Under the new SB 1383 legislation, how do we dispose of organic waste—and how close to meeting the 2025 goals are we?
We are collecting organic waste–most of it uneaten food–in a new way. What happens to it next?
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Chris Gibbons of the National Center for Economic Gardening weighs in on what cities, business owners and employees really need
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San Jose is a model of how collecting organic waste may look across California—even though challenges remain.
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Dr. BJ Miller is the keynote speaker at an end-of-life conference this Friday in Sacramento
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Chet Hewitt of the Sierra Health Foundation discusses how—and why—federal and state money should help marginalized communities throughout California
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Emily Coven of Recyclist provides real-time data to show how California cities are handling the organic waste measure
it is often difficult to make aspirational bills like SB 1383 a reality, especially in cities and counties across the state with varying degrees of resources and populations. Hard numbers give us an idea how the rollout is really going.
Veronica Pardo of the Resource Recovery Coalition of California gives a haulers’ perspective on implementing the organic waste bill
Local haulers will bear the biggest responsibility of SB 1383: namely collecting and disposing of organic waste. What are they already doing? what challenges do they face?
Colleen Foster of Oceanside’s Solid Waste & Recycling department discusses the significant challenges in implementing a law to reduce the state’s landfills
SB 1383 sets aspirational goals for California: to divert 75% of organic waste and reclaim 20% more still-edible food by 2025. But challenges remain in making it work.
Coby Skye of Los Angeles County Public Works outlines the significant statewide challenges in implementing SB 1383
SB 1383 sets important statewide goals to reduce organic waste–mostly uneaten food–that goes to our landfills and increase the amount of still-edible food to hungry residents. But challenges to making these goals a reality remain.
Neil Edgar of the California Compost Coalition discusses implementing a law to reduce the state’s landfills and feed our state’s hungry residents
SB 1383 is designed to reduce a significant contributor to climate change in California: unused food decomposing in landfills. But there are still problems in terms of making this legislation a reality.
Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste discusses the plastic initiative slated for the November 2022 ballot
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Q&A: Doug Kobold of the California Product Stewardship Council discusses how products can be disposed of properly without harming the environment
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SN&R sits down with SMUD’s Chief Zero Carbon Officer to discuss Sacramento’s future
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Steinberg discusses the depth of Sacramento’s affordable housing crisis
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Greenlight: A new library is coming to North Sacramento
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