Item 20 - Solid Waste Services Proposers

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Attachment 5 Proposal Summary – REPUBLIC SERVICES (Republic) February 9, 2021 5 ‐ 4 City of Santa Ana DIVERSION RATE FOR ALL HAULER‐COLLECTED SOLID WASTE Section 12 and Attachment 4‐C: 20% Food Recovery Assistance FOOD RESCUE AND DONATION PROGRAM Potential generators for the food recovery program will be identified during outreach site visits performed by the Recycling Coordinator. During these site visits, overall assessments and waste audits will be performed on a Digital Waste Assessment Tool using an iPad, proprietarily designed by Republic Services, to collect all CalRecycle data for AB 1826 and SB 1383 reporting. The Digital Waste Assessment Tool will calculate the customer’s service levels, compute potential food waste volume, track potential edible food generators as Tier 1 or Tier 2, collect data on existing food recovery programs, and capture estimated amounts of pounds diverted. When a candidate is identified as an edible food generator, the Recycling Coordinator will serve as liaison to the food rescue partners in helping connect with the food generator. Republic Services and the food recovery partners will fulfill the requirements of SB 1383 Section 18991.1 which include: ‐ Educating commercial edible food generators through print, electronic, media, and in‐person activities such as meetings and waste assessments on the food recovery program. ‐ Coordinating meetings between food pantries and edible food generators. ‐ Monitoring edible food generators compliance and reporting changes in their participation. Through the Republic Services and Waste Not OC Partnership, the City of Santa Ana will have a comprehensive food recovery program and directory of local food bank partners and pantries as required in the law. Republic Services will promote the program through print outlets such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, billing messages, electronic media such as a local website. In‐person outreach activities such as meetings, site visits, and waste assessments will also be utilized. Furthermore, Waste Not OC will assist with education and outreach to Santa Ana businesses, including meeting with them one‐on‐ one to develop safe procedures for preparing surplus food for donation, assisting with recording keeping, and ensuring the collection of donated food is running smoothly. Waste Not OC, Food Finders and other Republic Services partnerships monitor tracking of diverted materials for the City. Donors are provided with reports upon request of the food recovery agency and can work with their accounting departments to claim a tax deduction. Tracking diverted food will also help track the State’s progress toward achieving at least 20% recovery of discarded edible food. To track food recovery data, such as edible food generators participating in the program, poundage collected, meals, recipient agencies receiving the food, Waste Not OC will log all data in ChowMatch, a cloud‐based recordkeeping system that tracks food recovery actions, efforts, metrics, participants and pantries. Waste Not OC has existing partnerships with grocery stores, restaurants, distributors, and retailers in the City of Santa Ana. They will efficiency be able to provide existing food recovery collection data for SB 1383 reporting. The Tier One and Tier Two edible food generator annual reviews will be performed by Republic’s recycling coordinators and consulting partners as needed. Recyclable Material Program RECYCLABLE MATERIAL PROGRAM Source separated refuse, recyclables, and organics.