SuStainability RepoRt

“We’ll Take Care Of It”a message from our founders

B u r r t e c ’ s m i s s i o n statement “We’ll Take Care

Of It” encompasses the Burrtec philosophy that shines through to what

we value; our customers, our communities, our environment, and each other.

The Burrtec vision is to provide environmental solut ions and sustainable programs for our

customers while responsibly handling material we collect.

As industry leaders in California, it is important that Burrtec remain experts in the areas of legislation and

regulation regarding refuse and recycling. We share California’s passion for the environment and want to work together on focusing on the needs for future California generations.

Burrtec’s sustainabi l i ty ef forts not only reach our customers and communities but extend to our employees as well.

We are continually finding better ways to develop programs focused on reducing the human impact on

the environment and creating a better future for all Californians.

Cole Burr President & CEO

Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. Edward Burr

Chairman of the Board, Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc.

REsidEntialBin ServicesBulky Item ServiceChristmas Tree Recycling Curbside Automated ServiceCurbside Manual ServiceE-Waste Recycling Used Motor Oil Recycling CommERCial Bin ServicesCardboard BalersCommercial Recycling Containers Commercial Waste Containers Commercial Food Waste Containers Compactor ServicesRoll Off Containers Storage Containers

industRialBin ServicesCommercial Construction ContainersConcrete Washout ContainersPortable RestroomsRoll Off ContainersStorage ContainersTilt Hoppers

Burrtec ServicesEvEnt sERviCEs Cardboard Trash & Recycle ContainersCommercial Trash ContainersCommercial Recycle ContainersPortable RestroomsTrash & Recycling Container Services CustomizEd sERviCEsMCR ReportingMORE ReportingEducation Outreach Program DevelopmentStreet SweepingSustainability SolutionsWaste Assessments

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Guide to material processing

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Burrtec sustainability Cycle

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To be the environmental solutions provider of choice and know more about our customers and how to provide exceptional service.

To be a valued and trusted community partner.

To be a leader in promoting environmental stewardship and sustainability.

To be the best place to work where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

The environmental solutions provider of choice and know more about our customers and how to provide exceptional service.

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Burrtec Customer Solutions Burrtec provides customer solutions for:

food & Restaurant

federal & state government

Education

manufacturing special Eventsindustrial

Commercial property Construction & demolition

Customers

Healthcare

municipal

Mandatory CommercialRecycling (AB 341)

Customers

NO GARBAGE, GREEN WASTE, HAZARDOUS, LIQUID OR ELECTRONIC WASTEBASURA, DESECHOS VERDES, DESECHOS PELIGROSOS, LIQUIDOS O ELECTRONICOS NO SERAN RECOLECTADOS

Glass Bottles & JarsBotellas y Tarros de Vidrio

CardboardCarton

Plastic BottlesBotellas de Plastico

 Aluminum & Metal CansLatas de Aluminio y de Metal

Paper & MailPapel y Correo

RECYCLABLES ONLY • RECICLABLES SOLAMENTE

Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR) requires businesses and public entities, generating four (4) cubic yards of trash or more and multifamily residential dwellings with five or more units, to establish and maintain recycling service.

Recycling not only conserves our natural resources but can save money by reducing waste disposal costs. Our staff can assist in selecting the appropriate recycling service level, along with the necessary education and outreach to residents and managerial staff.

Mandatory CommercialOrganics Recycling (AB 1826)The California State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826), which set forth statewide mandatory commercial organic waste recycling. The bill requires businesses generating more than four cubic yards of organics per week and multifamily residential properties with five dwelling units or more that generate four cubic yards of green waste per week, must arrange for organics recycling services.

Organic waste means food waste, food soiled paper, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, and nonhazardous wood waste.

you can comply by taking the following actions:

• Separate organic waste from other waste and participate in a waste recycling service that includes collection and recycling of organic waste.

• Recycle organic waste on site, or self-haul organic waste off sire for recycling

• Subscribe to an organic waste recycling service that may include mixed waste processing that specifically recycles organic waste.

• Donate edible food to a food bank or food rescue as appropriate.

The law phases in the requirements on businesses and multifamily residential dwellings over time. Additionally, the State law contains a trigger that will increase the scope of affected businesses, if waste reduction targets are not met.

January 1, 2019: Businesses that generate 4 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week shall arrange for organic waste recycling services.

summer/ fall 2021: If CalRecycle determines that the statewide disposal of organic waste in 2020 has not been reduced by 50 percent of the level of disposal during 2014, the organics recycling requirements on businesses will expand to cover businesses that generate 2 cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week. Additionally, certain exemptions may no longer be available if this target is not met.

Customers

Food Waste ONLY

California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruit and vegetables, yet 1 in 8 Californians struggle with food insecurity, or lack of access to food that one needs to live a healthy lifestyle.

With the passing of Assembly Bill 1826 also known as mandatory organics recycling, Burrtec is committed to partner with local jurisdictions and organizations to support a Food Rescue Program within its existing Food Waste Recycling efforts to help divert edible food waste to local communities in need.

Your food waste establishment can participate in food rescue programs in your community. Contact your local food banks and other food agencies to begin participating in a food rescue program!

food REsCuE REsouRCEs:

• California Association of Food Banks (cafoodbanks.org)

• Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County Food Bank

(capsbc.org)• Feeding America (Inland Empire) (feedingamericaie.org)• Food Finder (Foodfinders.us)• Los Angeles Regional Food

Bank (lafoodbank.org)

Food Rescue

The Good Samaritan Food Donation Act protects donors from civil and criminal liability should the product donated in good faith later cause harm to the needy recipient. For additional information on the “Good Samaritan Food Donation Act” or food scrap management, visit CalRecycle’s Food Scrap Management website.

Food Recovery Hierarchywww.epa.gov/foodscraps

Source ReductionReduce the volume of surplus food generated

Feed Hungry PeopleDonate extra food to food banks, soup kitchens and shelters

Feed AnimalsDivert food scraps to animal feed

Industrial UsesProvide waste oils for rendering andfuel conversion and food scraps for

digestion to recover energyComposting

Create a nutrient-richsoil amendment

Landfill/Incineration

Last resort todisposal

Customers

Construction and demolition (C & D) materials account for about 30 percent of the waste stream in California. Many of these materials can be reused, thus prolonging our supply of natural resources.

Common C & D materials include lumber, drywall, metals, masonry (brick, concrete, etc.) carpet, plastic, pipe, rocks, dirt, paper, cardboard, or green waste related to land development.

Burrtec will assist with local ordinance requirements, LEED certification, and CalGreen building standards to assist with statewide diversion goals.

Burrtec will assist with local ordinance requirements, LEED certif ication, and C a l G r e e n b u i l d i n g s t a n d a r d s t o m e e t statewide diversion goals.

Construction & Demolition Recycling

Customers

organic Composting workshops

Organic waste makes up 30%-40% of the waste stream. Composting kitchen scraps

and yard trimmings helps divert material from the landfill as well as waterways and

water treatment facilities. Creating your own compost encourages gardening and

provides a nutrient-rich source to grow a garden. Burrtec composting workshops

are available to the public.

Vermicomposting Workshops

vermicomposting workshops

Burrtec vermicomposting workshops provide information to the public on

how to util ize l imited space using worms to break down organic waste.

Vermicomposting is the process of composting, utilizing various species of

worms. Vermicast is the end product of organic matter created by the worms.

Vermi-composting is ideal for those with limited space.

Have you ever wondered what happens to recyclables after you place them in the bin?

Recycling Life Cycle

we pick it up

and take it to the

Materials Recovery

Facility (MRF)…

sort it…

bale it…

load it into trucks…

ship it to manufacturers

to be made into new

products...

dump into

recycling bin…

Place recyclables

in container…

New products

are purchased...

lifecycle presentations

Burrtec’s recycl ing l i fe cycles presents the process from how

the material is collected to where it ends up. This reinforces the

importance of separat ing recyclable materials.

Education

Customers

social media

Burrtec’s Facebook page provides followers creative recycling tips and

up-to-date information regarding their trash and recycling services.

Recycling tours

B u r r te c p ro v i d e s to u rs o f o u r material recovery facilities to allow

students and different organizations to understand how we process our

material. Our viewing room allows tour attendees to see the whole

processing line from beginning to end.

Customers

newsletters & Brochures

Burrtec newsletters and brochures are mailed out to customers that provide

important dates, information about recycling, city ordinances, and easy

tips on how to bring recycling into their homes or business.

Education

Customers

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B u r r t e c o f f e r s i n s c h o o l education to inform students on the importance of recycling and how to recycle through hands on activities and handouts.

EducationEnvironmental

Development Presentations

Community

Earth day

Burrtec participates in several Earth Day events throughout the

month of April and May each year. Burrtec hosts Earth Day events at

our Material Recovery Facilities as well as participates in composting

workshops and eco-fairs in the communities we serve.

Community Clean ups

Burrtec hosts clean up events for residents to bring their unwanted

items for free disposal.

Community

anti-scavenging

Burrtec aggressively promotes anti-scavenging in the communities we serve. Burrtec offers rewards to those who keep an eye out for scavenging in their community.

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scholarship programs

Burrtec part ic ipates in var ious fu n d i n g f o r s c h o l a r s h i p s t h a t

encourage further education.

The Right Stuff Campaign

R e s i d e n t s m a y b e s e l e c te d f o r evaluation to see if they are recycling

correctly. Burrtec will award residents with prize money based on the correct

items in trash, recycling, and green waste barrels.

litter abatement

Burrtec believes it is important to pick up litter and trash in areas surrounding our landfills and material recovery facilities to ensure that the communities we serve remain clean and litter free.

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Burrtec’s material recovery facilities sort and process recyclables. With the increase in the amount of recyclables being discarded, material recovery facilities play an important role in the process of collecting recyclables to redistributing them to third-parties to reintroducing them to the general public. Burrtec is constantly finding new material to divert from landfills though the use of our material recovery facilities.

Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

Environment

Over 90% of Burrtec’s vehicle fleet has been converted to clean burning natural gas. Burrtec utilizes renewable natural gas (RNG) to further reduce its carbon footprint. RNG is a renewable, low carbon fuel sourced from organic bio gas sources such as anaerobic digestion of food/ agricultural waste, wastewater treatment plants, or landfills. RNG’s carbon emissions are 70% lower than that of diesel fuel.

Natural Gas Trucks

Environment

Burrtec has RNG fueling stations at various hauling yard locations to support the growing fleet of LNG & CNG trucks and vehicles.

CNG Fueling StationsEnvironment

Conventional lubricants are refined from crude oil. Synthetic lubricants, on the other hand, are chemically engineered to form pure lubricants. Synthetic lubricants contain no contaminants or molecules that don’t serve a designed purpose. They are made from molecules that are saturated with a higher percentage of carbon-hydrogen bonds, leaving few sites to which other, harmful molecules can attach and attack the molecular composition of the oil. By converting to synthetic oil, Burrtec has significantly reduced engine oil consumption and oil filter turnover.

Synthetic Oil

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Compost Technology

Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic material such as leaves, twigs, grass clippings, and food scraps.

Composting helps keep the high volume of organic material out of landfills and turns it into a product that is useful for soil restoration.

In the fall of 2014, Burrtec installed a GORE Compost System to provide green and food waste recycling solutions for our customers. The system produces a nutrient rich compost product that is returned to the soil, closing the sustainability loop for material that could have otherwise been sent to a landfill.

GORE Co m po st technology ut i l izes forced aeration coupled with a semi permeable cover. The technology is a three phase process that includes the first phase of high rate active composting, the second phase of maturation curing composting, and the final finishing phase which turns the compost into a stable product ready for market.

Environment

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) a biological process that produces a biogas produced from organic wastes. The process of anaerobic digestions consists of the conversion of decomposed matter of the waste to organic acids that become the methane gas. This gas is then used to create energy as well as sustain the AD process itself.

Anaerobic Digestion Process

Environment

Landscape ProductsHumic CompostContent: Clean yard trimmings and pre/post consumer food residuals. A rich, dark product which provides a source of slow release nutrients and humic acids. The compost undergoes the state required composting process to eliminate potential weed seeds and plant pathogens.

Use: A quality and economical soil amendment for landscape installation and maintenance. Humic Compost is also approved for use in Organic Farming by the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture and the Organic Material Review Institute.

½” Soil AmendmentContent: Assorted tree trimmings, wood and bark. The ½” soil amendment is a medium brown, natural ground cover resembling the “forest floor” that will reduce erosion and water loss.

Use: Suitable for mulching planter beds or may be tilled into the soil. ½” soil amendment is a good source of organic matter to enrich the soil.

1” Wood ChipsContent: Dimensional lumber and pallets

Color: Light brown or blonde

Use: 1” wood chips are an attractive cover mulch of light colored fine wood chips that will reduce erosion and prevent water loss.

2” Cover MulchContent: Assorted tree trimmings, wood and bark.

Color: Medium brown

Use: 2” cover mulch is suitable for top dressing large common areas, parks, trails, native habitat landscaping, and residential slope areas. 2” cover mulch is an excellent compliment to landscape planters that will add organic matter to the soil and reduce soil erosion and water loss.

2” Wood ChipsContent: Dimensional lumber and pallets.

Color: Light brown or blonde

Use: 2” wood chips are suitable as a mulch or top dressing for large common areas, parks, and residential slope areas. 2” wood chips are an attractive light colored wood chip that will prevent soil erosion due to wind and rain.

Environment

Burrtec created a residue reduction campaign to increase publ ic

education regarding recycling and lower contamination

rates while improving a city’s diversion efforts.

Residue Reduction Campaign

Environment

Burrtec will collect and recycle residents’ Christmas trees at no additional charge. Trees are then processed into mulch to avoid landfill disposal and is available to the public at no charge.

Environment

Christmas Tree Recycling

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Employee Growth & Development

Burrtec is committed to providing employees with the best possible

tools needed to grow and become succe ssful within t he B urr

Family of Companies. Regular employee training seminars

are available to employees ensuring confidence and

excellence within their careers.

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Employees are the cornerstone of Burrtec’s success and showing appreciation t h r o u g h o u t t h e y ea r i s j u s t something small Burrtec can d o f o r i t s e m p l o y e e s i n return. Burrtec gives back through quarterly employee appreciation lunches, annual company picnics, holiday parties for each location, Founders Day celebrations, and an annual Turkey Giveaway for each employee.

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Burrtec created an employee team to focus its efforts on sustainability within our company. The GREEN TEAM introduces

new sustainable programs each quarter to all of the offices. The GREEN

TEAM brings programs to employees that conserve

natural resources through office recycling, healthy living habits, and other sustainable programs.

Burrtec Green Team

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Employee SafetyBurrtec understands that there is a direct correlation between health and safety programs. Burrtec leadership maintains a sincere concern for Burrtec employees as well as job satisfaction, moral, innovation and teamwork. Our facilities operate in a manner to protect the health and safety of employees.

Each quarter Burrtec brings together key leaders from all our operations to present best practices and create standardized safety policies. We value ideas and feedback from each employee in regards to safety w i t h i n t h e B u r r t e c culture.

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Each quarter Burrtec brings together key leaders from all our operations to review any incidents, present best practices and create standardized processes. We value the ideas of each employee and these meetings are also a forum to share feedback from our employees and safety committees. At Burrtec, our employees are engaged and understand that safety is never won, it is something instilled in our culture and practiced by all.

S.A.F.R.Each Other

CORPORATE OFFICE

9890 Cherry Avenue

Fontana, CA 92335

Telephone: (909) 429-4200

www.burrtec.com