(a) The accumulation, collection, removal and disposal of refuse must be controlled by the City for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. The Council finds that to give practical effect to this policy a comprehensive system for the periodic collection, removal and disposal of refuse from all places or premises is essential and benefits all occupants of places or premises. All occupants of places or premises shall be liable for refuse collection charges established by the Council for the collection, removal and disposal of refuse.
(b) The City complies with the applicable provisions of the California Integrated Waste Management Act, as amended, codified in the Public Resources Code section 40000 et seq. The law requires that, by and after January 1, 2000, fifty percent (50%) of the solid waste generated must be diverted through some source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
(c) The City also complies with the 75 percent recycling goal included as part of AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law, adopted on October 6, 2011, which includes modifications to the Public Resources Code.
(d) In addition, the city complies with the organic waste recycling requirements under AB 1826, which became effective on April 1, 2016.
(e) In 2016, SB 1383 established methane emissions reduction targets to reduce statewide emissions of short-lived climate pollutants including, establishing a fifty percent reduction of disposed organic waste from 2014 levels by 2020 and a seventy-five percent reduction by 2025; and the target to reduce twenty percent of disposed edible food by 2025. Also in 2016, the city established sustainability and climate action goals of an eighty percent reduction in greenhouse gases and ninety- five percent diversion of materials from landfills by 2030.
(f) In 2020, CalRecycle adopted regulations pursuant to SB 1383 (14 CCR 18981 et seq.) to implement the goals of SB 1383; the city complies with these regulations.
(g) The City may adopt, implement, and enforce requirements, rules and regulations for local compostable materials and local recyclable materials that are more stringent or comprehensive than California law.
(Ord. 5536 § 2 (part), 2021: Ord. 5475 § 2, 2019; Ord. 5377 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 4451 § 1 (part), 1997)