SW-1.11: Work with hauler to review contamination, label bins, and monitor consumer behavior
CAP Action SW-1.11. Work with contracted hauler to:
SW-1.10: Establish an edible food recovery program
CAP Action SW-1.10. Establish an edible food recovery program to minimize food waste. Leverage CalRecycle supports projects that prevent food waste or rescue edible food. Partner with existing food pantries like CSUEB, South Hayward Parish to identify and advertise locations for surplus food to be taken in the community. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.9: Work with multi-family property owners
CAP Action SW-1.9. Establish relationships with multi-family property owners/managers to develop signage for their properties. Present at Homeowner Associations in Hayward annually and provide supplies and education for proper sorting. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.8: Provide free compost bins to low-income communities of color and elderly households
CAP Action SW-1.8. Provide free compost bins and kitchen-top food waste containers to low-income communities of colors and elderly households in order to increase compost participation. Evaluate opportunities to have a community compost hub that is easily accessible to disadvantaged neighborhoods. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.7: Partner to implement SB 1383
CAP Action SW-1.7. Partner with local community organizations, public agencies like StopWaste and businesses to implement all required activities under SB 1383. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.6: Encourage employee sorting and organics diversion education
CAP Action SW-1.6. Encourage businesses to educate their employees about organic waste diversion and proper sorting annually by providing training resources and rebate programs to fund employee time for training. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.5: Conduct SB 1383 outreach with food organizations
CAP Action SW-1.5. Work with StopWaste to conduct targeted outreach with food recovery organizations, generators, haulers, facilities, and local agencies to promote strategies to implement requirements of SB 1383. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.4: Charge fee for incorrectly sorted materials
CAP Action SW-1.4. Implement enforcement and fee for incorrectly sorted materials with sensitivity to shared collection. Utilize funding to implement programs and efforts to increase communitywide organic waste diversion. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.3: Continue to implement edible food recovery ordinance
CAP Action SW-1.3. Continue to implement edible food recovery ordinance for edible food generators, food recovery services, or organizations that are required to comply with SB 1383. Ordinance requires all residential and commercial customers to subscribe to an organic waste collection program and/or report self-hauling or backhauling of organics. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
SW-1.2: Continue to regulate haulers collecting organic waste
CAP Action SW-1.2. Continue to implement exclusive hauling agreement with Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) that regulates haulers collecting organic waste, including collection program requirements and identification of organic waste receiving facilities. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
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