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SR-10-A (70) GS:CP:JR:sm:srwaste Council Meeting: April 12, 1994 1 A Santa Monica, califorAfB f 2 .. TO: Mayor and City council FROM: City Staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Approving the city of Santa Monica's Nondisposal Facility Element and Hold a Public Hearing INTRODUCTION This report recommends that the city council adopt a resolution approving the attached Nondisposal Facility Element which is required to be submitted to the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) by April 30, 1994 under the purview of Assembly Bill 3001 . BACKGROUND The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Act) requlres cities and counties in the state to prepare, adopt and implement plans to divert 25% of solid waste generated in their jurisdiction by 1995 and 50% by the year 2000, using 1990 as the base year. In 1992, the Legislature passed AB 3001 which amends the Act to require cities and counties to prepare a status report called the Nondisposal Facility Element (NDFE). A nondisposal facility is defined as any solid waste facility, other than a landfill or transformation (refuse incineration) facility, that is required to 1 APR 1 ~199't 1_, '- ~ obtain a state solid waste facility permit. The purpose of the NDFE is to provide a description of existing and new facilities necessary to implement the jurisdiction's programs which will ensure achievement of the 25% and 50% diversion mandates. Santa Monica has two nondisposal facilities within its jurisdiction. The first is the City I S own transfer station located at 2411 Delaware Avenue. This site is used predominantly for transfering refuse to landfills; 2.1% of the solid waste received at thlS site is diverted for recycling. The second nondisposal facility is operated by Southern California Disposal located at 1999 Frank Street. Approximately 10% of the solid waste received at this facility is recycled; however, at this time it is not known how much of this waste stream is generated in Santa Monica. Though not a solid waste facility by the definition provided in the Act, the City's NDFE also identifies the Santa Monica Community Recycling Center which markets materials collected by the city through its bin distribution program and runs a buy-back drop-off center. This Recycling Center is responsible for diverting 8.2% of Santa Monica's waste stream from landfills. The regulations of the Act state that including recycling centers in the NDFE is optional. Staff plans to achieve the required 25% diversion by expanding the mixed waste paper collection program currently serving multi-family 2 units at approximately 100 sites and the commercial sector at approximately 45 sites. At the mUlti-family sites, an additional bin will be added for collecting mixed waste paper, whereas the commerical sector will gain approximately 150 new sites for recycling waste, including mixed waste paper. The expansions will begin in the fall of 1994. staff anticipates that Santa Monica's diversion rate will exceed the mandated 25%, in part due to the ordinance passed by the City Council in January 1994 which requires all waste haulers and recyclers to report monthly tonnages to the city. This information will be collected beginning April I, 1994, and will clarify the amount of diversion activity undertaken by private recycling firms currently. BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT The adoption of the resolution will have no direct budget impact. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1) Hold a public hearing and acknowledge public testimony regarding the Nondisposal Facility Element; and 2) Approve the attached resolution endorsing the Nondisposal Facility Element as required by the state Assembly Bill 3001. Prepared by: Craig Perkins, General Services Director Jon Root, Waste Reduction Coordinator 3 City of Santa Monica NDFE City of Santa Monica Transfer station Fact Sheet NAME OF FACILITY The Clty of Santa Monlca owns and operates a refuse transfer station which receives and transfers mixed munlclpal solid waste and a liMited aMount of recyclable material. The majorlty of solld waste enterlng the facillty comes from city-operated refuse trucks. However, waste lS also accepted from private refuse haulers permitted in the city and from the general public if the waste lS generated wlthln Santa Monlca. The transfer statlon lS permltted to accept 400 tons of waste per day and currently receives an average of 230 tons per day. Recovery of green waste, mixed waste paper, and scrap metal also takes place at the faclllty. Green Waste Separated green waste brought to the facillty by Clty crews and the publlc lS dellvered to the Puente Hllls Landflll In Whittler. Green waste delivered to Puente Hills conslsts prlmarlly of grass, leaves, brush, branches, and other mlscellaneous landscape debrls. The material is shredded and used as dally cover and mulch for the landscaped areas of the landflll. An average of 3.6 tons of green waste lS accumulated dally. This annual diversion of 1,130 tons accounts for 1% dlverslon of Santa Monica's total waste stream of 124,064 tons (adJusted 1990 basellne). Wlth the openlng of the city's transfer statlon to the publlc In January 1994, It is estimated that 7.5 tons of green waste wlll be brought In dally (2,340 tons annually), accounting for a dlverslon rate of 1.9% by the end of 1995. Mixed Waste Paper Mixed waste paper conslstlng of corrugated cardboard, chlpboard, Magazlnes, catalogs, offlce paper, phone books, and "junk mall" collected in the city's residential and conmerclal recycllng program lS recelved dally. The materlal is delivered to the Snurflt Recycllng Faclllty In Torrance where it is recycled lnto Ilner board for cardboard boxes. An average of 4.5 tons of nlxed waste paper lS accunulated dally (1,400 tons annually), accountlng for a diversion rate of 1.1%. In late 1994, the clty wlll begln expandlng its mlxed waste paper program to lnclude MUlti-family unlts and the entlre commerclal sector. By the end of 1995, the clty antlcipates collectlng 42 tons per day of mlxed waste paper (13,104 tons annually). This wlll account for a diversion rate of 10.6%. scrap Metal Scrap metal brought to the transfer statlon from city crews and the general publlc lS segregated from the refuse pile and loaded into roll-off boxes for recycling with Royal Metals In Los Angeles. An average of .72 tons of scrap metal lS accumulated daily (224 tons annually). This accounts for a diversion rate of less than .2%. No signlficant increase of scrap metal recycling is anticipated in 1995. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS The transfer statlon lS restrlcted to Santa Monica city refuse trucks, prlvate refuse haulers permltted in Santa Monica and the general public delivering waste generated wlthln Santa Monica limlts. LOCATION 2401 Delaware Avenue, Santa Monlca, CA SWIS # 19-AA-0008 City of Santa Monica NDFE Southern California Disposal Transfer station Fact Sheet NAME OF FACILITY The Southern Callfornla Dlsposal (SCD) transfer statlon is owned and operated by Southern Callfornia Disposal Company. The faclllty accepts mlxed municipal solid waste from its own collectlon trucks that serVlce commercial businesses and multl-famlly unlts on the westslde. SCD also handles roll-off boxes of constructlon and demolltlon debrls. The transfer statlon is permltted to accept 1056 tons of refuse dally and currently recelves an average of 75 tons per day. Some recovery of cardboard, wood, and scrap metal takes place at the facility. Approxlmately 3.5 tons of scrap wood is pulled out each day and taken off-slte for grlndlng and use as boiler fuel. Approximately 3.5 tons of cardboard is pulled from the plle each day, compacted and collected by a private recycler. Approximately .6 tons of scrap metal lS removed dally and collected by a scrap metal recycler. At this time, the city does not have a breakdown of the amount of waste and recyclables coning through the SCD transfer statlon WhlCh lS generated excluslvely ln Santa Monlca. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS The faclllty accepts refuse from ltS own collectlon trucks that collect in the clties of Santa Monica, Beverly Hllls, and parts of west Los Angeles. LOCATION 1908 Frank Street Santa llonica CA SWIS~ 19-AA-0846 city of Santa Monica NDFE Santa Monica community Recycling Center Fact Sheet TYPE OF FACILITY The Santa Monlca Community Recycling Center serves as the primary processor of recyclables collected In the Clty'S recycling program. The faclllty lS currently operated by Allan Company under a flve year contract with the City. DIVERSION The Center lS responslble for marketing 19 tons per day of recyclables collected In the Clty's resldential collection program. Materlals dellvered from the clty and marketed by the recycllng center lnclude newspaper, glass, cans and plastlcs. Thls 6000 tons per year reflects a diversion rate of 4.8%. The Recycling Center also receives 13.5 tons per day of recyclables delivered from the general public. Materials collected and marketed by the Center include newspaper, glass, cans, plastlcs, motor oll, cardboard, high grade papers, magazlnes and hlgh grade non-ferrous metals. Thls 4200 tons per year reflects a diversion rate of 3.4%. The Recycllng Center operator wlll begln purchaslng corrugated cardboard from the publlc in July 1994. As a result of this, It lS antlclpated that by the end of 1995, the center will receive 5500 tons per year from the public, resultlng in a diversion rate of 4.4% LOCATION The Santa Monlca Communlty Recycling Center lS located at 2411 Delaware Avenue (1 Recycle Way). City of Santa Monica NDFE Fact Sheet Solid Waste Dlsposed 1990 124,064 tons Solid Waste Dlverted 1993 1995 Santa Monica Transfer Statlon 2.1% 12.6% Santa Monlca ComMunity Recycling Center 1 Private Recycling (estimated) 2 8.2% 9.4% 3.2% 3.3% total 13.5% 25.3% 1. Includes recyclables from the Clty of Santa Monlca's collectlon program and materials delivered to the Center by the publlC. 2. These percentages are based on lnformatlon from our SRRE. The city wlll be recelving monthly reports from all haulers and recyclers beglnnlng Aprll 1, 1994, WhlCh wlll provide more accurate lnformatlon.