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First Reading of Ordinance No. 19-1011, Adding Chapter 8.26 Business Food Waste Requirements to the Oregon City Municipal Code
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends the City Commission approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 19-1011, Metro Business Food Waste Requirement.
BACKGROUND:
Metro Council has adopted Metro Ordinance No. 18-1418, amending Metro Code to add the Business Food Waste Requirement. Under this ordinance, each local government must require: (1) covered businesses in its jurisdiction to separate and recover food waste; (2) delivery of collected business food waste to a facility authorized by Metro; and (3) property owners and managers to provide space to a covered business to allow the source separation and collection of food waste.
The City Commission heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 19-1011, Business Food Waste Requirement, on August 7, 2019. During the discussion, Commissioners expressed concerns regarding uncertainty about rates and disposal locations for the business food waste. In response, City staff (in conjunction with Oregon City Garbage) completed estimates of the unit costs for four rate scenarios incorporating Oregon City Garbage cost of collection, hauling charges, and disposal tip fees.
Secondly, following the August 7 meeting, Oregon City Garbage requested language changes to the Ordinance that improve the definition of “Food Waste” to ensure that food waste is considered solid waste, and that certain types of waste used for oil production or donations are not considered food waste. Due to these changes, the new version of Ordinance No. 19-1011 is being submitted herein as a first reading.
Food Waste Recovery Goals
State and local regulations identify program requirements to support recycling, waste reduction, and composting. In Oregon, the goal is to increase recovery of food waste from the current recovery rate of 14 percent to 25 percent. The region has had a voluntary business food waste col...
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