Business Recycling Requirements:

Did you know that 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? For more information, please visit:

Protect Your Central Coast on Mandatory Commerical Recycling

GreenWaste Recovery on Regulatory Requirements for Businesses

CalRecycle on Mandatory Commercial Recycling

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. For more information on the law and how to comply, please visit:

GreenWaste Recovery on Regulatory Requirements for Businesses

Business Requirements and Resources on Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling by CalRecycle

Please consider becoming a Certified Green Business. For more information please visit:

Monterey County Green Business Program

Organic Recycling Requirements:

Senate Bill 1383 ("SB 1383"), the Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 requires the reduction of organic waste in landfills to reduce methane emissions and to place 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. For more information, please visit:

https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education 

Notice of Mandatory Collection of Organic Materials From Businesses

Recycle/Organic Waste Collection Waiver Application Form

Residential households with questions on what organic materials can and cannot go into the organic container, click here or check out https://whatgoeswhere.info/

Construction and Demolition Debris:

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:

1. Contact GreenWaste Recovery, the City’s franchised hauler of Drop-Box Services. See GreenWaste Recovery Drop-Box Services or call (831) 920-6707; or
2. 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.

For more information on C&D Recycling:

• Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling at the ReGen Monterey – Materials Recovery Facility Brochure
• Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling on the Monterey Peninsula
• Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facilities
• C&D Recycling Facilities – Monterey County Area

Helpful Links:

Proper Disposal of Household Waste such as Paint, Cleaning Products, and Electronic Waste

Proper Disposal of Unused Medications and Medical Sharps

Protect your Central Coast to learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle in your home or business

Keep Monterey County Clean to report a litter problem

Questions on what disposal items go where? Check out whatgoeswhere.info