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Smart Business Alliance Quarterly Update
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Background Information:
The Tehama County Smart Business Alliance (SBA) is a voluntary incentive program for Tehama County businesses, non-profits and government entities to engage in waste reduction, reuse and recycling in the workplace. Current SBA members, new and existing, are as follows:•
• Cabernet Apartments
• Bud’s Jolly Cone
• Masami Cattle Ranch Inc. Of Corning
• GreenWaste of Tehama Hauling Operations - Gold level
• Valley Vet Clinic - Silver Metal
• Dandy Lions Children’s Shop - Platinum Level
• Washington Court Senior Housing - Gold level
• Oak Park Manor - Gold level
• The Window and Door Shop - Gold level
• Nu-Way Market - Gold level
• Comfort Inn - Gold level
• Poor and the Homeless Sale House
• Rockin’ R Restaurant
• Riverview Manufactured Home Community, LLC
• Lake California POA
• Dale’s Carpet & Design
• Corning City Hall & Fire Department
• Sportsman Lodge
• Red Bluff RV Park
• Alsco, Inc.
• Gateway Mobile Home Park
• Island Park Mobile Home Park
• Villa Roma
• Villa Roma II
• Crown Cleaners
• F.C. Bickert
• Heritage RV Park - Corning
• Green Waste of Tehama - Landfill
• Sacramento River Discovery Center
• Round-Up Saloon
• Red Bluff Library
• Corning Library
• Los Molinos Library
• Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce
• Red Bluff Round-Up Association
• Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Office
• Prime Cinemas
• Red Bluff Healthcare Center
• Red Bluff Interiors
• Bridgeway Community Church
• Red Bluff Daily News - Office
• Red Bluff Daily News - Warehouse
• Chimney Rock Market
• The Garage
• The Manor
• Heart S Ranch
• Marco’s Pizza
• Brentwood Farms
• Poor and the Homeless - Winter Shelter
• O’Nite Mobile Home and RV Park
• Abbey Ranch
• Tobin & Associates
• Gary's Autobody
• Southridge HOA
• Red Bluff High School
• Main Street Apartments
• Point S Tires/I-5 Tires
• Moule's Tehama County Glass
• High Point Assembly
• Kevin's Donuts
• Hawes Ranch & Farm Supply
• Mill Stream MHP
• Corning RV Park
• Cabinet Specialties
• California Power Holdings
• Collision Pros
• Motel 6
• Elmore Pharmacy
• Red Bluff Gas
• Angela Casler, Sustainability Management Association
• SIP Coffee Bar
• Kimball Crossing Apartments
• Creekside Village Apartments
• Thomas Wilson (2130 Main St)
• Reiter's Bakery
• RET Rentals
• Salado Orchard Apartments
• Northern Permit Services
• Shasta Boxing Club
• Tehama Tire
• Red Bluff Senior Living
• Tehama eLearning Academy
• Red Bluff KOA (new member)
• Wanda Birdsong (105 Main St.) (new member)
• Frank Palermo (Villa Lisa Apts) (new member)
• Laine Moore (Sycamore Heights) (new member)
• River's Edge RV Park (new member)
The SBA program was developed by Agency staff in preparation of Assembly Bill 341, known as the Mandatory Commercial Recycling law. The SBA program fosters a positive relationship between local businesses and the Agency while providing businesses with recycling options that make financial sense. Agency staff continuously encourage businesses to recycle and have promoted the program to businesses through informational flyer mailings and in-person outreach. By joining the SBA, businesses gain community recognition for their efforts. Partners appreciate the Agency’s assistance in complying with the Commercial Recycling mandate.
As the Agency begins enforcement of AB 1826, the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling law, January 1, 2027, the SBA will be transitioning to encompass those additional requirements. AB 1826 requires any business that produces two or more cubic yards of solid waste per week or is a multi-family dwelling of five or more units to recycle organic waste such as yard trimmings, nonhazardous wood waste, food scraps and food soiled paper (multi-family dwellings excluded) through on-site management, service with a waste hauler, or self-hauling to an organics recycling facility. AB 1826 will also require the Cities and County to amend or negotiate their franchise agreements to include organics recycling services for commercial accounts.
The new members of the SBA have all completed the 3-month free recycling service trial. River’s Edge RV Park was able to eliminate one of their trash dumpsters now that they have added a recycling dumpster. One apartment that was self-hauling their recyclables to the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill now has service as part of the City of Red Bluff’s new franchise agreement with Waste Connections.
Through recent franchise agreements that now include recycling service for all commercial trash accounts, the County’s AB 341 compliance rate is finally 100%! Agency staff will continue to work with both waste haulers to ensure the recycling services are being utilized by businesses and assist with waivers where necessary. The Agency has recently begun collaborating with Waste Connections’ Recycling Coordinator to rebrand the SBA and the addition of organics recycling for businesses presents us with a great opportunity to incorporate these new requirements while working to effectively engage the business community in Tehama County.