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Talking Trash: Recyclables and Organic Waste How Are Jurisdictions Impacted by SB 1383? In this context, a jurisdiction may be a city, county, city and county, or special district that collects solid waste. The jurisdictions' responsibilities specified by SB 1383 relating to residential units include (CalRecycle, 2024): • Providing organics collection services to all residents • Conducting education and outreach to community • Procuring recyclable and recovered organic products • Securing access to recycling capacity • Monitoring compliance and conducting enforcement SB 1383 contains a significant amount of detail regarding the types of allowable collection programs. Critical requirements are listed below: Each resident must subscribe to an organic waste collection service that either "source -separates" the waste by using separate bins or transports all unsegregated waste to a facility that recovers seventy-five percent of the organic content collected. • SB 1383 requires one of the following collection options: A one -can system — all contents are transported to a facility that recovers seventy-five percent of the organic content. A two -can system — at least one of the containers (whichever includes organic waste and garbage) must be transported to a facility that recovers seventy- five percent of the organic content. A three -can system — organic waste is required to be source separated (recyclables in blue, food and yard waste in green). Jurisdictions must also conduct education and outreach to all residents regarding collection service requirements, contamination standards, self -haul requirements, and overall compliance with SB 1383. Educational material must be linguistically accessible to non-English speaking residents. 2023-2024 Orange County Grand Jury Page 7 City Council 11 — 9 8/20/2024