Food Recovery & Food Waste

In September 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 1383 (Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016), a law requiring organic waste in California landfills to be reduced 50 percent from 2014 levels by 2020 and 75 percent by 2025. It also requires that by 2025 at least 20 percent of edible food currently sent to landfills be recovered for human consumption. CalRecycle adopted regulations designed to achieve these targets, reduce methane emissions, and support the state’s climate change goals. 

• SB 1383, CA Organics Waste Reduction and Food Recovery Law

• CalRecycle: Edible Food Recovery

• CalRecycle: Outreach and Education

All organic waste generators — residences, businesses and local, state and federal government entities — to actively participate in organic material collection and food recovery programs in order to achieve the SB 1383 waste reduction and food waste recovery targets. Jurisdictions must adopt enforceable ordinances to ensure that all residential and commercial generators comply. 

• Yolo County Edible Food Recovery Program

  • City of Davis

  • City of West Sacramento

  • City of Winters

  • City of Woodland