Policy

Resolution File No. 2026-03-COE in support of ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the City’s Environment Code

Resolution approving solid waste impound account grants for FY25-26.

Resolution in support of restoring funding for critical San Francisco Environment Department climate, clean transportation, and outreach capacity in the amount of $3.4 million.

Resolution in support of retaining the Commission on the Environment’s governance body status.

Resolution adopting a Reduced Risk Pesticide List for 2025-26

Resolution on behalf of the Commission on the Environment urging the Refuse Rate Board and Administrator to fund the Environment Department's request for an additional $3 million for its Zero Waste programs to help the City reach its codified Zero Waste targets.

Resolution approving Environment Department Zero Waste contract expansion for Abbe and Associates LLC, increasing the contract amount from $3M to $4.5 million, and extending the contract end date from 6/30/2028 to 6/30/2031.

Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to pass an update to the All-Electric New Construction Ordinance that includes major renovations, with appropriate exemptions.

This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, prohibit the sale or offer for sale of propane cylinders other than those propane cylinders that are reusable or refillable, as defined. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this bill with an effective date of January 1, 2028.

Grant authorizing resolution to add $200,000 and update the scope of work for the San Francisco Unified School District’s grant.

Resolution adopting the revised 2024 Reduced Risk Pesticide List and exempting these "reduced-risk" pesticides from the ban imposed by Section 302 of the Environment Code.

This resolution authorizes the Director of San Francisco Environment Department to execute an extension of the current landfill disposal agreement with Recology San Francisco.

San Francisco Environment Department Regulation #SFE-24-01-CDO was adopted on May 22, 2024. The regulations detail the processes that SFE inspectors will use to enforce Environment Code Chapter 14 as applicable to collection and transport of construction & demolition debris. Regulation #SFE-24-01-CDO replaces Regulation #SFE-23-01-CDO.

These regulations apply to any Producer participating in a Stewardship Plan for Unwanted Covered Drugs, as defined in the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance (Environment Code Chapter 22), or the Operator of a Stewardship Plan acting on behalf of a Producer, which has been approved by the Director of the Environment Department.

San Francisco Environment Department provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations to further the City and County of San Francisco’s climate and zero waste goals through robust community engagement.