Under Municipal Code Chapter 8.13 (Ordinance No. 2445, adopted December 2021 for SB 1383), Montebello residents and businesses must separate organic waste - food scraps and yard trimmings - into the City's organics collection unless approved to self-haul. Backyard composting and grasscycling are encouraged as alternatives.
Montebello implements California's SB 1383 organic-waste law through Municipal Code Chapter 8.13, 'Organic Waste Disposal Reduction,' added by Ordinance No. 2445 on December 8, 2021. It requires organic-waste generators (all residents and businesses) to subscribe to and use the City's organics collection, separating food scraps and green/plant trimmings from the trash, unless approved as a self-hauler. Yard trimmings go into the organics cart for composting. The City promotes on-site alternatives such as backyard composting, grasscycling, and vermicomposting (worm bins), with how-to guides. Small generators may qualify for a de minimis waiver. The program runs through the Public Works 'Go Green' division and the franchised hauler. Home compost bins must not create odor, rodent, or nuisance conditions.
Failure to subscribe to or separate organic waste is enforced under Chapter 8.13 and SB 1383, including notices and administrative penalties after education. Backyard compost bins that create odor, rodent, or vector nuisances are abated under the City's public-nuisance authority.
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