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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan Containerized yard materials and food scraps implemented together The program would be more accepted by the public if food scraps were accepted in the yard material carts from the beginning of the new program. The City would include a number of community workshops to solicit feedback, allow customers to voice concerns and to help explain the benefits of containerization. If the City should decide to switch to collection of yard materials in carts, the City would need to notify DWR at least nine months in advance of the change so that DWR can order the carts and appropriate collection equipment. Once DWR receives the carts, they can distribute them to all customers within one month. Although it may take customers some time to become accustomed to the new collection method, during the adjustment timeframe DWR cannot operate both collection systems at the same time. As soon as containerized collection begins, the loose-in-the-street pick-up will need to stop in order to keep costs low. Running both systems simultaneously will be very expensive and will only prolong the time it takes for customers to adjust to the new system. Extensive outreach will need to be done prior to and for the first few months of the new system. 4.2.2 Residential Collection of Food Scraps Another reason to switch from loose-in-the-street collection of yard material to automated collection in carts is to facilitate food scrap collection. The 2008 CIWMB Waste Characterization Study identified food scraps as comprising 25.4% of the total residential waste stream. As shown in Appendix J, this represents a significant amount of material in Davis. In order to reach the City’s year 2020 waste reduction target, it is necessary to begin collecting food scraps for composting. Of 21 jurisdictions surveyed, 5 currently have a residential food scrap collection program in place. DRAFT Page | 4-12
2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan TABLE 4-3 JURISDICTIONAL SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL FOOD SCRAP COLLECTION PROGRAMS Jurisdiction Residential Food Scrap Collection? Auburn No Berkeley Yes Chico No Davis No Dixon Yes Elk Grove No Fairfield Yes Folsom No Galt No Palo Alto No Roseville No Sacramento No Sacramento County No San Francisco Yes San Jose No Santa Barbara No Vacaville Yes Vallejo No West Sacramento No Winters No Woodland No One major curtailment for cities that wish to collect food scraps for composting is lack of nearby facilities that accept food scraps for composting or anaerobic digestion. The City is fortunate in that the facility that currently takes all of Davis’ yard materials for composting also accept food scraps. All the food scraps collected from the City’s Commercial Food Scrap Collection Pilot program are being sent to the Zamora composting facility. Collecting food scraps has been a relatively simple switch for some jurisdictions that have simply allowed customers to include food scraps with their yard material for weekly collection. However, due to the loose-inthe-street method that is currently in practice in Davis, this is not possible. In order to collect food scraps from customers, the City would need to implement some form of containerized collection of food scraps. Three main options are available for the City to choose: DRAFT Issue a small (5-15 gallon) food scrap collection container that would be set out at the curb once a week for collection. Replace all the trash carts with a split cart—similar to the current carts used for single-family recycling. Trash would go in one side, food scraps in the other side (see Appendix V for details). Issue a large cart (95 gallon) for yard materials and food scraps. To maximize efficiency, minimize cost, promote bike safety, decrease visual blight and for numerous other reasons, this Plan supports the option of issuing a large cart for comingled collection of yard materials and food scraps. Page | 4-13
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