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