GARBAGE & RECYCLING SERVICES
Business Recycling Requirements & Resources
California State Law AB 341 (2011) requires commercial entities that generate four or more cubic yards of waste per week and all multi-family complexes of five or more units to implement recycling programs. California State Law AB 1826 (2011) requires commercial entities that generate specified amount of organic materials, such as green waste and food waste, to recycle these materials.
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Organic Recycling Requirements & Resources
Senate Bill 1383 (“SB 1383”) is a California law aimed at reducing short-lived climate pollutants, in particular, methane from organic waste by establishing statewide targets for diverting organic waste from landfills. The law places regulations on multiple entities including jurisdictions, residential households, multi-family premises, commercial businesses, commercial edible food generators, haulers, self-haulers, and food recovery organizations/services to achieve statewide organic waste disposal reduction targets.
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COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY
Californians send 2.5 billion meals worth of still-fresh, unsold food to landfills every year while 1 in 5 Californians do not have enough to eat. To reduce food waste and to address food insecurity, SB 1383 requires California to recover 20% of edible food that would otherwise be discarded, and redistribute it to people in need by 2025. This goal is supported through edible food recovery, which redirects surplus, safe-to-eat food from businesses to local Food Recovery Organizations (FROs).
Which businesses are required to donate edible food?
CalRecycle requires Tier 1 and Tier II commercial edible food generators to donate edible food to FROs.
For more information on this topic, please visit the CalRecycle Website.
Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Resources
State law requires 50% of construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling from specified building and all demolition projects. Planning for C&D recycling is important at the time of permit application. The options in Sand City for C&D Hauling Services include:
- Contact GreenWaste Recovery, the City’s franchised hauler of Drop-Box Services. See GreenWaste Recovery Drop-Box Services or call (831) 920-6707; or;
- Self-Haul the materials to various recycling facilities. Be sure to keep your weight tickets as evidence of recycling and provide those tickets to City Hall.
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