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Mid Valley Disposal tells Sanger council the city is SB 1383‑compliant; announces cleanup totals and scholarships
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Mid Valley Disposal told the Sanger City Council it has completed SB 1383 rollout and outreach, reported route-review contamination statistics and large cleanup‑event tonnage, and awarded scholarships to two Sanger students.
Mid Valley Disposal representatives told the Sanger City Council on April 2 that the city’s waste‑reduction program is compliant with state organics rules and highlighted last year’s outreach, inspection readiness and cleanup event results.
Isaac Kulikoff, district manager for operations at Mid Valley Disposal, introduced the company’s 2025 recap and said staff completed required site visits and conducted education and waiver reviews for about 86 local businesses as part of SB 1383 implementation. “We rolled out the entire city to be compliant with SB 1383,” a Mid Valley representative said, adding the company has coordinated with Fresno County and contracted firms to perform commercial inspections and technical assistance.
Why it matters: SB 1383 requires jurisdictions to reduce organic waste and establish programs that CalRecycle can inspect. Mid Valley said the company has prepared Sanger’s records for the next county inspection and will run a mock inspection with CalRecycle’s assistance branch.
Mid Valley staff reported results from route reviews and cleanup events: out of 366 green food‑waste carts reviewed, 10 had contamination; out of 390 recycling containers, 32 were contaminated; and out of 389 trash containers, 3 showed contamination. For community cleanup events (combined fall and spring), Mid Valley reported collecting more than 320,000 pounds of trash, 12,620 pounds of electronics, 77,080 pounds of metal, 174,500 pounds of organics, 16,780 pounds of tires and 325 mattresses. Mid Valley also said it distributed about 20,000 flyers and issued 11 “good job” tags that come with a small rewards package for exemplary recycling behavior.
As part of the presentation, Mid Valley named its recycler of the year and awarded scholarships to two students. Brooke Barrett, introduced as the Sanger High recipient, thanked the company and said she has been accepted to multiple universities and is leaning toward Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to study business with an interest in project management for agriculture. Maya Potter, introduced as the Sanger West recipient, said she will attend Stanford University to study mechanical engineering and credited local robotics programs for inspiring her.
Council response and follow-up: Council members and the mayor thanked Mid Valley for the program and scholarships and noted upcoming local cleanup dates the company announced. Mid Valley emphasized ongoing coordination with CalRecycle and Fresno County on inspections and compliance documentation.
The council did not take formal action on the presentation; Mid Valley’s report served as an informational briefing to the council and public.
