Organics Recycling Discussion Starts In Rancho Palos Verdes

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA — Rancho Palos Verdes City Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss how organics waste collection will work and if residents' rates will rise.

The City Council Tuesday will consider amending the Municipal Code to comply with SB 1383, a new law that requires Californians to separate organics waste, including some leftover food and kitchen scraps, from their trash and place it in their green waste bins.

The Council previously approved an agreement with EDCO to begin offering organics waste collection to residential customers after April 1. A public hearing on a proposed rate increase of 15.6 percent for single-family customers is scheduled for the March 15 City Council meeting. The public hearing will also include information about the inflation-only rate increase of 3 percent for multi-family customers. Multi-family customers may contract separately for organics waste collection.

The Tuesday City Council meeting will be a hybrid in-person and virtual meeting. It starts at 7 p.m. in McTaggart Hall at Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park and via Zoom with a limited number of in-person attendees and COVID-19 safety protocols in place. Virtual participation is highly encouraged.

The meeting will be livestreamed on the City website and televised on RPVtv Cox 33/Frontier FiOS 38. A staff report (PDF) for this topic is available on the City website.

Residents can submit comments to the City Council before the meeting by emailing them to cc@rpvca.gov. Anyone who wants to provide comments during the meeting or leave a pre-recorded voice message, can complete a form at rpvca.gov/participate.