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Implementation Assistance and Enforcement
To aid San Francisco residents in a smooth transition to the new ordinance, the City and San Francisco’s municipal solid waste collector, Recology, offered free services including consultations and multi-lingual training sessions to educate residents. They also offered materials to aid the physical collection process: pails to collect compost, signs, and labels to instruct others on how to separate their recyclables, trash, and food scraps.

There are also financial incentives for reducing waste thrown in the trash bin. Both composting and recycling are less costly per month than the trash bill. The city newsletter highlighted this fact and suggested diverting more waste to recycling and composting bins, lowering trash bills by requesting less frequent trash collection, and using smaller trash bins to lessen the financial burden on residents.

In the event of “egregious” cases of noncompliance, or failure to separate recyclables, compostables, and trash, fines up to $100 for single-family homes and up to $1000 for large businesses are issued.

Opposition
Of the Board of Supervisors, only Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd opposed Gavin Newsom’s proposal. Elsbernd was concerned about the preexisting problem of scavengers in trash cans and that the ordinance would worsen this problem. He was also concerned about fines being pursued heavily despite the assurance they would be lenient.

After clauses making apartment owners responsible for their tenant’s sorting were eliminated, the San Francisco Apartment Association took a neutral stance on the ordinance.