San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 3-24 adopts the Alameda County Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance (ORRO), requiring all residents and businesses to sort recyclables, organics, and trash into the correct containers in compliance with California SB 1383.
SLMC Chapter 3-24 (Organics Reduction and Recycling) adopts and incorporates Alameda County Waste Management Authority Ordinance No. 2021-001 (ORRO), which replaced the prior Mandatory Recycling Ordinance (MRO) on January 1, 2022. The ordinance implements California SB 1383 (Lara, 2016) — the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Act — which set statewide targets to reduce organic waste disposal 75% by 2025 and recover 20% of edible food for human consumption. Under ORRO, all generators (single-family, multifamily, commercial, industrial) must subscribe to recycling and organics service and sort materials into the correct stream: blue cart (recyclables — paper, cardboard, metal, glass, rigid plastics, kept clean and dry, NOT bagged); green cart (organics — food scraps, food-soiled paper, yard trimmings); gray/black cart (landfill trash only). Plastic film, bags, Styrofoam, treated wood, hazardous waste, and contaminated items are prohibited from all carts.
ORRO is enforced by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (StopWaste). Compliance reviews of carts may result in contamination notices; repeat contamination can trigger fines under the County ordinance and the State CalRecycle SB 1383 enforcement structure. Local violations may also be cited under SLMC Chapter 3-1 administrative citations ($100/$200/$500).
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