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Norwalk introduces ordinance to move businesses to three‑stream waste collection to meet state targets
Summary
The Norwalk City Council on Sept. 2 introduced an ordinance to amend municipal code and move commercial collection to a three‑stream system (trash, recycling, organics) to comply with new state recovery requirements.
The City Council on Sept. 2 received the first reading of an ordinance amending Norwalk Municipal Code chapters on solid-waste handling to transition commercial service from two-stream to three-stream collection (trash, recyclables, organics).
City Solid Waste Manager Gabriela Garcia told the council the change is driven by state thresholds for materials recovery that CalRecycle raised from 50% to 75% effective Jan. 1, 2025; she said the materials recovery facilities used by the city’s hauler, Athens Services, do not currently meet the 75%…
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