(a)
The District finds that the State of California, through its California Waste Management Act of 1989, Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939), required that each local jurisdiction in the state divert 50% of discarded materials (base year 1990, state methodology) from landfill by December 31, 2000, and thereafter maintain or exceed that diversion rate.
(b)
The District finds that every local jurisdiction, city and county in California, including Castro Valley Sanitary District, faces fines up to $10,000 a day for not meeting the above mandated goal.
(c)
The District finds that the voters of Alameda County, through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act of 1990 (Measure D), have adopted a policy goal to reduce the total tonnage land-filled of materials generated in Alameda County by 75% by the year 2010.
(d)
The District finds that in the 2008 Waste Characterization Study done by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris constituted approximately 10% of the materials land-filled in Alameda County and a similarly large portion of the waste stream in the District. These materials have significant potential for waste reduction and recycling.
(e)
The District finds that reusing and recycling C&D debris is essential to further the District’s efforts to reduce waste and comply with AB 939 and Measure D goals.
(f)
The District finds that C&D debris waste reduction and recycling have been proven to reduce the amount of such material which is landfilled, increase site and worker safety, and be cost effective.
(g)
The District finds that, except in unusual circumstances, it is feasible to divert an average of at least 60 percent of all C&D debris from construction, demolition, and renovation projects.
(h)
The District finds that, to ensure compliance with this Chapter and to ensure that those contractors that comply with this Chapter are not placed at a competitive disadvantage, it is necessary to impose a Performance Security requirement.
(Added, § 1, Ord. 131, 11-01-2002; amended, § 1, Ord. 162, 07-01-2014; § 1, Ord. 180, 02-05-2019)