SR-10-A (70)
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Council Meeting: April 12, 1994
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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
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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
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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
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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.