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November 9, 2009 Section 5: Waste Reduction and Recycling containers and service for all of their units or face fines. Under Seattle's law, a business owner or apartment landlord can be fined if more than 10 percent of what gets tossed out in garbage containers is considered recyclable material. ^ Continue working with StopWaste.Org to promote programs that help local businesses recycle, reduce waste and buy products made of recycled materials. StopWaste.Org provides grants, loans, workshops and training seminars and on-site assistance to local businesses. ^ Work with restaurants to manage food waste. Ensure that restaurants are taking part in food scrap recycling program, where the city collects food and food-soiled paper from green recycling carts. Promote awareness of the City's Water Pollution Control Plant program that accepts restaurant grease. ^ Limit industrial waste. Identify large industrial waste generators and work directly with them to reduce and recycle materials. ^ Mandatory requirement for businesses to recycle and compost food scraps. Composting food scraps significantly reduces the amount of waste that is sent to landfills, which reduces methane emissions and creates nutrient-rich compost which can be reused to grow food. The resulting compost also helps reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which have an impact on GHG emissions. 5.3 Goal: Promote waste reduction and material re-use in the community Many of the products we buy, including the packaging and containers, will eventually require disposal. Waste reduction refers to reducing the amount of waste produced, such as using durable/reusable items instead of disposable items, repairing/restoring used items, and avoiding excess packaging when choosing product brands. The Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Act of 1990 promotes an annual non-monetary award program for businesses which demonstrate a significant reduction in the use of packaging materials or waste reduction through the durability and/or recyclability of their products. San Leandro's Solid Waste and Recycling Division maintains a website with resources for residents and businesses and promotes initiatives such as the junk mail reduction kit, and information on local recycling centers for drop-off and buy-back of materials. :~{ sRw'~F~~o v Page 41