation in TPY
■ Commercial community's responsibility as a steward of the entire community
■ Benefits, both environmental and economical, of recycling
5. FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS: Before issuing building permits, Santa Clarita
might require that proposed commercial structures incorporate recycling capability.
E. Composting
The following actions for composting will reduce yard waste going to landfills:
1. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Define core issues that a citizens' advisory committee
must address.
2. RESOURCES: Enlist a network of resources:
a. The body of published information, periodicals
b. People and groups involved in the field
3. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR: Appoint aN Integrated Waste
Management Coordinator, with an adequate budget.
4. SURVEYS: Conduct local surveys and waste characterization studies.
5. PEER -MATCH: Explore peer -match program (National Recycling Congress).
6. REDUCTION OPTIONS: Give waste reduction options special attention.
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7. BACKYARD: Develop backyard composting programs and block leadership.
8. COLLECTION OPTIONS: Develop collection options for yard wastes and recyclables.
■ Curbside collection of separated yard wastes
■ Make available drop-off centers for yard wastes
9. FUEL: Develop markets for compost and wood as fuel.
10. TOWN/FARM: Explore and develop town/farm interface:
a. for markets for soil amendments
b. for partners in composting, processing and marketing
c. for waste exchange opportunities
11. FOOD WASTE: Consider food waste alternatives:
a. waste reduction, improving market balance
b. composting residues close to sources
12. COMPOST TRAINING: Establish training programs in compost -related activities:
a. waste handlers
b. teachers
c. block leaders
d. landscapers, yard maintenance staff, tree crews
13. LONG-TERM OPTIONS: Begin study of long-term options for:
a. aerated static pile composting systems
b. in -vessel composting systems
c. digester systems for bio -fuel production
d. municipal waste composting
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F. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
1. The City should do the following:
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a. FEE: Add a fee of 25-50¢/ton on MSW going to the landfills to defray the HHW
program costs.
b. SUBSIDIZE: Apply for a state grant to subsidize the start-up of the HHW collection
program.
c. HHW COLLECTION/DISPOSAL CENTER: Negotiate with the county to pay for the
construction of a permanent HHW collection/disposal center, near a transfer station,
MRF, or the landfill.
2. The City or County should:
a. EXPENSES: The City should supply the labor and insurance expenses.
b. PROCESS AND TREATMENT: County health services should subsidize and
supervise the collection and disposal of HHW and process treatment of HHW.
c. STORAGE FACILITY: The City or County should permit a treatment, storage or
disposal facility (TSDF), patterned after the San Bernardino County facility.
d. MONTHLY COLLECTIONS: Organize monthly City HHW collection activity through
the fire, -sheriff, and public works departments.
3. Business groups should do the following:
a. SPONSOR: Sponsor the City's monthly HHW collection activity and expenses.
b. DROP-OFF POINTS: Cooperate with the City to become drop-off points for HHW
collection.
c. INFORMATION: Sponsor and distribute HHW disposal and substitution information.
d. WORKSHOPS: Conduct with waste disposal contractors HHW workshops for the
community.
e. EXCHANGE INFORMATION: Exchange and distribute HHW information obtained
through trade associations, parent company, and other resources.
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4. A Citizens Group Should do the following:
a. PROMOTE PARTICIPATION: Organize activities in schools, churches, and other civic
assemblies to promote participation in HHW disposal.
b. FEE: Agree to pay the HHW fee collected by the City.
c. SCHOOLS: Promote an environmental awareness program through the local school
district.
d. TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE: Help the City by conducting consumer phone
assistance for HHW handling and disposal, and for an HHW survey.
e. MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION: Develop and collect information for material substitution
in order to reduce HHW. Distribute information through the City's utility bill mailings.
G. Special Wastes
1. WASTE SURVEY: The City of Santa Clarita should perform an Industrial Waste Survey.
2. WASTE AUDITS: The City should audit companies to verify survey results.
3. ANNUAL WASTE AUDITS: The City should require industrial/commercial operations to
perform waste audits on an annual basis to facilitate future reporting requirements.
4. MARKET DEVELOPMENT: The City should assist in market development for sludge and
composted sludge products.
5. REGIONAL FACILITY: The City should consider the development of a regional sludge
compost facility.
H. Rail -Haul
1. NOT A CURRENTLY VIABLE OPTION: Due to cost, rail -haul is not a currently viable
option, though it may be in the future.
2. MRF NEAR AN EXISTING RAIL -LINE: Santa Clarita should consider construction of a MRF
near an existing rail line. Whenever Los Angeles County implements a waste -by -rail
system, Santa Clarita can use the facility as the intermodal yard for hauling waste -by -rail.
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I: Public Affairs and Education
1. PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN: Implement a sustained, high profile public promotion
campaign for source reduction and recycling targeting residential, commercial, light
industrial and institutional sectors.
2. FOCUS SESSIONS: Hold community focus sessions that would formulate promotional
considerations of an IWM program.
3. ADVERTISING: Public advertising increases awareness of the importance of IWM.
Advertising should include:
■ public participation
■ media outreach
■ newsletter
4. WASTE MANAGEMENT CLASS: Residents guilty of non-compliance with the program
would attend a waste management class, similar to traffic school for traffic offenders.
5. SCHOOL CURRICULUM: Incorporate waste reduction concepts in the local school
curriculum.
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