Sponsor: Tehama County Solid Waste Management Agency

“There’s more to composting than saving food scraps,” says Bobie Hughes, Executive Director of the Sacramento River Discovery Center.
Hughes, who has been composting food waste at the Center for the past five years, is among a growing number of Tehama County residents committed to recycling unwanted food materials and reducing food waste. […]

According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Californians throw away approximately 6 million tons of food annually. This staggering number equates to 18% of all material that goes into California’s landfills. With these types of numbers, the waste issue seems daunting, and residents may doubt their efforts could possibly make much difference, so why try? […]

Under SB 1383, new organic waste regulations have begun to take effect throughout California. However, some rural counties are exempt to give them time to assess and address their unique challenges in recycling organic waste. […]

With SB 1383, California is taking steps to combat climate change and the destruction it brings. The regulation, which was enacted in 2016, requires a 75% reduction in organic waste disposal and 20% of edible food waste diverted away from landfills by 2025. […]