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Name
Colleen Foster
Title
Environmental Officer, City of Oceanside
Bio
Colleen Foster's established record of experience within the public and private sector for over the past 14 years is highlighted by multiple achievements as it relates to Zero Waste initiatives, environmental compliance, program development, legislative compliance and contract management. Ms. Foster is the President of the California Resources and Recovery Association and a Southern California board member of the California Product Stewardship Council. Ms. Foster holds a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in International Relations with a focus on Sustainable Development from the University of California at Davis and a Master's in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont School of Law.
Oceanside's Organic Goals
"Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic recession, the completion of this mandatory commercial food scraps recycling rollout was postponed and redesigned in a different context than originally described below.
With a 5-0 vote, the City of Oceanside amended their franchise waste hauler agreement in 2019 to include a full commercial food scrap recycling program. The amendment included collection, transportation and processing for organics waste generated by the City's approximately 2,000 commercial customers. To support participation in the program, commercial customers received technical assistance, training and 'right-sizing' of service levels. In addition, the City updated the municipal code to ensure compliance with AB1826 and SB1383. The mandatory roll-out of commercial organics service, including at least two site visits per generator, was set to occur over 6 months of implementation. Oceanside will be speaking to the goals, outreach efforts, stakeholder support, community involvement, and challenges that allowed a roll-out of this size to begin and partially occur with full City Council and public support.
Oceanside's Organic Goals
"Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic recession, the completion of this mandatory commercial food scraps recycling rollout was postponed and redesigned in a different context than originally described below.
With a 5-0 vote, the City of Oceanside amended their franchise waste hauler agreement in 2019 to include a full commercial food scrap recycling program. The amendment included collection, transportation and processing for organics waste generated by the City's approximately 2,000 commercial customers. To support participation in the program, commercial customers received technical assistance, training and 'right-sizing' of service levels. In addition, the City updated the municipal code to ensure compliance with AB1826 and SB1383. The mandatory roll-out of commercial organics service, including at least two site visits per generator, was set to occur over 6 months of implementation. Oceanside will be speaking to the goals, outreach efforts, stakeholder support, community involvement, and challenges that allowed a roll-out of this size to begin and partially occur with full City Council and public support.
