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Sx i! A' City of San Leandro Meeting Date: November 21, 2011 00 11 . Staff Report File Number: 11 -333 Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS Agenda Number: 10.A. TO: City Council FROM: Lianne Marshall Interim City Manager /Executive Director BY: Mike Bakaldin Public Works Director FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable TITLE: Staff Report for Single Use Bag Reduction and Mandatory Recycling Ordinances Proposed by StopWaste.Org Staff Report for Single Use Bag Reduction and Mandatory Recycling Ordinances Proposed by StopWaste.Org RECOMMENDATIONS Two countywide laws, a Single Use Bag Reduction Ordinance and a Mandatory Recycling Ordinance are being proposed by StopWaste.Org staff and will be considered by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority Board on December 14, 2011. The proposed Single Use Bag Reduction Ordinance is intended to reduce the volume of single use bags distributed in Alameda County, and mitigate the negative impacts to the environment caused by bag litter. The ordinance would ban any single use carryout bag and impose a minimum ten -cent per bag fee for reusable and recycled content paper bags at grocery stores and other retailers that sell packaged food items. StopWaste.Org is also proposing a Mandatory Recycling Ordinance. The ordinance is intended to achieve the diversion goals identified in StopWaste.Org's Strategic Plan and aid jurisdictions in complying with the State's forthcoming recycling regulations, as mandated by AB 341. The proposed Mandatory Recycling Ordinance would require Alameda County businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of solid waste per week and all multifamily properties to segregate recyclable materials starting July 1, 2012 (Phase 1) and would require all Alameda County multifamily properties and businesses, regardless of the amount of waste they generate, to segregate recyclables and organic materials starting July 1, 2014 (Phase 2). The ordinance would also apply to waste generators that self -haul materials to a county landfill or transfer station. Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the Single Use Bag Reduction and Mandatory Recycling Ordinances proposed by StopWaste.Org, and provide direction to City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 11/15/2011