SMW Assists Multiple Public Agencies Implementing SB 1383, Organic Waste Reduction and Edible Food Mandates
October 21, 2021In anticipation of a January 1, 2022 deadline, SMW attorneys assisted numerous public agencies adopting municipal ordinances to implement SB 1383. California’s groundbreaking law aims to reduce disposal of organic waste at landfills by 75 percent from 2014 levels by 2025. SMW assisted the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (Stope Waste), the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority (RecycleSmart), Cupertino, Half Moon Bay, and Saratoga with the drafting of ordinances to accomplish this important part of the state’s strategy to reduce methane and greenhouse gas emissions, and address food insecurity.