Businesses/Multi-Family Communities

Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling

AB 1826: Separación Obligatoria de Restos de Comida y Desechos Verdes para Reciclaje (PDF)

The California Legislature passed, and Governor Brown signed, Assembly Bill 1826 (AB 1826) in 2014. This law requires all businesses and commercial centers that generate a certain amount of organic waste to develop a program to recycle that organic waste rather than sending it to a landfill. Organic waste includes food waste, vegetable trimmings, plate scrapings, spoiled food, and excess food inventory. State regulations require that:

Businesses that generate two cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week shall arrange for ongoing organic waste recycling services by January 1, 2022.

Learn more about AB 1826 and take the AB 1826 assessment (PDF).

WAYS YOUR BUSINESS OR MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX CAN COMPLY WITH THE LAW

Business Organic Waste

Food donation: Donate food to a food bank or other food rescue organization. Source reduction through food donation is an acceptable program and helps fight hunger in the community. 

Landscape services: If you contract with a landscape company, have them take your green waste to a composting/recycling facility.

Subscribe to organics services: Contact CR&R Inc. at 951-943-1991 to arrange for services.

Multi-family Complex Organic Waste

Landscape services:  If you contract with a landscape company, have them take your green waste to a composting/recycling facility.

On-site processing: Through chipping or composting and reuse on-site.

Subscribe to green waste services: Contact CR&R Inc. at 951-943-1991 to arrange for services.

To learn more about the organics waste recycling requirements please visit the CalRecycle website.