Did all of the food you purchased on your last shopping trip end up being consumed? Chances are, probably not. Over 40% of the food produced in America isn’t eaten. Natural resources are used to grow, harvest, package food, and deliver those products to consumers, so every time food is thrown away, we waste money and valuable materials.
Food waste in our landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas over 80x more potent than carbon dioxide. The release of methane gas is a major driver of global climate change.
Participating in our local residential food waste recycling program is one of the easiest switches you can make to have a huge impact on the health of our planet!
Free Residential Food Waste Program
In San Luis Obispo County, garbage providers are required to provide you with green organics collection service. Included in this program is food waste collection! You can collect your kitchen food scraps indoors, and empty into your curbside green bin for weekly pick-up. If you have any questions, call the IWMA at 805-782-8530 or contact your waste collection service provider to get started.
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
