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AB 1826, California’s Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling law was passed in 2014. This law requires businesses and multi-family complexes that produce two (2) cubic yards or more of solid waste every week to participate in an organics recycling program. Under this law, businesses and multi-family complexes must recycle or compost yard waste and landscape materials generated on-site.

Compliance options include:

• subscribing to weekly organics collection services from your local hauler,
• self-hauling to a composting facility, or
• composting on site.

California passed SB 1383, also known as Mandatory Commercial and Residential Organics Recycling, in 2016. Under this law, all residents, businesses, and multi-family complexes* are required to participate in an organics recycling program in which organic materials such as food waste, food soiled paper, and yard waste are separated from trash.

Businesses and multi-family complexes are also required to provide recycling and organic waste collection containers at all trash locations; educate employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about proper sorting; and inspect trash, recycling, and organic waste containers to make sure items are sorted correctly.

Additionally, commercial edible food generators are required to participate in a food recovery program.

Compliance options include:

• weekly service from your local hauler,
• self-hauling to a composting facility, or
• composting on site.

_{*If your community is exempt from SB 1383, compliance with AB 341 and AB 1826 is still required.}

Counties with greater than 100,000 people must provide residential curbside collection service.

(NRS 444A; NAC 444A)