Business and Multi-Family Complex Mandates

State Assembly Bill (AB) 341 requires all businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of commercial waste, and multi-family complexes with five or more units, to have a recycling program in place.  In addition, part of California Senate Bill 1383 requires all waste generators to have an organic waste diversion program.

The City is allowing businesses and multi-family complexes to submit the Alternate Recycling Program Form as an option of fulfilling the AB 341 requirement.  There is also an Organics Waiver Application that can be submitted to the City for review of exemption of the requirements of SB 1383.  There is also the Let's Go Zero Waste brochure that shows how to separate waste correctly.

Waste Collection Changes

California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 set methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants.  One of the targets is to reduce organic waste disposal 75% by 2025.  Organic waste makes up half of what Californians dump in landfills and emits 20% of the State’s methane. The City of Tracy is making changes to the waste collection services to comply with the changes necessary.  Below is more information on these changes.