SB 1383
Short-lived Climate Pollutants:
Organics Waste Reductions
1989 – AB 939 2008 – AB 32 2012 – AB
341
2014 – AB
1826
2016 – SB 1383
1) Source Reduction
2) Recycling &
Composting
3) Environmentally safe
Transformation &
landfill disposal
Green House
Gases
Mandatory
Commercial
Recycling
Mandatory
Commercial
Organic Recycling
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants:
Organic Waste Methane
Emissions Reduction
50% Diversion Mandate Waste
Characterization
75% diversion
Goal
Diversion of green
& food waste
75% reduction in organic
disposal and 20% increase in
edible food recovery statewide
In 2003:
Residential 3 can service.
Commercial optional
recycling service
Recycle
Program,
Reporting &
Outreach
Recycle Program,
Reporting &
Outreach
Mandatory participation in
recycling programs, tracking,
reporting and
outreach/education
Diversion Regulations
• This is another step to California’s goals for
reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
through recycling/waste diversion efforts.
• Organic waste reduction mandate that
requires the state to reduce organic waste
disposal by 75% and to increase the edible
food recovery by 20%.
• State-wide goals & Mandates
What is SB
1383?
Organic Waste
• Food waste
• Green Waste
• Landscape and pruning
• Nonhazardous wood waste
• Food-soiled paper waste that is
mixed in with food waste
What this
means for
Local
Jurisdictions
• Organic waste recycling program that includes
residential and commercial customers.
• Food Waste Diversion
• Edible Food Recovery
• Education/Outreach
• In the form of print and electronic/digital.
• Annual monitoring/reporting
• Inspections
• Tracking
City of Merced
• Pilot Program
• Organic Routes
• Container purchases
• SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant for kitchen pails
• Mandatory participation in organic waste recycling
(Ordinance)
• Recycle on site
• Self-haul to a recycling facility
• Collection service that recycles organic waste
• Education & Outreach
• Commercial Survey
• Working with Merced County Regional Waste Management
Authority & Merced County Association of Governments