California's new composting law starts Jan. 1. How to recycle your food scraps

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Starting January 1st, instead of throwing that container of fuzzy strawberries into the trash, a new law will require Californians to recycle their food scraps and other leftovers.

Some cities accept more food items. For example, Santa Monica also accepts meat, seafood scraps and dairy products. Check with your local municipality to get an exact list of approved food items that can be recycled.The bill directs municipalities to provide organic waste collection services to all residents and businesses. Some cities in Southern California — Santa Monica, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Rolling Hills and Costa Mesa — already have a program in place.

To figure out what collection services your municipality provides, call or visit the website of the city, public works department, sanitation bureau or whatever department is in charge of waste collection. The city of Los Angeles is currently running a food waste pilot program with 18,000 households. Residents can place their food waste into the green bin along with yard trimmings for collection, said Gerry Villalobos, an environmental specialist for the Bureau of Sanitation.is a female- and BIPOC-owned food waste pickup service.

 

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Not happening lol

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Great Idea..

Definitely need more coverage on this! The new recycling rules are not going to come easy to most.

Hey that’s pretty cool teaching ppl composting

Oh good. I’ll spend my time sorting this and the same truck will pick up all the bins together, just like they have been doing since the pandemic began.

So who will be looking in my bin?

Feed the deer.

I mean… to people who don’t live in a state with 40 million people this probably sounds off-the-wall but there are certain things that have to happen in California that won’t seem as rational to those living in other places.

Just flush em down the toilet then? 🤔

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