Composting & Recycling Now the Law for California Residents

Properly sorting your food scraps and other compostable materials not only helps fight climate change, it’s now the law. Effective January 2022, State law (SB 1383) requires residents and businesses to keep compostable and recyclable materials out of California’s landfills. This flyer covers how to properly sort recyclables & compostables, and provides tips for preventing food waste. 

堆肥與回收現在成為適用於加州居民的法律

正確地分類食物殘渣和其他可堆肥物料，不僅有助於對抗氣候變化，現在這已經成為一項法律。自2022 年1 月起，加州法規(SB 1383) 將禁止居民和公司行號將可堆肥和可回收物料倒入加州的垃圾填埋場。

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This Guidance Document was adapted from CalRecycle’s Model Food Recovery Agreement and is intended to be customized and used by commercial edible food generators, food recovery organizations, food recovery services, and jurisdictions to assist with SB 1383, ORRO or other local ordinance compliance as well as meet their unique edible food recovery needs. 

To learn more about SB 1383 and ORRO, click here.

Historically, residents in multifamily buildings have faced barriers to improving their homes. In many cases, buildings are not maintained, and retrofits are long overdue. To address this challenge, StopWaste is working with local partners to implement energy efficiency projects in multifamily properties that also improve resident comfort, safety and health.

For the past decade, StopWaste has been strengthening our partnerships with food recovery organizations to better understand their needs. As part of this effort, we convene the Alameda County Food Recovery Network, which includes a wide range of food recovery organizations, grantees, and other community groups such as faith-based organizations and housing agencies.

A great place to look for water savings year round is outdoors in the landscape. If you’re ready to move on from having a water-thirsty lawn, try sheet mulching for the least expensive and most effective way to convert your lawn to a garden.

Medicine and prescription drugs play a critical role in our lives, but unfortunately, many consumers are unfamiliar with the proper way to discard leftover or old prescriptions. Medications and prescription drugs should not be put in the trash, recycling, or compost bin, nor flushed or poured down the drain.

Improper disposal can have significant negative impacts on the environment and our communities, but fortunately, a multitude of safe disposal options are available.