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Athens Services Says SB 1383 Compliance Has Mixed Cost Impacts for Paramount Businesses
Summary
Athens Services told the City Council that implementation of SB 1383 organics rules led to varied bill changes for commercial accounts: some saw large increases when they did not right-size service, others saw decreases after following recommendations. Athens reported outreach, auto-enrollments and 132 exemption requests.
Athens Services gave a detailed update to the Paramount City Council on Dec. 17 about the rollout of state-mandated organics recycling rules (SB 1383) and the program's effects on commercial accounts.
Randon Lane of Athens said the company contacted more than 700 commercial accounts and auto-enrolled roughly 618 accounts to ensure city compliance; about one-third of auto-enrolled accounts later contacted customer service. Athens reported 132 waiver requests under…
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