GUIDE TO SB 1383 (PDF) GUIA A SB 1383 (PDF)
SEPARATE ORGANIC WASTE
Business and Multi-Family Waiver
SB 1383 Is a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP). Specifically, the law sets the following targets:
CalRecycle is the state agency responsible for creating the regulatory standards for SB 1383. The final regulation for SB 1383 can be found here.
When compostable materials such as food scraps and other organic materials get landfilled, they create greenhouse gas emissions. Compostable materials such as food waste and paper decompose anaerobically (without oxygen) in a landfill, producing methane.
What Happens Inside a Landfill?
The purpose of this organics law is to reduce these greenhouse gases and build upon California’s efforts to reduce air pollution statewide.
Did you know that 40% of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted? That equals approximately 133 billion pounds of food wasted per year. Reducing organic waste by 75% (from the 2014 base year would require diversion of about 292,000 tons per year. While this goal may seem big, each one of us has the power to help reach this goal.
SB 1383 applies to all residents (single-family homes and apartments/condos) and businesses.
All residents living in single-family homes in San Luis Obispo County are automatically provided curbside organics (compost/green cart) service. If you do not have compost service, please contact your Service Provider to set up your service.
If you own a business or apartment/condo complex (of five units or more), you are required to divert organic materials from the landfill by:
Edible Food Recovery Program
California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) requires commercial edible food generators to donate all leftover or unsold food that would otherwise be disposed by donating the food to a food recovery organization/services. What is edible food? “Edible Food” means food intended for human consumption.
So, who exactly is affected by SB 1383 and when? For the recovery of edible food waste, edible food generators are split into two tiers and must arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise go to landfills and maintain records through a written agreement.
Tier One must comply with edible food recovery requirements by January 1, 2022. This includes:Supermarkets → Grocery stores (with a total facility size 10, 000 square feet or more) → Food service distributors → Wholesale food markets
Tier Two must comply with edible food recovery requirements by January 1, 2024. This includes:Restaurants (with 250 seats or more, or 5,000 square feet or more) → Hotels (with onsite food facility and 200 rooms or more) → Health facilities (with onsite food facility and 100 or more beds) → State agencies (with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats, or 5,000 square feet or more) → Local education agencies (with an onsite food facility) → Large venues and events
A food recovery organization or service contracted to collect or receive edible food directly from commercial edible food generators must maintain the following records: 1. Name, address, and contact info for each commercial edible food generator that the organization receives edible food from. 2. Pounds of edible food per month received from each commercial edible food generator. 3. Name, address, and contact info for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from.
Visit our local food recovery organizations for more information on food recovery programs and donations:
SLO Food Bank – San Luis ObispoSunny Acres – San Luis ObispoLoaves and Fishes – Paso RoblesThe Church of God of Prophecy – OceanoCambria Vinyard Church – CambriaFive Cities Christian Women Food Pantry – Grover Beach
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