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City launches Roseland trash pilot aiming to curb stormwater litter
Summary
Santa Rosa staff described a three-pronged pilot on Sebastopol Road in Roseland that will test outreach, increased street sweeping, and new trash infrastructure — including four solar compacting "Big Belly" cans — to reduce street litter that can enter the storm drain system under a state-mandated trash rule.
Santa Rosa City staff on Tuesday described a pilot program in Roseland designed to reduce street litter before it reaches the city’s storm drains, as required under a 2015 State Water Resources Control Board trash amendment.
The pilot will test a mix of outreach, enforcement of short-term parking to allow more effective street sweeping, and placement of new trash infrastructure along a 0.75-mile segment of Sebastopol Road from Roseland Avenue East to Olive Street. City staff plan to install four solar, self-compacting “Big Belly” trash cans, four traditional cans and a bilingual outreach campaign that includes art from Roseland and Sonoma County residents.
The pilot, presented by Nick Sidiano of Santa Rosa Water’s stormwater and creeks section, aims to reduce particles bigger than 5 millimeters…
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