{"id":173679,"date":"2024-10-03T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T04:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=173679"},"modified":"2025-01-29T05:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:23:35","slug":"pasadena-ca-ramps-up-organic-waste-recycling-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/pasadena-ca-ramps-up-organic-waste-recycling-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena, CA Ramps Up Organic Waste Recycling Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pasadena is preparing to intensify enforcement of its residential organic waste recycling program in response to impending state audits, a City official said Monday. The move comes as City officials reported significant success in diverting food waste and yard trimmings from landfills, with 91,504 tons of yard waste composted since 2020. \u201cBeginning January 1, 2024 State required mandatory local enforcement,\u201d said Thanos Gauthier,\u00a0Public Works Administrator for Pasadena\u2019s Resource Recovery and\u00a0Recycling\u00a0program.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been tagging cans for the last 20 years, so we\u2019re already used to this, but it\u2019s now going to getting to the point that we\u2019re going to have a couple of fellows that we have from the governor\u2019s office come out and work with us in the next few months because CalRecycle (California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery)\u00a0\u00a0in the next 16 months is going to come out and tip every lid of every can in the\u00a0City\u00a0themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The enforcement plan includes reviewing every trash can in the City at least once a year to ensure proper sorting. This initiative aligns with Senate Bill 1383, which aims to reduce methane emissions by mandating local jurisdictions to implement organic recycling programs and conduct outreach, education, inspection,\u00a0and\u00a0enforcement.<\/p>\n
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