The Alameda County Waste Management Authority is striving to increase awareness of the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance which became effective January 1, 2018. The Mandatory Recycling Ordinance is a law that prohibits the disposal of certain readily recyclable materials. It requires affected businesses and multi-family property owners in Alameda County to provide on-site recycling and organics collection services to handle the amount of recyclable material and compostable material (food scraps and compostable paper) produced at those locations. The Alameda County Waste Management Authority is a public agency formed in 1976 by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement among the County of Alameda, each of the fourteen cities in the county, and two sanitary districts that provide refuse and recycling collection services.

Overview

The Alameda County Waste Management Authority Mandatory Recycling Ordinance requires businesses, institutions and multi-family properties with five or more units to sort their recyclables from their trash. Multi-family property owners as well as businesses and institutions that generate food waste, such as restaurants and grocery stores, must also sort compostables from their trash. The ordinance requires the recycling services provided to be sufficient to handle the amount of recyclable materials collected and the composting collection service to be sufficient to handle the amount of food scraps and food-soiled paper generated at the location. Recyclables covered under the ordinance include: cardboard, newspaper, white paper, mixed recyclable paper, recyclable glass food and beverage containers, metal (aluminum and steel) food and beverage containers, PET (#1) and HDPE (#2) plastic bottles, food scraps and compostable paper.

Resources Available

A wide variety of information is available to the public on the ordinance and resources available to facilitate implementation. These include: how to request free bins, free bin stickers, free informational posters, and instructions on how to set up interior eco-disposal; all of which can be found at this location: www.recyclingrulesac.org/indoor-bin-setup-guide-video/. Additional information includes: Introduction to Recycling Rules, and FAQ's; which can be found here: www.recyclingrulesac.org/overview-video/. City of Pleasanton city-specific compliance requirements, which became effective January 1, 2017, can be reviewed here: www.recyclingrulesac.org/city/city-of-pleasanton/.

Additional Information

Additional information on this event is available. For details, please refer to Alameda County Waste Management Authority contact information below.

Contact Information

Alameda County Waste Management Authority
(510) 891-6575 phone
www.recyclingrulesac.org/questions e-mail     www.recyclingrulesac.org WWW

Hacienda Owners Association
4305 Hacienda Drive, Suite 330, Pleasanton, California  94588-2738
(925) 734-6500 phone     (925) 734-6501 fax
info@hacienda.org e-mail     www.hacienda.org WWW