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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT 00OW-0r- "o 1887 For Council Meeting of MARCH 15, 1994+eft. TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: March 8, 1994 FROM: JOHN HUTTON Public Works Director SUBJECT: PROPOSAL TO INITIATE CITY WIDE GREEN WASTE RECOVERY PROGRAM AND PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES PER A.B. 939 BACKGROUND: In 1989, the State of California approved for State wide initiation A.B.939, the Recycling Resource and Recovery Act. As mandated by A.B.939, all counties and local jurisdictions were required to provide and implement a state approved Source Reduction and Recycling Element (S.R.R.E.) as part of their General Plan. The City of Colton in participation with a coalition of East Valley Cities and the County of San Bernardino had prepared a document, (S.R.R.E's) which outlined the goals and objectives to meet the mandated A.B.939 and its perspective time frames, this document received approval by the City Council, Planning Commission, Utility Commission and State of California, as the City's implementation plan. As part of this implementation plan, elements (or sections) of the plan described the type, quantity, and or the numerous sources of materials being generated and disposed of under the old method of landfill disposal which would no longer be acceptable under the law. Under the City's S.R.R.E., of the many elements involved, green waste is the largest disposed of resource that requires recovery in order to meet the State mandated percentages. Yard waste alone consists of 15% of the communities total disposal composition (as shown on figure 2 attached) which exceeds the combined total of plastics, glass, and metals. Adding in a portion of the 28.1% of other organic materials disposed of under the composition makeup ( figure 2), such as wood wastes, and agricultural crop residues which would be generated by the LEMNA process, the 15% percent depicted could possibly exceed 25% of the total community disposal composition once in full swing. Again, it is easy to see that green waste composes a large portion of the communities disposed of resources, and in turn represents one of the largest element requiring a recovery program. 01�4 M &,f - / -7....w