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Talking Trash: Recyclables and Organic Waste <br />ORNGE is the New Green —System Concept <br />4M <br />HOW <br />ORNGE <br />WORKS <br />0�Ir " <br />Residential <br />Organic Waste <br />CIRCULAR <br />ECONOMY RWW — <br />*4 + _ — v <br />Commercial <br />Organic Waste <br />In final draft stages for longterm plan. <br />+ ■■■■'0' *-auit <br />■ . i <br />■ p IP <br />• 0 <br />■ Anaerobic <br />Co —Digestion: Digestion <br />■ <br />• Phase2 Phase3 ■ <br />Organics to Renewable Natural Gas and Energy <br />Current 3 Compost Facilities Built <br />Phase 1 Next stages of growth <br />Compost Healthy Soil <br />Solids Solar Farm <br />System FS <br />401114 <br />Renewable Natural Gas and Energy <br />10 <br />Figure 9. Circular economy concept for Orange County Source: OCW&R <br />• Other Issues <br />Multi -family housing units: While not within the scope of this report, it should be noted <br />that services to multi -family units still pose a significant challenge. Jurisdictions are <br />required to provide organic waste collection to multi -family units. Many find it difficult to <br />provide a three -bin source -separated service to these units due to limited space. <br />Creative solutions, such as providing smaller organics containers or containers that are <br />placed in a common area to serve multiple units, have been utilized by Orange County <br />cities, but full compliance is difficult to achieve. <br />The cost of SIB 1383 implementation: The Little Hoover Commission Report states that <br />the gross cost of implementation was determined to be $40 billion between 2019 and <br />2030. (CalRecycle, 2019) "About 5 percent of this figure represents soft costs (i.e. the <br />work local jurisdictions must do to create organic waste programs, educate the public, <br />and ensure health, safety, and quality control measures are met). The other 95 percent <br />represents the cost of disposing of organic waste, including constructing infrastructure" <br />(Little Hoover Commission, 2023). Most Orange County jurisdictions interviewed by the <br />OCGJ indicated that they had to increase their residential and/or business waste <br />collection rates to cover the cost of expanded services mandated by SIB 1383. <br />2023-2024 <br />Orange County Grand Jury <br />Page 17 <br />City Council 11 — 19 8/20/2024 <br />