COUNTYWIDE
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
CITIZENS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE/ CRRA San Diego Chapter and Zero Waste San Diego Public
Meeting
MEETING
NOTICE AND AGENDA
WHEN:
Thursday, May 12th,
2022 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm.
This meeting will be
virtual
Phone call in
through Teams:
Call +1 619-343-2539 United
States, San Diego (Toll) and enter the meeting ID 591 154 284#
Agenda
·
Welcome and Introductions
·
Approval, Minutes April 2022
·
Chair’s Report
·
Staff Reports
·
Cities
·
County
·
Haulers
·
Non-Profits
·
LWV
·
Public Comments and Communication
·
Regional Planning Issues
·
Legislative Update
·
Roundtable
·
Adjournment
Minutes
WHEN:
Thursday, April 14, from 12:00-2:00 p.m.
·
Welcome and Introductions
·
Steve Weihe (County of San Diego),
Stephen Mergener (Zero Waste San Diego), Derek Lam (City of San Diego), Laura
Anthony (Zero Waste San Diego), Ellyn Law (County of San Diego), Beryl Flom
(League of Women Voters), Debbie Dodson (Carton Council), Joshua Allen (Global
Disposal), Bob Hill (EDCO).
·
Approval, Minutes March 2022-
approved, no changes
·
Chair’s Report (Stephen Mergener
for Zero Waste San Diego)
·
Fix It Clinics
o Saturday
(4/16) in Carlsbad
o Saturday
(4/30) at Solana Center
o Clinics
in La Mesa and Chula Vista finished last week with an average attendance of
20-30 per event
·
Dr. Bronners will be hosting a Fix
It Clinic for their employees Friday, 4/22
·
Earth Fair at Balboa Park on
Sunday, 4/24 will be in-person and volunteers are still needed
·
5-Year Review Report of the Countywide
Integrated Waste Management Plan
·
Ellyn Law, County of San Diego: presented
an overview of the 5-Year Review Report of the Countywide Integrated Waste
Management Plan (CIWMP). The draft 2022 Five-Year Review Report is available
for review on the County’s
website.
Comments may be submitted in writing to
Rec...@sdcounty.ca.gov
through April 29.
o Committee
members discussed how figures were determined and applied to the report
·
Staff Reports
·
City of San Diego
o Work
continues on SB 1383 implementation
o Franchise
hauler amendments are currently underway
o City
Recycling Ordinance (CRO) amendments
§ Aligning
language with SB 1383
§ Requiring
multi-family residences to recycle food waste
§ Mandatory
color coding of waste bins (black/blue/green)
§ Internal
collection containers for commercial and multi-family locations
o City
is conducting webinars to waste haulers’ customers regarding SB 1383
information
o Multi-family/Commercial
outreach
§ City
is conducting door-to-door, direct outreach regarding SB 1383 compliance
§ Over
300 multi-family units and 100 businesses have been reached in the
neighborhoods of Barrio Logan, South Bay and City Heights, with multilingual
assistance in Tagalog and Spanish
o I
Love a Clean San Diego has two upcoming webinars for Green Business
Solutions-Commercial Kitchens Food Scrap Recycling
·
County of San Diego
o Site
visits to commercial businesses and multi-family properties continue
o A
Facebook live event “Ask Me Anything” with a County Recycling Specialist
will be held on Friday, 4/22 at 6 PM
o There
will be two vacancies (RSI and RSII) as Stephanie Ewalt and John Harris are
leaving
·
Haulers
o EDCO
§ Outreach
to commercial businesses for SB 1383 continues
§ Glass,
plastics and rocks are top contaminants in the anaerobic digester
§ Clean,
self-haul loads are going to the transfer station in Ramona and being ground
into mulch/wood chips
§ Ports
are opening up and materials are flowing more freely
§ Awarded
City of Del Mar contract
·
Non-Profits
o League
of Women Voters
§ Prepping for Earth Fair, concentrating on
organic waste recycling and the People’s Ordinance
o Carton
Council
§ Susan
Robinson joins the Carton Council leadership team
o Zero
Waste San Diego
·
Public
Comments and Communication
·
Discussion
around new housing developments and their difficulties trying to find a hauler
to service them
·
Regional
Planning Issues – No Report.
·
Legislative
Update
·
AB 2440 – Irwin
Responsible
Battery Recycling Act of 2022
·
SB 1256 –
Wieckowski - Waste management: disposable propane cylinders
·
AB 661 – Bennett
– Recycling: materials
·
AB 1454 –
The California Beverage Container
and Litter Reduction Act
·
SB 38 –
Wieckowski – Beverage Containers – CRV program overhaul
·
SB 45 –
Portantino – Short-lived climate pollutants: organic waste reduction goals:
local jurisdiction assistance
·
SB 54 – Allen –
Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act
·
AB 1690 – Rivas -
Tobacco products: single-use
electronic cigarettes
·
AB 1724 – Stone –
Washing Machines: Microfiber Filtration
·
AB 1817 – Ting –
Product safety: textile articles: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS)
·
AB 1953 –
Maienschein - Drinking water: accessible water bottle refill stations
·
AB 2026 –
Friedman – Recycling: plastic packaging and carryout bags
·
AB 2208 – Kalra –
Fluorescent lamps: sale and distribution: prohibition
·
AB 2638 – Bloom –
School facilities: drinking water: water bottle filling stations
·
AB 2779 – Irwin –
Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits
·
AB 2886 – Lee -
Recycling: electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries
·
SB 1046 – Eggman
– Solid waste: pre-checkout bags
·
SB 1111 –
Archuleta – Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings
·
SB 1187 –
Kamlager - Fabric recycling: pilot project
·
SB 1255 –
Portantino - Single-use products waste reduction: Dishwasher Grant
·
Program for Waste Reduction in K–12 Schools
and Community Colleges
Adjournment