California city hires SCS Engineers

Long Beach, California-based SCS Engineers is working with the city of El Segundo, California, to help it comply with CalRecycle requirements.

CalRecycle mandates commercial recycling and commercial organics recycling. The mandate applies to businesses (including public entities) that generate 4 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste or organics per week and multifamily residential dwellings of five units or more.

SCS will study the city’s current solid waste and recycling programs and the existing residential collection contract to identify opportunities for improvement. SCS also will analyze disposal reporting system data to identify local commercial haulers and develop an approach to ensure compliance and monitoring.

SCS then will work with CalRecycle to develop a plan for annual monitoring of businesses regarding their recycling activities and help El Segundo educate local businesses on recycling and diverting organic waste.

“We are working in partnership with the city of El Segundo to improve its waste and recycling programs,” says Michelle Leonard, vice president with SCS Engineers. “The recommendations and solutions we develop will help the city meet existing and future requirements for residential and commercial waste management.”