New California Law Requires Residents, Businesses to Recycle Organic Food Waste

New California Law Requires Residents, Businesses to Recycle Organic Food Waste
A truck gathers and disposes garbage in Lake Forest, Calif.,on Dec. 3, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Drew Van Voorhis
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A new California law will require residents and businesses to separate their organic waste from their usual garbage into green waste bins beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

Senate Bill 1383 was originally signed into law by then Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016 with the goal of reducing toxic gasses generated during food waste decomposition.

Drew Van Voorhis
Drew Van Voorhis
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Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
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