HIGHWAY 120. MIKE: NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT TODAY. ONE THAT WILL IMPACT EVERYONE IS A NEW RULES ON THE WAY YOU THROW AWAY YOUR TRASH. BRANDI: KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN HOW IT WILL WORK. ERIN: GOOD MORNING. THIS IS REQUIRED STATEWIDE, BY LAW, SO IF YOU’RE LISTENING TO THIS AND DON’T THINK THIS PROGRAM APPLIES TO YOU, THINK AGAIN. THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR EACH COUNTY. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. RESIDENTS MUST SORT ORGANIC FOOD WASTE AS PART OF A NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM. THE CHANGE STARTS TODAY. THIS IS TO S.B. 1383, AND IT’S IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS BY LIMITING WHAT IS GOING INTO LANDFILLS. ORGANIC FOOD WASTE WILL HAVE TO BE DISPOSED OF IN YOUR GREEN CITY YARD WASTE BINS. THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SCRAPS, EGGS, MEAT, BONES AND ANY FOOD-SOILED PAPER PRODUCTS. >> BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THOSE ORGANIC MATERIALS WE PUT INTO OUR LANDFILLS, WE ARE REDUCING THE GENERATION OF METHANE, A TOXIC GREENHOUSE GAS, AND ALL OF THE ORGANIC WASTE, SO ANY FOOD SOILED PAPER, OR GREASY PIZZA BOX, OR COFFEE GROUNDS OR COFFEE FILTERS EVEN, THOSE WILL ALL GO INTO THE YARD WASTE CONTAINER WHICH WILL NOW BE YOUR ORGANIC WASTE CONTAINER. ERIN: SO WHAT STILL GOES IN YOUR TRASHCAN? THE CITY SAYS PET WASTE, DIAPERS, STYROFOAM, AND PLASTICS THAT CAN’T BE RECYCLED, THOSE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES. AND THE PROGRAM IS CHANGING COST TO CUSTOMERS. AN INCREASED TO $14.32 A MONTH FOR HOMEOWNERS PAYING FOR YARD WASTE COLLECTION. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY PAYING FOR THAT SERVICE WILL GET A NEW MONTHLY CHARGE OF $10.02, STARTING THIS MONTH. THE NEW LAW AFFECTS ALL CALIFORNIANS, INCLUDING SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY HOMES, COMMERCIAL ENTITIES, AND SCHOOLS. WE KNOW IT CAN BE CONFUSING FOR SOME. SO HERE’S A Q.R. CODE THAT BREAKS INFORMATION DOWN COUNTY BY COUNTY. AND WE’VE ALSO CREATED A GUIDE TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE READY FOR THE NEW GARBAGE DAY ROUTIN
How you should be sorting organic waste in Northern California by county
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Updated: 3:48 PM PDT Jul 1, 2022
The California law SB 1383, which takes effect in 2022, aims for people at homes and businesses to recycle their organic food waste. This will help reduce methane emissions by limiting what goes into landfills.The law requires cities and counties to provide organic waste collection services but these jurisdictions are complying in different ways and on different timelines. | VIDEO ABOVE | CalRecycle Director discusses organic food waste recycling In Sacramento County, for example, starting on July 1 organic food waste must be disposed of in green city yard waste bins. Along with yard waste, these bins should also take fruit and vegetable scraps, eggs, meat, bones and food-soiled papers, such as pizza boxes, coffee filters and napkins. The city of Sacramento is giving away free pails to help collect food scraps before putting them in your green bin. Here is how to sign up for some of the distributions. In contrast, Western Placer County residents will not be required to separate food waste from their garbage because of "innovative technologies that will significantly increase the amount of organic waste recycled." Tuolumne County has been granted a rural, four-year exemption from the new rules, the county said. "Most unfortunately, it is all too common that when the State implements worthy programs such as this, they often do not recognize the impact on the Counties in rural areas that simply do not have the resources to adequately comply," David Goldemberg with the Board of Supervisors told KCRA 3 in a statement. "When the State has such a tremendous amount of surplus money, yet are unwilling to share more of that with Counties that are struggling, it makes it all the more difficult to manage our affairs."El Dorado County has received an extension to implement the law by January 2023.Here is where to find information for Northern California counties in KCRA 3’s coverage area on what you should be doing with your organic waste.City of SacramentoCity of FolsomSacramento CountyCitrus HeightsYolo CountyEl Dorado County (Commercial)San Joaquin CountyStanislaus CountyNevada CountyYuba CountyTuolumne CountyPlacer CountyFor more information, visit CalRecycle's website and see frequently asked questions here. | RELATED | Guns, school start times, organic waste: Here are new California laws that take effect on July 1
The California law SB 1383, which takes effect in 2022, aims for people at homes and businesses to recycle their organic food waste. This will help reduce methane emissions by limiting what goes into landfills.
The law requires cities and counties to provide organic waste collection services but these jurisdictions are complying in different ways and on different timelines.
| VIDEO ABOVE | CalRecycle Director discusses organic food waste recycling
In Sacramento County, for example, starting on July 1 organic food waste must be disposed of in green city yard waste bins. Along with yard waste, these bins should also take fruit and vegetable scraps, eggs, meat, bones and food-soiled papers, such as pizza boxes, coffee filters and napkins.
The city of Sacramento is giving away free pails to help collect food scraps before putting them in your green bin. Here is how to sign up for some of the distributions.
In contrast, Western Placer County residents will not be required to separate food waste from their garbage because of "innovative technologies that will significantly increase the amount of organic waste recycled."
Tuolumne County has been granted a rural, four-year exemption from the new rules, the county said.
"Most unfortunately, it is all too common that when the State implements worthy programs such as this, they often do not recognize the impact on the Counties in rural areas that simply do not have the resources to adequately comply," David Goldemberg with the Board of Supervisors told KCRA 3 in a statement. "When the State has such a tremendous amount of surplus money, yet are unwilling to share more of that with Counties that are struggling, it makes it all the more difficult to manage our affairs."
El Dorado County has received an extension to implement the law by January 2023.
Here is where to find information for Northern California counties in KCRA 3’s coverage area on what you should be doing with your organic waste.
For more information, visit CalRecycle's website and see frequently asked questions here.
| RELATED | Guns, school start times, organic waste: Here are new California laws that take effect on July 1
