2018 Year in Review

DECEMBER 2018 VOL. 1

Jon Emerson retired in February 2018 as a

charter member for the City of Redondo Beach.

He has worked tirelessly to implement solid

waste diversion programs for the City and has

been a great partner and advocate for recycling

and environmental sustainability.

Nady Maechling retired in April 2018 as the

long-time Administrator of LARA since 2004.

She helped Karen Coca build LARA and devoted

29 years of service to the City of Los Angeles.

Her fierce leadership has been a big part of

LARA's success.

Karen Coca retired in May 2018 as the long-time

Executive Director of LARA since 2004 and

Manager of LA Sanitation's Citywide Recycling

Division. She started LARA in 2002 with Nady

and the help of the 14 charter members. She was

a true visionary and launched many successful

environmental programs and initiatives for the

City of Los Angeles, most notably the new

exclusive commercial franchise program,

recycLA.

CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you for your

leadership and service!

LARA RetirementsLARA Retirements

City of Lynwood Sustainability Award

Chair Karen Herrera

Awarded Woman of the Year

Environmental Awards

SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

China National Sword

IN THIS ISSUE:

City of Lynwood Sustainability Award The City of Lynwood was awarded

the Institute for Local Government

2018 Beacon Spotlight Platinum

Award for Sustainability. “This

award reflects the City’s efforts to

address climate change, reduce

emissions and promote

sustainability,” said Mayor Jose

Solache. Congratulations

Lynwood!

Chair: Karen Herrera, Duarte

Vice-Chair: Lorry Hempe, Lynwood

Treasurer: Lauren Ramezani, Rancho Palos Verdes

Secretary: James Burnley, Beverly Hills

Executive Director: George Payba, Los Angeles

Administrator: Julie Jacobe, Los Angeles

2018-19 Executive Board

Karen Herrera: Woman of the Year 2018Congratulations to Chair Karen Herrera for being

awarded Woman of the Year for Outstanding

Community Service by Assembly Member Blanca

Rubio. Karen has over 32 years of Community Service

to the public and community volunteerism to five

different non-profit boards.

DECEMBER 2018 VOL. 1

EAR Submittal

Environmental Awards

National Sword

SB 1383

LARA ToursAquaponics Farm

Athens Sun Valley MRF

The 2017 Electronic Annual Report

was successfully submitted on July

31, 2018. CalRecycle completed their

review and a letter was sent on

November 29, 2018 stating that no

additional information is needed.

Looking Ahead

Sustainable to raise fish and grow produce. Fish waste

is converted into nutrients for the plants which also

cleans the water for the fish.

San Gabriel Valley Environmental Awards

April 26, 2018 - Royal Oaks Manor - Bradbury, CA

China announced the National Sword policy in

February 2017. Beginning January 1st, 24 types of solid

waste, including various plastics and unsorted mixed

papers have been banned and contamination levels are

now restricted to 0.5%. Export of recyclables to China

markets has been a key component to California's

recycling infrastructure. Loss of these markets has

resulted in a huge disruption to California recycling as

well as nationwide. Cities, haulers, and facilities have

been impacted and commodity prices have significantly

dropped. Recycling markets in other Southeast Asian

countries have absorbed some of the material, but due to

limited capacity, they are now overwhelmed. Education

and outreach is crucial to allow for the maximum

amount of material recovered and recycled. Messaging

should focus on the specific material types accepted by

the hauler and facility and emphasize that recyclables

are empty, clean, and dry.

January 1, 2019: Businesses and multi-family

buildings that generate 4 cubic yards or more of

solid waste weekly are required to recycle its

organic waste

January 2019: CalRecycle conference calls and

site visits begin

March 21, 2019: 1st Quarter Meeting

2018 AB 939 Reporting Season begins

SBBEC SEED Awards

September 27, 2018 - Flight Path Museum - LAX

SB 1383 significantly expands organic waste recycling

requirements and will go into effect beginning January

1, 2022 with targets to reduce statewide organic waste

disposal by 50% of 2014 level by 2020 and by 75% by

2025. In addition, 20% of all edible food currently being

disposed must be recovered for human consumption by

2025. The final informal draft regulations were released

by CalRecycle in May 2018, and the formal rulemaking

process is expected to begin in early 2019. The SB 1383

team was present for the LARA special meeting held in

August and provided a more focused discussion on

enforcement, contamination minimization, food

recovery, and procurement. LARA will continue to

track the progression of the regulations and provide

updates to assist members in staying engaged through

the adoption of the regulations. LARA will work

collaboratively to address implementation challenges. A

google shared drive was created to collect and share

resources including samples of comment letters as well

as submitted copies.

Artesia Beverly Hills Bradbury Downey Duarte Hermosa Beach

Hidden Hills Los Angeles Lynwood Manhattan Beach Palos Verdes Estates Pomona

Rancho Palos Verdes Redondo Beach Rosemead Sierra Madre South Gate Torrance

Happy Holidays!