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<br /> <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS: <br />1. Incorporate organic waste diversion as a multi-benefit initiative including feeding hungry people, <br />4 <br />producing clean energy and healthy soil, reducing climate and air pollution. <br />2. Immediately develop food recovery programs, which are especially important during the current <br />socioeconomic crisis: <br />a. Support and fund programs and organizations that rescue edible food and fight food insecurity. <br />b. Collaborate with neighboring cities and county on public education programs to prevent and reduce <br />food waste in businesses and homes. <br />3. Adopt strong ordinances for rapid reduction of organic waste, including but not limited to: <br />a. Implement source separated collection programs with at least three containers: organic waste, <br />recyclables, and trash. <br />b. Develop zero waste goals and implementation plans. <br />4. Implement programs to reduce contamination of waste stream and increase recovery rates of all <br />recyclables and all organics. <br />a. Launch public education campaigns financed by raising collection fees as authorized by SB 1383. <br />b. Educate people, and support home and community composting . <br />c. Regulate the use of pesticides and herbicides that can contaminate greenwaste. <br />d. Regulate the use of single-use foodware that is plastic or contains PFAS (commonly known as <br /> <br />5. Immediately adopt procurement policies that follow Environmentally Preferred Purchasing <br />guide, and conduct public education on appropriate compostable products that support organics <br />diversion programs. <br />6. Require anaerobic digestion and compost facilities report results of regular surveys for methane leaks. <br />7. Regularly and prominently post progress reports online documenting the status of their efforts on <br />reducing contamination, increasing recovery rates, diminishing methane from all facilities including <br />landfills, purchasing of recycled products, etc. <br /> <br />SB 1383 implementation not only will cut greenhouses by four million tons annually, but is also projected <br />to generate $17 billion in economic benefits and create 4,500 temporary and 11,700 permanent jobs. <br /> <br />4 <br /> Jurisdictions must oppose any efforts to delay or derail the implementation of SB 1383. <br />Page 2 zero.waste.committee@california.sierraclub.org <br /> <br />