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California Environmental Protection Agency Gavin Newsom California Governor
Jared Blumenfeld
Secretary for
Environmental Protection
Department of Rachel Machi Wagoner
Resources Recycling and Recovery CalRecycle Director
November 17, 2021
Dear Jurisdiction Representative,
We are writing to notify you that the annual recovered organic waste product procurement targets for each city and county for the calendar year of 2022 have been published on CalRecycle’s website. Pursuant to the Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Regulations, each California jurisdiction (city, county, or city and county) will be required to procure recovered organic waste products (“products”) made from California, landfill-diverted organic waste, beginning January 1, 2022. Jurisdictions, including special districts that provide solid waste collection services, will also be required to procure recycled-content paper that is recyclable, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18993.3.
Eligible products that can be procured to meet a jurisdiction’s procurement target must meet the requirements of 14 CCR Section 18993.1 and may include any combination of the following:
• Compost
• Mulch
• Renewable energy products from anaerobic digestion (including transportation fuel, electricity, and gas used for heating applications)
• Electricity from biomass conversion
Each jurisdiction will be required to procure a specified quantity of recovered organic waste products each year to meet its procurement target. Jurisdictions’ procurement targets for the calendar year of 2022 can be found on CalRecycle’s Procurement Webpage:
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Docs/Web/119889
Please note: There are also recordkeeping requirements to document the procurement of recovered organic waste products and recycled-content paper (see 14 CCR Sections 18993.2 and 18993.4).
Resources that may assist jurisdictions with the procurement of recovered organic waste products and recycled-content paper include:
• CalRecycle’s Procurement Calculator Tool, which may help the jurisdiction plan for their procurement of recovered organic waste products, determine the quantities of products that may be procured to meet their procurement target, track procurement progress, and organize details important for recordkeeping and reporting:
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Docs/Web/118908
• Procurement FAQs: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/faq/recycledproducts • Procurement Webpage: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Organics/SLCP/Procurement • Article 12 of the SB 1383 Regulations, which describes requirements for procurement and product eligibility, calculation of the jurisdiction’s procurement target, and conversion factors that shall be used to convert the jurisdiction’s procurement target into quantities of recovered organic waste products (pp. 95-100):
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Docs/Web/118368
We commend jurisdictions for their engagement with CalRecycle to prepare for the procurement requirements established by the SB 1383 Regulations. Your efforts will help California achieve its goals to reduce the landfill disposal of organic waste, conserve natural resources, strengthen the State’s economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
If you have any questions, please contact your LAMD representative:
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCentral/Contacts/
Sincerely,
Matt Henigan
Deputy Director
Materials Management and Local Assistance Division