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California Recycling & Organics Laws
Mandatory Commercial Recycling – AB 341
California passed AB 341, the Mandatory Commercial Recycling law, in 2011. Under this law, businesses that produce four (4) cubic yards or more of solid waste every week and multi-family complexes with five (5) units or more are required to participate in a recycling program.
Compliance options include:
- subscribing to weekly recycling collection service from your local hauler, or
- self-hauling recyclables to a recycling center.
Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling – AB 1826
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.
Customer Access to Recycling – AB 827
AB 827 was passed in 2019, amending AB 341 and AB 1826. Under this law, businesses that produce two (2) cubic yards or more of solid waste every week and provide food for purchase and immediate consumption on site must provide recycling containers for customers to use. The recycling containers must be located next to all trash containers, and they must be visible, easily accessible, and clearly labeled.
Full-service restaurants are excluded from providing recycling containers for customer use so long as recycling and organic waste containers are placed next to trash containers for employee use.
Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy – SB 1383
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.
NEVADA LOCATIONS
Nevada Recycling Laws
Nevada Recycling Goals
The State legislature has established a 25% recycling rate goal.
Additional information about recycling in Nevada can be found at www.NevadaRecycles.nv.gov.
Mandatory Curbside Recycling
Counties with greater than 100,000 people must provide residential curbside collection service.
(NRS 444A; NAC 444A)
Mandatory Drop-Off Recycling Centers
Counties with between 45,000 and 100,000 people must make recycling drop-off centers available.
(NRS 444A; NAC 444A)
