Changes to Organic Waste Disposal Ordinance Approved in Palmdale, California
The Palmdale, California, City Council approved changes to the city’s organic waste disposal ordinance to meet the requirements of state law. They also heard about the potential for sending such waste to a processing facility in Lancaster that will turn it into a natural gas fuel source and compost.
The state law, Senate Bill 1383, was passed in 2016, to address the issue of methane and other pollutants released by organic waste in landfills. It set a target of reducing organic waste by 50% by 2020 and 75%, by 2025. To process the collected organic waste, the city is studying the feasibility of entering into an agreement with Hitachi Zosen INOVA, which is building a processing facility at the Lancaster Landfill.