SB 1383

OverviewSort organic waste from garbage

The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) regulations, SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, are effective beginning January 1, 2022.

The State has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving health, and creating clean jobs that support resilient local economies. Organic waste makes up half of what Californians send to landfills, where it emits 20% of the state's methane. Methane is a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Implementing the statewide plan under SB 1383 will reduce methane emissions and is essential to achieving California's climate goals.

California Objectives

  • Reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfills (50% reduction by 2020 and 75% by 2025)
  • Rescue at least 20% of edible food that is currently going to landfills by 2025 and redirect it to people in need

Jurisdiction Reporting

View the City of Millbrae 2023 CalRecycle Electronic Annual Report (EAR) (PDF).

What The SB 1383 Law Requires

  • Everyone is required to divert all organic waste from the landfill.
  • Your green bin is only for organic waste materials: yard trimmings, food scraps, food-soiled paper, and wax-coated paper (like parchment paper, wax paper, and wax-coated produce boxes). The green bin is not for items that look like plastic, regardless of what their label may say.
  • Your blue bin under the grey lid for the split recycling cart is for clean/dry paper and cardboard.
  • Businesses, including Multifamily Dwellings with five (5) or more units, must place labeled bins for recycling and organics recycling next to all trash cans. Labels must be compliant with State regulations.
  • Some businesses need to recover edible food and redirect it to those in need.

Need Help with Compliance?

Please contact Environmental Programs at 650-259-2444 or South San Francisco Scavenger Company, Inc. at 650-589-4020 for help with businesses and multifamily dwellings with five (5) or more units in Millbrae to implement a successful organics recycling collection program and to be compliant.

What Does SB 1383 Mean for Me?

  1. Requirements for Residents
  2. Requirements for Businesses

Summary of Requirements for Residents

Recycling and Organics Recycling Collection Service: Residents must subscribe to and participate in the City's recycling and organics curbside collection service

Residents must sort out their recyclables and organics waste from the trash. Additional recycling carts are available upon request from the City of South San Francisco's franchised hauler, South San Francisco Scavenger Company, Inc.

Adequate Access to Organics Recycling for Collection: All residents must have adequate access to recycling and organics recycling service.

Sufficient Service Level: Home and property owners/property managers must ensure that they have subscribed to a recycling and organics recycling service level that is sufficient to allow all recyclables and organics to be separated from the trash.