Assembly Bill 341- Mandatory Commercial Recycling
Beginning July 1, 2012, Assembly Bill 341 [AB341] requires all businesses in California that generate four or more cubic yards of waste per week to recycle. In an effort to assist you with this law, our contracted hauler (CR&R Environmental Services), offers a wide variety of recycling services. Please visit their website at
www.crrwasteservices.com for further information.
Information on Mandatory Commercial Recycling requirement is available from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) at
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Recycle/Commercial/.
Assembly Bill 1383 - Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
In September 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1383 [SB 1383] establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce methane emissions. Methane gas is created in landfills when organic waste naturally decomposes. In accordance with this law, all local jurisdictions must provide recycling and organics waste collection services to all residential and commercial generators by January 1, 2022. This will help divert organic materials from landfills. If you have not done so already, please reach out to CR&R (
www.crrwasteservices.com), the City's waste hauler, to sign up for collection services.
In addition to organics recycling collection program, SB 1383 regulations also require businesses to minimize throwing out "edible food" by requiring the implementation of an EditableFood Program.
Starting January 1, 2022: All Tier One edible food generators will need to either sing up for organics recycling services or donate their food waste to a food bank or non-profit charitable organization. Tier One generators include supermarkets, grocery stores, food service providers, food distributors, and wholesale food vendors. Regulated food donors must establish agreements with local food recovery organizations to safely donate editable food.
Starting January 1, 2024: All Tier Two editable food generators will need to either sign up for organics recycling services or donate their food waste to a food bank or a non-profit charitable organization. Tier Two generators include restaurants, hotels, health facilities, large venues, large events, state agencies, and local education agencies. Regulated food donors must establish agreements with local food recovery organizations to safely donate editable food.
Information on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy requirement is available from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) at
https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/.
Assembly Bill 1826 - Mandatory Organics Recycling
Beginning April 1, 2016, Assembly Bill 1826 [AB 1826] requires that all businesses in California that generate 8 cubic yards of organic waste per week and multi-family residential dwellings of 5 or more units to arrange for recycling services of organic waste.
Information on Organic Waste Recycling requirements is available from the California Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) at
https://calrecycle.ca.gov/recycle/commercial/organics/.