In October 2014, Governor Brown signed AB 1826 - Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe), requiring businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016 depending on the amount of waste generated each week. This applies to all businesses that produce four or more cubic yards of garbage weekly and multi-family residential complexes with five or more units. Organics waste is defined as food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste that is mixed in with food waste.

The requirements of the MORe program are to reduce the statewide disposal of organics waste. Initially, if by 2020, the amount of organic waste going to the landfill has not been reduced by 50% of the level of disposal during 2014, the organics recycling requirements on businesses will expand. The requirements for multi-family complexes remains the same.

Unfortunately, the goal to reduce organics waste statewide by 50% was not met.  Therefore, the requirements now cover businesses that generate two cubic yards or more of commercial solid waste per week. This includes all waste (garbage, recycle, and organic waste). 

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To setup an organics waste program, please contact the City of Tracy Finance Department at (209) 831-6800 or  email customerservice@cityoftracy.org. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (209) 831-6300, email connie.lopes@cityoftracy.org.