Organics Recycling
The City of Sacramento is recycling your organics!
Since July 1, 2022, all food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard trimmings must be placed together in the curbside organic waste container. Organic waste is collected weekly for all customers.
There are some customers who did not previously have City yard/green waste service. These customers should have received a new container for food waste and organic material delivered to their property. Customers whose garbage container and mixed recycling (blue) container are picked up on opposite sides of the street should place the organics container on the same side as mixed recycling (blue container) unless notified otherwise. Mixed recycling will continue to be picked up every other week and organic waste is picked up weekly.
Collection for the new service occurs weekly on the same day as garbage collection.
Why is this service required?
The new recycling program is required by state law, Senate Bill 1383, which mandates all organic waste be diverted from the landfill and recycled. Californians throw away nearly 6 million tons of food scraps each year, accounting for 15-20% of all landfilled material.
When organic matter goes in the landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over time. But when organic material goes to an organic waste processing facility, it can be repurposed into a nutrient-rich compost — keeping it out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gases.
Find more information on SB 1383 and organics recycling here.
*The new container will be for food waste, food-soiled paper and any yard trimmings.
~32 gallon
Height 38 4/5 in.
Width 19 4/5 in.
Depth 24 4/5 in.