Organic Materials Management

Organic waste is 48% of what California throws in landfills, by weight, including 2.5 billion meals worth of unspoiled food a year.

Food, yard, and other organic waste breaking down in landfills emits methane climate pollution.
Methane has 84 times the power to heat our climate as carbon dioxide.

Recycling organic material instead of sending it to landfills is vital to:

• The AB 32 (California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) Scoping Plan, key to the California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant reduction strategy.
• Reach the statewide 75% recycling goal.

Commercial food and other organic waste collection and recycling was set by AB 1826, which begin in April 1, 2016.