Inglewood News AND LENNOX CITIZEN The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - June 2, 2016 Sailor Practices Tactical Team Movements Serving Aboard USS Donald Cook Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Sean Thomas, from Inglewood, California, covers a ladderwell aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) while practicing tactical team movements on May 18. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mat Murch City Council Adopts Second Phase of New Organic Waste Recycling Program By Cristian Vasquez and pruning waste. Decreasing minimum Members of the city council approved thresholds of organic waste generation will a recommendation by the Public Works be set for every individual business during Department, launching phase two of an the upcoming years, based on the amount of Organic Waste Recycling Program. Also waste generated. This year the requirements approved by the council was all associated will be imposed on businesses that create rates to commercial businesses that are eight-cubic yards of waste a week. As of required in order to launch the program. Jan. 1, 2017 businesses generating fourcubic “Building upon the requirements of AB yards of organic waste will have to 341, which mandated commercial waste comply with the new law. By Jan. 1, 2019 recycling, the State of California is now businesses producing four-cubic yards of mandating organic recycling as well, under commercial solid waste will be expected AB 1826,” states the staff report signed by to arrange for the Organic Waste Recycling Public Works Director Louis A. Atwell. Program. The final year for all businesses “As a result of the signing of AB 1826 into to transition into the new program will be law, the new mandatory organic recycling Jan. 1, 2020 and will apply to businesses requirements will be phased in over several producing two-cubic yards of commercial years and will assist the State in meeting solid waste a week [this will only apply if its recycling goal of seventy-five percent CalRecycle determines that the statewide by 2020.” disposal of organic waste in 2020 has not In 2014 Governor Jerry Brown signed into been reduced by 50 percent in comparison law AB 1826 making it a requirement for to 2014 levels]. businesses to recycle organic waste as of “The goal of the mandatory commercial April 1, 2016 all in proportion to how much organic law (AB 1826), is to help California waste was generated on a weekly basis. In achieve aggressive recycling and greenhouse addition, as of the beginning of 2016 cities gas emission reduction goals,” states the staff throughout the state were mandated to report. “California landfills take in about 30 implement an organic waste recycling program million tons of waste each year, of which in order to “divert organic waste generated by more than thirty percent is organic. The businesses, including multifamily residential state has determined that these organics dwellings that consist of five or more units” should be composted or used to produce states the CalRecycle website [http://www. renewable energy, rather than being disposed calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/ in landfills.” organics/]. An exception to the new law In addition to the law being phased in over applied to multifamily dwellings and does time, the state will provide an exemption not require these structures to have a food process for rural counties. Multifamily waste diversion program. dwellings will not be required to have As defined by the new law, organic waste a food waste diversion program. Other includes food waste, green waste, landscape milestone dates include Aug. 1, 2017, and waste, nonhazardous wood waste, food-soiled ongoing, when local jurisdictions will have paper waste mixed in with food waste, to provide information about their organic waste recycling program implementation in their annual report submitted to CalRecycle. By the fall of 2018 and only after the 2016 annual reports submitted by cities on Aug. 1, 2017 have been reviewed, CalRecycle will conduct a formal review of the past two years’ progress. A second formal review by CalRecycle will take place during the fall of 2020, once the 2019 annual reports have been submitted by localities. By the summer of 2021, the state will analyze the effectiveness of the program as a whole. “ If CalRecycle determines that the statewide disposal of organic waste in 2020 has not been reduced by fifty percent of the level of disposal during 2014, the organic recycling requirements on businesses will expand to cover businesses that generate two cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week,” states the state website. “Additionally, certain exemptions may no longer be available if this target is not met. The city expects the operational costs to have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the program. Since the new business practice will make food waste diversion mandatory, rates will be shared across all commercial businesses in order to be effective as a city and to encourage others to participate. “The City’s waste hauler, Consolidated Disposal Service/Republic Services will provide education and outreach to commercial customers through letters, instructional brochures, and personal visits to the business location,” states the staff report. “The visits will include the distribution of posters and individual training on how to identify organics and how to separate organics from trash or other nonrecyclable solid waste.” • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................4 Classifieds............................2 Finance..................................3 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....2 Legals................................ 5-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 75˚/63˚ Saturday Mostly Sunny 77˚/63˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 73˚/61˚
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