Davis staff report solid-waste progress, warn state rules on biosolids could cut diversion rate
City staff presented annual solid-waste data, described implementation of California Senate Bill 1383 requirements and procurement shortfalls, and warned a state reclassification of biosolids will add roughly 3,000 tons to Davislandfill disposal totals in 2025, reducing the city diversion percentage.
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Jennifer Gilbert, the city conservation coordinator, told the Davis Natural Resources Commission on April 7 that Davis residents and businesses are meeting many new state recycling and organics requirements but that a state policy change treating wastewater biosolids as disposal (not diversion) will add about 3,000 tons to the city landfill totals in 2025 and materially lower the reported diversion rate.
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