Redding, CA Landscaping Rules: Composting (2026)

California Senate Bill 1383 (Lara, 2016), codified at Public Resources Code §§42652-42652.5 and implemented by CalRecycle regulation at 14 CCR §18981 et seq., requires every California jurisdiction to provide separate organic-waste collection and achieve a 75% reduction in organic waste sent to landfill by 2025 plus recovery of at least 20% of edible food. The City of Redding rolled out compliance through its Recycling and Solid Waste Division starting January 2024: residents must place food scraps (including meat and dairy), food-soiled paper, plant clippings, yard trimmings, and untreated wood waste into the green Organics cart, not the gray landfill cart. Plastic bags — including biodegradable and compostable plastics — are prohibited in the green cart; brown paper bags and newspapers are acceptable for food-scrap collection. Backyard home composting on private residential property is permitted and encouraged as an alternative to curbside collection; CalRecycle and the U.C. Cooperative Extension provide guidance recommending rodent-resistant bins, balanced brown/green inputs, and avoiding meat, dairy, oils, and pet waste in unmanaged bins. Open burning of yard waste within Redding city limits is prohibited; outside city limits in Shasta County, agricultural and residential burning is regulated by the Shasta County Air Quality Management District under permissive-burn-day rules. Commercial composting facilities require CalRecycle and Regional Water Quality Control Board permits under 14 CCR §17850+.