CRRA 2022 Conference & Tradeshow

Director

Things are different now. The presentation of OC Waste & Recycling’s transformation and expansion of an essential public service to help address the impacts of SB1383 and augment the lack of local organics recycling infrastructure. Orange County, as the 3^rd highest generator of waste and was once the largest user of PGM as ADC, is expanding its infrastructure from solely landfilling activities to resource recovery. A journey that started over 4 years to transform and expand to create local solutions for organics recycling and increase industry expertise. The presentation will share the beginnings, the challenges faced and met, the hurdles that were overcome, and future vision of the agency’s adventure to create a circular economy in organics.

Associate Civil Engineer

With the Senate Bill 1383 organic waste disposal reduction regulations taking effect this year, Los Angeles County is expanding its award-winning edible food recovery program, amending existing and developing new waste collection contracts, and adopting implementation and enforcement policies. Hundreds of new facilities are needed throughout the State of California to achieve the SB 1383 targets of reducing landfill disposal of organic waste and emissions of methane, a powerful climate pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide in regard to short-term atmospheric warming. Counties and cities are responsible for planning to ensure adequate infrastructure capacity to process their food waste, green waste, and other organic waste. Through InfrastructureLA and the Southern California Conversion Technology Project, Los Angeles County has been engaging local Cities, facility developers, waste haulers, and other stakeholders to prepare for SB 1383 compliance. This presentation will provide an overview of planning and implementation efforts that led the County to new insights and the development of new policies and programs. The presenter will also share lessons learned to help other jurisdictions implement similar strategies.

Director, Organics Operations

Republic Services is a leading environmental services provider in the Country.  In California we operate six compost facilities, three organics preprocessing operations and multiple other organics operations throughout the state.  I will highlight all of our organics infrastructure and focus on our newest operations that opened in 2021.  This includes the solar powered Otay compost facility and two food waste preprocessing operations.