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September 26, 2018SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS WORKSHOP
City of Ventura Certified Green Business Since 2013
redbrickpizza.com
Located in: Ventura GatewayAddress: 4990 Telephone Rd, Ventura, CA 93003Phone: (805) 658-2828
Order: seamless, grubhub, doordash
AGENDAWelcome
Program Info: VCGB & VC Surfrider
Legislative Outlook: & RMDZ
Resources & Financing: Going Green on a Budget
Q&A Testimony Panel
Networking
SPEAKER INTRODUCTIONS
THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTERS AND ATTENDEES!
VIVIAN WANGVCREA & VC GREEN BUSINESSVCENERGY.ORG
LAURA OERGELOCEAN FRIENDLY PROGRAMSVENTURA.SURFRIDER.ORG
LISA MCCULLOUGH, VC PUBLIC WORKS AGENCYINTEGRATED WASTE MGMT. DIVISIONWWW.VCPUBLICWORKS.ORG
DAVID GOLDSTIENRMDZ PROGRAM
WWW.VCPUBLICWORKS.ORG/RMDZ
VC Green Business ProgramVivian Wang
What Are We?
The Ventura County Green Business (VCGB) Program is a free certification program that assists small- to medium-sized businesses by implementing sustainable and cost-saving practices. It is part of the California Green Business Network (CAGBN) and administered by the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance (VCREA).
What is VCGB?
The VCGB is implemented through the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance
(VCREA), a Joint Powers Agency (JPA) composed of public agencies working
together to address good energy stewardship and enhance the area we live in.
CA Green Business Network
o 35 programs and growing
o 3600+ recognized businesses
o 2000+ interested businesses
o New programs in the Central Valley and Southern California (6 new programs since April)
o Over 70 certified businesses in Ventura County
You Are in GOOD Company!
Save Money
Marketing edge over competition
Builds customer trust and loyalty
Recognition as a community leader
Meet environmental achievements in:
Energy Efficiency
Water Conservation
Waste Reduction and Recyclin
Pollution Prevention
Transportation
Perks for Certified Green Businesses
Certificate (3 years)
VCGB Logo Window Cling
Digital VCGB Logo files
Search on CAGBN website (greenbusinessca.org)
Social Media
Further recognition from City and County
EE/Media Kit (TBA)
Envirosavings
Who Can Join?
Currently, Ventura County has 10 sectors!
RegisterComplete
online checklist
Get Assistance Verification
It is easy to join…
Participation is FREE!
Three-tiered System
Participant
Certified
Innovator
Register with Online Application & Complete Online Checklist
https://greenbusinessca.org/resources/
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficient lighting (LEDs)
FlexAlert.org ENERGY STAR or EPEAT
appliances 365-day programmable
thermostat Power strips
Water Conservation
Low-flow faucet aerators and toilets
Adjust schedule of irrigation system
Drought-tolerant plants for outdoor landscaping
Cleaning practices – dry sweep methods
Waste Reduction and Recycling Place recycling bins in most
common areas
Purchase recycled-content (office paper, towels, toilet paper napkins)
Use reusable dishware
Reduce junk mail
Sign up for electronic billing
Implement double-sided printing
No Styrofoam, plastic bags
Pollution Prevention
Use low-toxic cleaning products
Use low-VOC inks
Eliminate use of chemical or aerosolized air fresheners and deodorizers
General best practices
Dispose chemicals and toxic products properly
Transportation
Employee commute options
• Secure bike storage
• Flexible schedule
• Public transportation
• Ride Share
Fleet impacts
• Electric vehicles
• Hybrids
BECOME A CERTIFIEDGREEN BUSINESS!
Vivian [email protected]
(805) 654–2507
Leigh Lain [email protected]
(805) 654-3887
VC Regional Energy [email protected]
greenbusinessca.org(805) 654–3874
VC Surfrider Ocean Friendly ProgramsLaura Oergel [email protected]
www.surfrider.org/programs/ocean-friendly-restaurants
Things you Need to KnowLEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK
Lisa McCulloughEnvironmental Resource Analyst
Topics to Cover
The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs” Current solid waste and recycling state
mandates Solid waste services provided
The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs”
Reduce Reuse Recycle
The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs”
Reduce – to cut back on what we use
The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs”
Reuse – finding ways to use something again
The Environmental ABC’s = The 3 “Rs”
Recycle – converting waste materials into new products/commodities
Environmental Benefits of The 3 “Rs”:
Reduces waste Conserves natural resources Frees up landfill space, which reduces water pollution Reduces air pollution (incineration) Reduces energy usage
Solid Waste Mandates Assembly Bill 939 Assembly Bill 341 Assembly Bill 1826 Senate Bill 1383
Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939) The Integrated Waste Mgmt. Act of 1989
Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939) The Integrated Waste Mgmt. Act of 1989 Local agencies (CA cities and counties) must
divert 50% of solid waste from landfills
262,000,000 Tons of Trash/Year
Assembly Bill 341 (AB 341) Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012)
Assembly Bill 341 (AB 341) Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012) “Goal” of diverting 75% of solid waste from
CA landfills
Assembly Bill 341 (AB 341) Mandatory Commercial Recycling (2012) Goal of diverting 75% of solid waste from
CA landfills Businesses generating 4 cubic yards or more
of solid waste per week must recycle
Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826) Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016)
Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826) Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016) Organics (food and green waste) in the
landfill generates a pollutant, methane gas
Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826) Mandatory Organics Recycling (2016) Organics (food and green waste) in the
landfill generates a pollutant, methane gas Phases in organic recycling for businesses
over time, based on generation
Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826)
Date Thresholds requiring organic waste recycling services
April 1, 2016 Businesses generating 8 cubic yards of organic waste per week
January 1, 2017 Businesses generating 4 cubic yards of organic waste per week
January 1, 2019 Businesses generating 4 cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week
Summer/Fall 2021 *Businesses generating 2 cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week
(*May take effect if 2020 statewide organic waste disposal has not decreased to 50% of 2014 levels.)
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016)
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016) CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016) CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019 Penalties and fines outlined for agencies, but
also waste generators
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (2016) CalRecycle finalizing regs late 2018/early 2019 Penalties and fines outlined for agencies, but
also waste generators Compliance goes into effect in 2022, but process
begins now
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Current focus for food-related organics:
Reduce & Reuse
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Current focus for food-related organics:
Reduce & Reuse Over-buying food, resulting in waste?
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Current focus for food-related organics:
Reduce & Reuse Over-buying food, resulting in waste? Preparing too much food, resulting in waste?
Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Current focus for food-related organics:
Reduce & Reuse Over-buying food, resulting in waste? Preparing too much food, resulting in waste? Can you connect with a local food recovery
program for donating viable food?
Solid Waste Services
Solid Waste Services Where is your business located?
Solid Waste Services Where is your business located? Connect with your city or county’s
environmental/sustainability dept.
Solid Waste Services Where is your business located? Connect with your city or county’s
environmental/sustainability dept. Identify franchise hauler(s); rates may vary
Solid Waste Services Where is your business located? Connect with your city or county’s
environmental/sustainability dept. Identify franchise hauler(s); rates may vary Visit CalRecycle’s website:
www.calrecycle.ca.giv/Nav/GreenBusiness
Recycling Market Development Zone ProgramDavid Goldstein, Ventura County RMDZ Administrator
Phone (805) 658-4312Fax (805) 658-4324Email [email protected] of Ventura Public Works AgencyWater and Sanitation DepartmentIntegrated Waste Management Division800 S Victoria Ave #1650Ventura, CA 93009-1650
Recycling Market Development Zone
Ventura County
Including the County of Ventura and the cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura
- David Goldstein
Market Development for Meeting Mandates
Topics
• Financing for Market Development– Conventional: new Wells– Public: California Pollution Control Finance Authority- Industrial Development Bonds (CPCFA IDBs)
• Recycling Market Development Zones (RMDZs)– Incentives– Strategy/Improvements
• Product Stewardship forces Market Development– Full Circle, European examples– ROMA / Mattress Recycling Council/ Carpets
Conventional Finance of Market Development
“Remainder” is $100 billion for sustainable agriculture, recycling, conservation, and other uses
Public Finance
• User, franchise, host, or tip fee surcharge• Cap and trade funds• Grants and loans from these fees• No flow control, but contract route• CPCFA, Industrial Development Bonds• Cal Competes, R&D credit, Sales tax credit, FTZ
“Government says, ‘If it moves, tax it. If it keepsmoving, regulate it. Andif it stops moving,subsidize it.’” - Reagan
Recycling Market Development Zones• Following AB 939, grew to 40
zones in California• Locally organized, state
designated, staffed by both, financed by tip fee surcharges
• Recyclestore, FACET, RCP, STAR• Employment incentives: EDD,
ETP• Business Planning: Waste
element plus SBDC• Low interest loans: GHG and
RMDZ
RMDZEligible: Private or non-profitType: Primary processor or finished product producerMaterials: Excludes metal, HHW, universal, material generated outside CA Competition: Includes market development, not just landfillProject: Waste prevention, reuse, recycling, compostingTerms: 4% fixed, up to 15 years, 75% of project, up to $2m
EU Market Development
The European Commission seeks to transform the EU economy to a more circular one, by:
• Building standards to facilitate a single market for secondary raw materials in the EU, particularly for plastics
• Encouraging industrial symbiosis, by harmonizing rules on by-products and end-of-waste status
• Facilitating transport of waste between EU countries• Investing in waste collection infrastructure, reverse logistics, sorting or recycling, and
new technologies• Funding projects to recycle waste electronics, building materials, plastics and chemicals• Revising EU regulations on fertilizers, to encourage return of organic wastes to soil• Providing access to funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Stewardship promotes market development
• Euro: Duales System Deutschland• ROMA• Full Circle/ Aseptic Packaging• Mattress/Carpet Recycle
Use
Transport
Manufacture
Development
Design
Concept
Product Stewardship
Follow up for Stewardship and InnovationProduct Stewardship Institute
https://www.productstewardship.us/
National Stewardship Action Council Https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-stewardship-action-council
Mattress Recycling Council http://mattressrecyclingcouncil.org/https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/docs/cr/mattresses/annualreport/2017annualrpt.pdfPage 34 shows percent of “recycled” (collected) sent to landfill and incineration
Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institute - Certification, education, design challengehttps://www.c2ccertified.org/
Ventura County Recycling Market Development ZoneDavid Goldstein [email protected](805) 658-4312http://www.vcpublicworks.org/rmdz
Go Green On a BudgetRESOURCES & FINANCING
Resources for your business
Additional Resources:
California Green Business Network greenbusinessca.org
VC Surfrider Ocean Friendly Programs ventura.surfrider.org
VCTC Commuter Program goventura.org/rideshare/
GreenBiz Media Greenbiz.com
Green Drinks International Greendrinks.org
VENTURA.SCORE.ORG
BUSINESSPORTAL.CA.GOV www.chamberalliance.biz
Small Business Develop Centerwww.ventura.org/business-services
www.sba.gov
www.calrest.org
Financing
Additional Programs:
SCE EV CHARGE READY PROGRAM chargeready.sce.com
EV for BUSINESSES & FLEETS driveclean.ca.gov
CA CLEAN VEHIVLE REBATE PROJECT cleanvehiclerebate.org
Start Up AcceleratorLAUNCHPAD.LA
gogreenfinancing.com/smallbusiness
calrecycle.ca.gov/RMDZ
www.conservationfund.org
LAincubator.org
Energy Saving Measures Qualify via Three Pathways1. Pre-Qualified Energy Saving Measure (ESM) List
• Includes any measure that qualifies for a deemed rebate through an IOU Program, third party administered Program or REN, or CCA Program
2. IOU Custom Approved Measures• Any measure already approved by an IOU, REN, or CCA custom program is
approved for financing3. Professionally Certified Energy Saving Measures and Demand Response
Resource: gogreenfinancing.com/smallbusiness
City of Thousand Oaks Certified Green Business, Since 2013
ConejoAwards.com
Location: North Ranch Business PlazaAddress: 2955 E Hillcrest Drive, Ste 104,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362Phone: (805) 497-3800
City of Ventura Certified Green Business, Since 2013City of Thousand Oaks Certified Green Business, Since 2018
himalayacuisine.com
Location 1: Ventura Mission Plaza CenterAddress: 35 W Main St, Ventura, CA 93001Phone: (805) 643-0795
Location 2: Thousand Oaks Sun Plaza CenterAddress: 720 Thousand Oaks Blvd,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360Phone: (805) 409-1041
Order: seamless, grubhub, doordash
City of Oxnard Certified Green Business, Since 2018
HoneyCup.net
Location: Channel Islands HarborAddress: 3500 S Harbor Blvd 1-105,
Oxnard, CA 93035Phone: (805) 204-0008
Q & A PANELTAMMIE HELMUTHWWW.CONEJOAWARDS.COMCERTIFIED SINCE 2013
ANUP RIMALWWW.HIMALAYACUISINE.COMCERTIFIED SINCE 2013
KAT SIRIGNANOWWW.HONEYCUP.NETCERTIFIED SINCE 2018
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