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Solid‑waste master plan finds heavy food‑waste and contamination; staff to launch public outreach and options analysis
Summary
MSO staff described findings from a solid‑waste fact‑finding phase that identified high food‑waste content and contamination in single‑stream recycling. The master plan will include surveys, focus groups and enforcement reviews and may examine composting pilots and service changes.
MSO staff described an 18‑month solid‑waste master plan process that has completed a fact‑finding phase and will move into public outreach and options analysis.
Staff said the study included randomized route sampling and waste characterization at the city’s materials recovery facility (MRF) to measure how clean recyclables are and to identify common contaminants in recycling and trash. Staff reported frequent contamination — including food waste and inappropriate bulky items — and said food waste comprises a sizable share of the city’s waste stream. An MSO presenter summarized the finding as roughly one‑third of the waste stream being food…
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