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San Francisco Zero Waste Policies & Programs Alexa Kielty Residential and Special Projects Recycling Assistant Department of the Environment City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Zero Waste Policies • 75% Landfill Diversion by 2010 Goal and Zero Waste by 2020 • Food Service Ware Ordinance • Bag Ordinance • Mandatory Recycling and Compost-for all sectors Waste Characterization Study Recycled Paper 21% Glass and Plastic Bottles Aluminum and Steel Cans 4% Food Scraps 20% Plant Trimmings 5% Compostable Paper & Fiber 10% Construction and Demolition Waste 25% Other 15% All % numbers by weight or tons “Fantastic 3” Collection Program for Residents and Businesses ALL BOTTLES, CANS, PLASTIC, PAPER & CARDBOARD GO TOGETHER IN THE BLUE CART Dual Compactors Weekly For Residents Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Sorts Mixed Recyclables Recycle Central ALL FOOD SCRAPS - MEAT, BONE, DAIRY, FOOD SOILED PAPER, CARTONS AND YARD TRIMMINGS GO IN THE GREEN CONTAINERS Single Chamber Compactors Weekly For Residents Commercial Composting Collection Multi-lingual Poster using images Multilingual Staff Training Critical Using Compostable Bag Liners Options for Cleaning Containers Over 110 Schools Have Food Composting & Recycling Programs. Front Load Containers for Organics Norcal’s Jepsen Prairie Organics Regional Composting Facility Receiving & Sorting Plastic Contaminants Compostable Product Labeling Continues to be a Problem Feedstock Ram-fed Into 200 Foot Long Ag-Bags Bags Aerated For 30 Days With Timed Blowers And Perforated Pipes High Temperatures Meet Pathogen Kill (PFRP) Requirements Custom Blends for Landscaping & Golf Courses Compost Used On Organic Farms And Vineyards To Build Healthy Soils Composting Sustains Soils and Closes Organics & Nutrient Loop Food Waste to Energy Apartment Composting Waste Assessment with Property Managers Apartment Poster Announcing Programs Provide Equipment to Chute Rooms Monitoring Apartment Compost San Francsico’s Next Steps Pass mandatory recycling and composting policy for all sectors • Conducting extensive ongoing outreach and education • Increase service provider and generator incentives including rate structures • Supplement composting with in-vessel technology • Require producer and consumer responsibility • Require products be reusable, recyclable or compostable • Enforce mandatory through fines Thank You Alexa Kielty San Francisco Department of the Environment www.sfenvironment.org [email protected] 415-355-3751