SB 1383
Reducing Short-
Lived Climate
Pollutants in
California
City Council Meeting
Presentation
An Overview of SB 1383’s
Organic Waste Reduction
Requirements
Organic Waste Is the Largest Waste Stream in California Greenwaste
7% Woodwaste
9%
Other
Organics
9%
Foodwaste
13%
Paper
14%
Non
Organic
waste
48%
CALIFORNIA
DISPOSED OF
APPROXIMATELY24
MILLION TONS OF
ORGANIC WASTE IN
2018
1 IN 5 CALIFORNIANS ARE
FOOD INSECURE
CALIFORNIA THROWS
AWA Y MORE THAN 6
MILLION TONS OF
FOOD WASTE EVERY
YEAR!
CLIMATE CHANGE NEGATIVELY IMPACTSCALIFORNIA
Landfilled Organic Waste Emits
Methane Gas—
A Super Pollutant
More Powerful than C02
Methane Gas Contributes to
Climate Change in California
SB 1383 Requirements
2020 50% REDUCTION IN LANDFILLED ORGANIC WASTE
(11.5 Million T ons Allowed Organic Waste Disposal)
2022 REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT
2025 75% REDUCTION IN LANDFILLED ORGANIC WASTE
(5.7 Million T ons Allowed Organic Waste Disposal)
2025 20% RECOVERY OF CURRENTLY DISPOSED EDIBLE
FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
New Statewide Programs to Reduce Super Pollutants
Food & Organics
Waste Collection
27 million tons of
organic waste not
landfilled
Edible Food to Food Insecure
Millions of meals
to 1 in 5 food
insecure in CA
New and Expanded Recycling
15,000 green jobs
Recycled Organics Products
10,000 refuse trucks or 5,700 buses
powered by renewable fuels
Lower GHGs =
1.7 million fewer cars a year
SB 1383 Key Implementation Dates
September
2016
SB 1383
Adopted
Jan. 2019
Two Years of
Informal Rulemaking
Ends. Formal
Rulemaking Begins
Fall 2020
Regulations
Adopted
Jan. 1, 2020
50 Percent
Reduction in Organic
Waste Disposal
Jan. 1, 2022
Regulations T ake
Effect and State
Enforcement
Begins
Jan. 1, 2024
Regulations Require
Local Governments
to T akeEnforcement
January 1, 2025
75% Reduction
in Organics
Disposal
20% Increase in
Edible Food
Recovery
2016-2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Jurisdiction Responsibilities
Provide Organics
Collection Services to All
Residents and Businesses
Establish Edible Food
Recovery Program
Conduct Education and
Outreach to Community
Procure Recyclable and
Recovered Organic
Products
Secure Access to
Recycling and Edible
Food Recovery Capacity
Monitor Compliance
and Conduct
Enforcement
SB 1383 IN ACTION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
SB 1383 doesn’t just apply
to waste management and
recycling departments.
Every local department
plays a role in SB 1383
implementation.
Public
Transportation
Fleets
Environmental
Health
Public
Parks
Public
Works
Purchasing
Finance
Legal
City Manager
CAO
City Council
Board of
Supervisors
COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATORS (ARTICLE 10)
(SECTIONS 18991.3 – 18991.5)
Tier 1
Wholesale Food Vendors
Food Service Providers &
Food Distributors
Grocery Stores
Facilities ≥ 10,000 sq. ft.
Supermarkets
Restaurants
Facilities ≥ 5,000 sq. ft.
Hotels
with on-site food
facility and ≥ 200 rooms
Large Venuesand
Events
Local Education
Agencies
with on-site food facility
Health Facilities
with ≥ 100 beds and
on-site food facility
Tier 2
Starts 2024
State Agencies
with cafeterias
H
Federal
Facilities
SB 1383 IN ACTION
INSPECTION AND
ENFORCEMENT
REQUIREMENTS
Monitor Compliance and
Conduct Enforcement
Ordinance
2022
Adopt an Ordinance
(Enforceable
Mechanism)
Including
Enforcement
JURISDICTION REQUIREMENTS
Compliance
Monitoring &
Education
2022-2024
Annual
Compliance
Reviews, Route
Reviews,
Inspections
Educate Violators
Compliance
Monitoring &
Enforcement
2024
Annual Compliance
Reviews
Route Reviews,
Inspections,
Notice of Violations,
Penalties for
Violators
STATE
ENFORCEMENT
CALRECYCLE OVERSIGHT (BEGINS IN 2022)
Authorize Waivers
• Low Population
• Rural Areas
• Elevation
Emergency
Circumstances
Oversee and Monitor
• State Agencies
and Facilities
• Local Education
Agencies
Oversee and
Monitor for
Compliance
Jurisdiction Review
• Conduct joint
inspections with
jurisdictions
• Review
Implementation
Record
If Violations
• Issue Notices of
Violation
• May Authorize
Corrective
Action Plan
• Allows up to 24
months to
address barriers
outside of a
jurisdiction’s
control
Model Implementation Tools
Franchise
Agreement
Mandatory Organics Disposal
Reduction Ordinance
Procurement
Policy
Food Recovery
Agreement
$270 million investment in a circular economy
• $165 million for food and yard waste recycling infrastructure and implementation.
➢$60 million for jurisdiction SB 1383 implementation
➢$105 million Organic Infrastructure Grants
• $75 million to raise demand for recyclables and attract green industry to California
• $5 million to expand food waste prevention and surplus food recovery to redirect 1.8 billion edible meals landfilled each year. • $5 million to expand Community Composting programs that increase green spaces and recycle food waste in disadvantaged communities. 2021-22 Budget Act: Building a Circular Economy
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