HomeMy WebLinkAboutSB 1383 Annual Tier 2 Edible Food Generator Education - December 2025 - Diamond Bar
March 20, 2025
Dear Business Owner:
Mandatory Organic Recycling and Edible Food Recovery Requirements
On January 1, 2022, California State law required all businesses to recycle organic materials (i.e., food waste and green waste). The new requirements are part of a statewide effort
to reduce harmful methane emissions from landfills and address food insecurity. All Diamond Bar businesses are currently enrolled in the City’s Commercial Food Waste Recycling Program
and have access to food waste recycling containers. Food waste containers are typically located near trash enclosures and have a brown lid stamped “food waste.” The containers can
be used to collect food scraps, including meat, dairy, bones, fruit and vegetable trimmings, breads and grains, eggshells, plate scrapings, and coffee grounds. All packaging must be
fully removed and discarded in the trash.
Your business should revisit the food waste recycling program with your staff and ensure that they are recycling the maximum amount of food waste possible. Regulations require education
and training annually, as well as mandating that new hires are provided program information with 14-days of starting work. The State of California requires the City to educate annually
and both monitor and enforce compliance.
Edible Food Recovery Requirements
Based upon State guidelines your business has been identified as a “Tier Two Edible Food Generator” which additionally requires you to implement edible food recovery programs.
Tier Two Generators include:
Local Education Agencies with on-site food service
Restaurants with 250+ seats or ( 5,000 sq. ft.
Health Facilities with 150+ beds
Hotels with on-site food service and 100+ beds
Large Venues & Events
State Agency Cafeteria with 250+ seats or ( 5,000 sq. ft.
Donating edible food is a small change with big societal and environmental benefits. Here are the steps your business can take to comply with edible food recovery mandates.
Arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed of.
Enter into a written agreement with a Food Recovery Organization or Service to collect or accept edible food for food recovery and donation.
Not intentionally spoil edible food that is capable of being recovered by a food recovery organization.
Keep records that include the following information:
A list of each food recovery organization that collects or receives your businesses edible food;
A copy of all written agreements for edible food recovery;
A record of the following information for each food recovery organization:
The name, address, and contact information of the food recovery organization;
The types of food that will be collected by the food recovery organization;
The established frequency that food will be collected or received;
The quantity of food, measured in pounds recovered per month, collected, or received by the food recovery organization from your business.
Per State law, the City is mandated to perform periodic compliance reviews, inspections, and enforcement. In keeping with this requirement, all Tier Two Edible Food Generators will
be inspected once every three (3) years and be required to provide annual edible food donation totals to the City.
The City will also conduct informal inspections of all edible food generators annually, to confirm written agreements are still in place and that donation records are being kept as required
by State law. In addition, we will provide reminders that calendar year edible food donation totals are required by March 1st of the following year.
If you have additional questions regarding the program, or would like to discuss your site’s unique needs, please contact ????.
We look forward to serving you!
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