SB 1383 – Residential

Did you know that organic waste makes up most of the landfilled material in California?

Exciting news – your food waste recycling program has arrived!

Less Food Waste in Landfills Limits Greenhouse Gases!

The new state law SB 1383 makes it mandatory for all residents to recycle their organics weekly.

Rio Vista Residents

County Residents

Put Green Waste and Food Scraps in the Right Place!

One of the simplest ways we can fight climate change is by recycling organic waste.

Over 50% of our landfill is comprised of organic waste: food, green waste, and food-soiled paper.

Organic waste emits 20% of the state’s methane, a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

We all need to do our part to reduce climate pollution, which is why recycling your organic waste is so important.
Place your organic material in your green organics cart and place it at the curb on your weekly service day. MDRR recycling trucks take this material to our Pittsburg facility for preprocessing, and then it goes to a compost facility where it is converted into soil-enriching compost.

New Food Waste Recycling Program Coming Soon!

Have you heard? Your new food waste recycling program is starting soon, with kitchen pail deliveries already happening! Throughout July, Oakley and Pittsburg residents will receive their kitchen pail, and throughout August, for Concord. Get ready to start placing your food waste in the green cart!

Let’s do our part and put food waste in the right place!

You know recycling food scraps and green waste is important, but do you know why? It’s because landfills are so tightly packed that organic material cannot properly decompose, resulting in greenhouse gasses. Organic waste emits 20% of the state’s methane, a super pollutant that is 84X more potent than carbon dioxide. Let’s do our part and put food waste in the right place!

Helpful Tips for your New Kitchen Pail

Here are some helpful tips for using your new kitchen pail. Friendly reminder, use your kitchen pail to help transport your food scraps from your kitchen to your organics cart. Please do not put it out on the curb.

What is Senate Bill (SB 1383)

SB 1383 is a recent state law that makes it mandatory for residents to recycle their organics weekly.

The State has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving human health, and creating clean jobs that support resilient local economies. Implementing the statewide plan under SB 1383 will reduce short-lived, harmful, super pollutants with significant warming impacts, and is essential to achieving California’s climate goals.

Organic waste, such as food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, and cardboard, make up half of what Californians send to landfills. Organic waste in landfills emits 20% of the State’s methane, a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

The law seeks to achieve a 75% reduction in the statement disposal of organic waste.