10/06/2022
Are you composting your waste? And if you live in California have you seen the changes?
At the start of the year, California's new compost law officially went into effect!
Beginning on January 1, 2022, every jurisdiction in California (i.e., city, county, or special district that provides solid waste collection services) is required to provide organic waste collection services to all residents and businesses.
All California residents are also required to separate organic waste from other garbage. Organic waste includes "food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges."
While the requirements went into effect on January 1, 2022, no fines will be imposed on residents or jurisdictions for failure to comply. In future years, businesses and residents might be subject to fines.
One thing's for sure, this law will mark a major change in how California processes food waste!
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