CAP Action SW-2.9. Continue to work with StopWaste and haulers to monitor participation in residential recycling programs, create education materials for the community, provide technical assistance to business to implement mandatory recycling, and identify other opportunities and means to promote zero waste efforts. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]

CAP Action SW-2.8. Partner with StopWaste to conduct targeted, multi-lingual, culturally appropriate, and geographically diverse waste prevention educational and technical assistance campaigns based on outcomes of a waste characterization study (WCS). Such as food waste prevention, edible food recovery strategies, proper storage, how to fix clothes/electronics, how to donate, reusable alternatives, effects of over consumption, sustainable consumption habits, buying second hand, buying durable, sharing, repurposing.

CAP Action SW-2.7. Require food service providers to implement a fee for single-use food ware. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan] 

CAP Action SW-2.6. Regularly evaluate and update new franchise agreement with Waste Management of Alameda County to meet SB 1383 requirements and to implement new components to further divert waste from landfills. Work with WMAC to determine data necessary to meet zero waste goals and establish protocol for regular collection and reporting of associated metrics. Identify dedicated staff responsible for this. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]

CAP Action SW-2.5. Create a requirement for large events to hire an event waste management team. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan] 

CAP Action SW-2.4. Adopt a citywide Zero Waste Goal and develop a Zero Waste Strategic Plan to increase diversion from the landfill by 85% 2045. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]

CAP Action SW-2.3. Continue to enforce the Hayward Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan] 

CAP Action SW-2.2. Review recent circular economy bills signed by the governor (i.e., SB 343, AB 881, AB 1201, AB 962, AB 1276) and incorporate requirements into hauling agreements, and municipal codes for full-service restaurants and local manufacturing businesses. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]

CAP Action SW-2.1. Continue to implement the Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance (ORRO) adopted in November 2021 in alignment with the Countywide ORRO ordinance. Support StopWaste and County Environmental Health in the enforcement of the ORRO within the City. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan] 

CAP Action SW-1.14. Partner with StopWaste to conduct a feasibility study and identify next steps to ensure edible food reuse infrastructure in Hayward is sufficient to accept capacity needed to recover 20% of edible food disposed of within Hayward. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]