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This page provides information on the CIWMB's Strategic Directive 6
(SD-6). Each of the seven subdirectives links to further explanation
including baseline measurement, metrics or performance criteria, annual
targets, and key activities.
Directive
It is a core value of the CIWMB to assist in the development of viable,
sustainable markets to divert materials from landfills and encourage source
reduction and recycling, in accordance with the waste management hierarchy and
in support of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
Specifically, the CIWMB will:
- Reduce the amount of organics in the waste stream by 50 percent by 2020.
- Complete and report on the Market Assessment Action Plan (MAAP) pilot study by June 30, 2007.
- Show a 15 percent increase in Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) loans to companies and markets prioritized in the MAAP study.
- Seek statutory authority to remove the RMDZ loan cap by 2008.
- Annually report to CIWMB Board members on developments in market
infrastructure.
- Increase environmentally responsible procurement by state agencies by 10
percent per
year.
- Incorporate green building principles in all applicable California building
codes.
6.1--Reduce the amount of organics in the waste stream by 50 percent by 2020.
This subdirective addresses the largest category of disposed materials.
The compostable portion of organic materials constitutes approximately 30
percent, or about 15 million tons, of what is disposed. Paper and the woody
portion of construction and demolition (C&D) debris constitute another 15 or
so million tons. Cutting these amounts in half will necessitate developing
perhaps 50-100 new facilities (or equivalent expansion of existing
facilities) that produce compost, biofuels, and/or bioenergy; increased
development of product standards and increased procurement by private and
public entities; and resolution of cross-agency regulatory issues.
Baseline
The baseline is the number of tons of organic materials disposed
annually. 29.7 million tons were disposed in 2006.
Metrics or Performance Criteria
Tons of organic materials disposed will serve as a metric.
Annual Targets
Targets by the end of 2007 are to conduct a major stakeholder "summit"
to identify key barriers and for the Board to consider new initiatives
to address those barriers.
Key Activities
- The Board has not engaged stakeholders in a major discussion
about organics-related efforts for many years. Before proposing new
initiatives, staff plans to convene a major "summit" this fall with
Board Members and stakeholders to identify the most important
barriers and most feasible opportunities for diversion. As part of
this, identify infrastructure needs (e.g., facilities) needed to
meet the 2020 goal and evaluate obstacles and solutions to
developing necessary infrastructure.
- Staff will continue with ongoing key activities such as the
lifecycle assessment and economic analysis on organic materials
(which will address greenhouse gas emission reduction priorities in
combination with diversion), working with Caltrans and local
governments on increased procurement, developing compost
specifications for the agriculture industry, encouraging the
development of biofuels and bioenergy technologies (see
Strategic Directive 9), etc.
6.2--Complete and report on the Market Assessment Action Plan (MAAP) pilot study by June 30, 2007.
Building on experience from the first pilot in Marin County, staff has
streamlined the initial MAAP approach in order to obtain more relevant data
on the flow and quantities of priority materials in a given region, as well
as to work with stakeholders on identifying targeted opportunities for
collaborative projects to enhance regional markets. This type of targeted
approach is a primary component of the Board's reorganization, particularly
in the Local Assistance and Market Development Division.
Baseline
The baseline is the Marin County MAAP model and modified new approach.
Metrics or Performance Criteria
Initial metrics include the identification of market barriers and
opportunities, and initiation of collaborative projects. Ultimately, the
performance criteria will increase local program implementation and
decrease disposal.
Annual Targets
Complete the Sacramento MAAP project by late summer 2007 and reach
consensus with regional stakeholders on action plans for collaborative
market development projects. Train new LAMD staff on approach and begin
applying to other regions around state.
Key Activities
Meet with regional stakeholders in spring and summer 2007; develop
overall analysis of materials flow and market barriers and opportunities
in region. Draft and finalize action plans for increased diversion and
regional markets.
6.3--Show a 15 percent increase in Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) loans to companies and markets prioritized in the MAAP study.
This is oriented towards increasing loans to businesses that use priority
materials and that help address market barriers and opportunities identified
in the MAAP approach and related regional targeting projects.
Baseline
The baseline is the number of targeted businesses receiving
RMDZ loans in 2007.
Metrics or Performance Criteria
Number of RMDZ loans made to new targeted businesses will serve as a
metric.
Annual Targets
Revisit this Strategic Directive based on program evaluation.
Key Activities
This subdirective conflicts in part with subdirective 6.4, i.e., can the
number of loans be increased if the loan cap is removed and funds are
relatively static? Questions also have arisen about how the RMDZ program
will function in the new organizational structure and about whether
sufficient revenues will be available in future years to maintain the
fund at current levels. As a result, staff plans to conduct an overall
program evaluation for Board consideration in late 2007.
6.4--Seek statutory authority to remove RMDZ loan
cap by 2008.
Given the capital-intensive nature of processing, recycling, and
composting facilities, this subdirective would focus on developing a
legislative proposal to remove the loan cap if research determines that the
cap is a hindrance to applicants obtaining financing for their projects.
Baseline
The baseline is the existing legislative provisions regarding loan
cap.
Metrics or Performance Criteria
Governor-approved legislative proposal by October 2007.
Annual Targets
Revisit this Strategic Directive based on program evaluation (also see
6.3).
Key Activities
As noted in 6.3, staff intends to conduct an overall evaluation of the
RMDZ loan program. This will include analysis of the impacts of removing
the cap on the Board's ability to increase the number of RMDZ loans.
6.5--Annually report on developments in market
infrastructure.
To ensure sufficient recyclables will be available for increased
diversion and regional markets, adequate collection and processing
facilities need to be in place. As noted in subdirective 6.1, this will
necessitate the development throughout the state of dozens of new or
expanded facilities. (This in turn is dependent on local siting decisions
and ability to finance new facilities; subdirective
8.5 focuses on assisting local decision makers in long-range planning to
help develop this diversion infrastructure and ensure that it keeps pace
with growth and changes in waste sheds.) To assess whether the
infrastructure is adequate, board staff annually will verify existing
infrastructure and make recommendations in an annual status report to the
Board.
Baseline
There is no baseline for this sub-directive
Metrics or Performance Criteria
The metrics will be the number and capacity of facilities
Annual Targets
Establish baseline by December 2007
Key Activities
- Define "infrastructure."
- Compile baseline information on material recovery facilities (MRF);
recycling, composting, and other diversion facilities from in-house
documents; MAAP projects; and targeted surveys of local governments,
primary and secondary processors.
- Evaluate number and distribution of facilities in regions and
state that would be needed to divert 10-20 million more tons of
materials.
6.6--Increase environmentally responsible
procurement by State agencies by 10 percent per year
The State exerts influence on the marketplace through its procurement
practices. The Board has long worked with the Department of General Services
(DGS) on procurement of recycled-content products, and over the last few
years this has been expanded in response to a Governor's Executive Order and
legislation to include the multiple attributes of "environmentally
preferable products" (EPP), which can result in improved decision
making. The Board has a bigger voice in the development of procurement
policies when it is engaged in these broader initiatives. This subdirective
seeks to increase State procurement of EPPs.
Baseline
There is no existing database or system for gathering information
from DGS on State procurement of EPPs. In addition, there is no standard
definition of what constitutes an EPP. The EPP Task Force tracks state
contracts that have incorporated language to better ensure the purchase
of EPPs, but the Task Force and Board staff have been unable to obtain
basic data on the use of these contracts or if the contracts are being
implemented as intended.
With respect to Caltrans, information from its Construction database
indicates that in 2006, Caltrans purchased 50,000 cubic yards of mulch
and 20,000 cubic yards of compost.
Metrics or Performance Criteria
The metrics for this subdirective will need to be developed.
Board and DGS staff drafted a tracking and reporting plan but it has
not yet been approved by DGS. It aims to start tracking the purchases of
a few key products on a few contracts (computers, lamps, office copy
paper, and vehicles), along with key activities such as training. Some
of the products have associated calculators that could be used to
estimate environment benefits such as reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. Over time the tracking will expand and eventually, when an
e-procurement system is established, the system will be fully automated
and cover all state purchases.
Annual Targets
Year 1. Agreement with DGS and the State and Consumer Services
Agency (SCSA) on concept for EPP measurement system and approval of an
EPP Tracking and Reporting Plan.
Key Activities
The Board will work with DGS, and possibly the SCSA, to achieve this
goal.
A key activity is to work with DGS and the Task Force to define what
is "environmentally preferable" through the development of specification
language and environmental performance standards, and/or the approval of
existing standards.
Staff will work with DGS to identify what is to be tracked in bid
documents and require vendors to submit data to a central location
automatically. To accomplish this, DGS will need to implement an
e-procurement system with the ability to track all state purchases
(staff's intent is to incorporate EPP tracking into this system, rather
than try to create a separate system given we do not have access to the
data).
As this work is being done, staff will continue to work with DGS on
"greening" individual state contracts and to train state agencies on the
EPP best practices manual and EPP purchasing.
6.7--Incorporate green building principles in all
applicable California building codes
Incorporating green building principles in
building codes would significantly increase the use of recycled-content
products in buildings and decrease waste generation associated with
construction and demolition. The Board has played an important role in the
development of state and national green building initiatives and now is in a
key position to support focused initiatives to further develop and
incorporate green building principles and standards into building codes and
proposition funding.
Baseline
The baseline is current green building codes (local and state) and
ordinances (local).
Metrics or Performance Criteria
Changes in State and local building codes; number of local C&D
ordinances; and incorporation of green building standards in Proposition
1D funding will be used as metrics.
Annual Targets
Incorporate California High Performance School (CHPS) criteria as
standard in Proposition 1D funding for high performance schools; draft
of American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited green
building standard for building codes and Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) requirements; increase number of local C&D
ordinances.
Key Activities
- Identify existing green building codes.
- Work with California Building Standards Commission and other
state agencies on Green Building Initiative to incorporate green
building standards into California Building code.
- Work with Division of State Architect and Office of Public
School Construction to ensure CHPS criteria is the standard for high
performance school incentive funding under Proposition 1D.
- Participate in U.S. Green Building Council partnership to
develop ANSI-accredited green building standard for building codes
and LEED requirements.
- Work with local jurisdictions to increase number that have
adopted and are implementing green building and C&D ordinances.
- Seek statutory authority to incorporate green building
principles into residential building codes.
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