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San Francisco’s Food Scraps Recovery and Composting Programs and Policies

2020 Goal

Zero WasteTo Landfill

To Incineration

Highest and Best Use of Food Scraps Zero Waste Strategy

• Establish convenient source separation programs

• Conduct extensive outreach

• Provide generator & service provider incentives

• Adopt policies and enforce

• Develop advanced processing and new markets

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Three Stream Collection by Recology

Photo courtesy of Recology

Recyclables

Compostables Composting Bin Sticker

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TrashKitchen Pails Provided –BPI Certified & Labeled Compostable Bags Allowed

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Residential Food Scraps Collection Targeted Door-to-Door Outreach

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Dedicated Compostables Trucks Commercial Collection With Many Bin Types

Food Service Back-of-the-House Food Service Front-of-the-House

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Office Building Restroom Paper Towel & Tenant Area Composting Targeted Door-to-Door Outreach

City Department & Commercial Assistance

Monitoring

Multi-lingual trainingWaste audits Presentations

Containers, Signs and Stickers

School Composting Engages Students

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Special Events Organics Loop

Compost For Healthy Produce & Wine Mandatory Recycling and Composting (2009)

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Mandatory Recycling and Composting n(October 2009)

• Property owners pay for adequate refuse service

• Property, food vendor and event managers provide convenient, color-coded, labeled bins and training

• Everyone separate recyclables, compostables and trash

• Non-compliance subject to fines, property liens, and rate surcharges

Bin Audit

Photo courtesy of Ines BelliPhoto courtesy of Mark Boyer

Direct Feedback Apartment Buildings Composting

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Residential Sector

• 350,000 households (150K SF, 200K MF)

• 8700 apartment buildings

• 99% have recycling

• 98% have composting

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Commercial Sector

• 90,000 business

• 16,000 accounts

• 92% recycling compliant

• 87% composting compliant

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Food Scraps Anaerobic Digestion

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Thank You

Jack Macy

Senior Zero Waste Commercial Coordinator

Jack.macy@sfgov.org415-355-3751