California SB 1383 requires all Cupertino residents and businesses to divert organic waste, including food scraps, yard trimmings, and food-soiled paper, from the landfill. The City implements this through Recology's three-cart system, and Municipal Code 6.24.030 requires subscription to collection service that captures recyclables and compostables.
SB 1383, effective January 2022, requires residents and businesses to separate organics, food waste, yard waste, and soiled paper, from landfill trash and targets a large rise in edible-food recovery. Cupertino carries this out with Recology's three carts: a recycling cart, a green compost/organics cart, and a landfill cart. The compost cart takes food scraps (fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, eggshells), yard trimmings, and food-soiled paper such as napkins and greasy pizza boxes; 'compostable' plastics go in the landfill cart because they do not break down locally. Recyclables (empty, clean, dry) include plastics, glass, metal cans, mixed paper, and flattened cardboard. CMC 6.24.030 requires every occupied property to subscribe to service sufficient to capture all garbage, recyclables, and compostables. AB 341
SB 1383 obligates the City to require organics and recycling separation and can lead to compliance enforcement for non-participating properties. Contaminating carts or failing to subscribe to adequate service violates CMC 6.24.030 and may draw Code Enforcement action or charges.
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