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Attachment C SToi T .GKG Reducing the Waste Stream for Alameda County January 17, 2012 TO: Alameda County Waste Management Authority FROM: Gary Wolff, Executive Director BY: Debra Kaufman, Senior Program Manager SUBJECT: Mandatory Recycling Ordinance Second Reading &Adoption BACKGROUND At the meeting of December 14th, the Authority Board adopted a resolution certifying the portions of the environmental impact report relevant to the mandatory recycling ordinance, considered the proposed ordinance by title only, waiving a full reading of the full text, and introduced the ordinance for consideration of adoption at the January 25 WMA meeting. Attachment A contains the text of the ordinance. Key Ordinance Requirements: • Businesses shall separate covered materials (see list below) from other solid waste for collection, in recycling containers,unless solid waste is taken to a high diversion mixed waste processing facility (a mixed waste processing facility that produces residuals after processing,that are deposited in landfills, with less than 10%covered materials). • Property Owners or their agent for Businesses and Multi-family (MF) Buildings shall ensure recycling collection for covered materials and shall provide separate containers for covered material in a sufficient number and size for quantities expected to be generated at the location. They shall ensure that recycling containers bear signage describing proper segregation and storage of recyclable and refuse materials. Alternatively, they shall ensure that mixed waste is taken to a high diversion mixed waste processing facility(this may not be available in all cities). They shall provide information annually to tenants, employees and contractors to keep covered materials separate from refuse, and to multi-family residents at move-in and move-out. • Self haulers shall keep covered materials separate from refuse or pay a 10% surcharge at transfer stations and landfills. • Landfills and transfer stations shall submit compliance plans describing how they will ensure the 10% surcharge is paid, and how they will inform customers of the importance of recycling covered materials. • Haulers shall either notify their own customers of the new requirement in ways approved by StopWaste.Org and the member agency served, or provide contact information to StopWaste.Org so we can do that notification. Covered Materials& Generators: Phase 1:July 1, 2012 47