Santa Paula, CA Landscaping Rules: Composting (2026)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, fluorinated gases, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change. (2) These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to support the adoption of policies that improve organics recycling and innovative, cost effective, and environmentally beneficial uses of biomethane derived from solid waste facilities. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The organic disposal reduction targets are essential to achieving the statewide recycling goal identified in Section 41780.01. (b) Achieving organic waste disposal reduction targets requires significant investment to develop organics recycling capacity. (c) More robust state and local funding mechanisms are needed to support the expansion of organics recycling capacity. This chapter shall not limit the authority of a local jurisdiction to adopt, implement, or enforce requirements in addition to those set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.