A new California State Law Senate Bill (SB) 1383 aims to keep food and other compostable materials known as organic waste out of landfills to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance that requires all residents and businesses to subscribe to organic waste collection services. The separate collection of organic waste helps to divert it from entering landfills where it would decompose, release methane gas, and pollute the air impacting the climate.