California Senate Bill 1383 requires every San Jose household and business to separate food scraps and yard waste from trash starting 2022. San Jose's residential haulers (GreenWaste, Recology, Garden City) collect organics weekly, with violations subject to escalating administrative fines.
California Senate Bill 1383 (2016) requires statewide diversion of organic waste from landfills to cut methane emissions, with mandatory residential and commercial source-separation in effect since January 2022. San Jose implements SB-1383 through SJMC Title 9.10 and franchise agreements with GreenWaste of San Jose, Recology South Bay, and Garden City Sanitation, who collect food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste weekly in green carts. Multifamily complexes and businesses must subscribe to organics service and provide internal collection. Edible food generators (grocers, restaurants, hospitals) must additionally donate surplus food to recovery organizations under SB-1383 Tier 1 and Tier 2 schedules.
Failure to subscribe to or use organics service after notice triggers administrative citations from San Jose Environmental Services. Tier-1/2 commercial generators that fail to donate edible food face additional penalties. CalRecycle can fine cities and haulers that don't enforce SB-1383.
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