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DRAFT – June 15, 2021 | Page 29 THE CITY OF PLEASANTON SB 1383 ACTION PLAN 2021 ─ 2025 3.3 Product Procurement o Mulch, provided that the jurisdiction is in compliance with land application requirements specified in 14 CCR Section 17852(a)(24.5)(A) and the mulch is produced at a compostable material handling operation, a transfer/processing facility, or a solid waste landfill. • The following conversion factors shall be used to convert tonnage in the annual recovered organic waste product procurement target for each jurisdiction to equivalent amounts of recovered organic waste products (§18993.1.g). One ton of organic waste in a recovered organic waste procurement target shall constitute one of the following: o 21 diesel gallon equivalents, or “DGE,” of renewable gas in the form of transportation fuel. o 242 kilowatt-hours of electricity derived from RNG. o 22 therms for heating derived from RNG. o 650 kilowatt-hours of electricity derived from biomass conversion. o 0.58 tons of compost or 1.45 cubic yards of compost. o One ton of mulch. • RNG procured from a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) may only count toward a jurisdiction’s recovered organic waste product procurement target provided the conditions outlined in SB 1383 Article 12 are met for the applicable procurement compliance year (§18993.1.h). • Electricity procured from a biomass conversion facility may only count toward a jurisdiction’s recovered organic waste product procurement target if the biomass conversion facility receives feedstock directly from a compostable material handling operation, a transfer/processing facility, or a solid waste landfill (§18993.1.i). • Procure paper products, and printing and writing paper consistent with the requirements of Section 22150- 22154 of the Public Contracts Code. These paper products shall be eligible to be labeled with an unqualified recyclable label as defined in 16 C.F.R. 260.12. Jurisdiction shall require all businesses that it purchases paper products and printing/writing paper to certify minimum percentage of postconsumer material in the paper products (§18993.3). 3.3.3 Ordinance and Policy Needs It is recommended that the City, at a minimum, develop an EPPP to align with the requirements of SB 1383 described above. Specifically, the City should add in language that will describe: (1) how recovered products will be procured; (2) how interdepartmental purchasing of these products will be supported; (3) how records will be maintained; and, (3) how it will commit to reaching the annual procurement target. The updated EPPP will need to include procedures for paper purchases and post-procurement tracking/monitoring. One way to track and monitor would be to acquire recycled paper content from a vendor’s online purchasing portal, which can track purchases and aid in verification of compliance. The City should also consider the resources available on the CalRecycle website which include an updated database of recycled- content product manufacturers.1 1 CalRecycle, Buy Recycled. September 17, 2019. https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Buyrecycled/Resources/