Article 4. Education and Outreach

C.C.R Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12 Short-lived Climate Pollutants

Article 4. Education and Outreach

Section 18985.1. Organic Waste Recovery Education and Outreach.

(a) Prior to February 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, a jurisdiction shall provide the following to organic waste generators that are provided an organic waste collection service pursuant to Article 3 of this chapter:

(1) Information on the organic waste generator’s requirements to properly separate materials in appropriate containers pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Information on methods for: the prevention of organic waste generation, recycling organic waste on-site, sending organic waste to community composting, and any other local requirements regarding organic waste.

(3) Information regarding the methane reduction benefits of reducing the landfill disposal of organic waste, and the methods of organic waste recovery the organic waste collection service uses.

(4) Information regarding how to recover organic waste and a list of approved haulers.

(5) Information related to the public health and safety and environmental impacts associated with the landfill disposal of organic waste.

(6) Information regarding programs for the donation of edible food.

(7) If a jurisdiction allows generators subject to its authority to self-haul organic waste pursuant to Section 18988.1, information regarding self-hauling requirements shall be included in education and outreach material.

(b) A jurisdiction providing an unsegregated single container collection service to organic waste generators is not required to include the information required in Subdivision (a)(1), but shall include information indicating that organic waste is being processed at a high diversion organic waste processing facility.

(c) A jurisdiction may comply with the requirements by providing the information required by this section through print or electronic media. In addition to providing information through print and electronic media, a jurisdiction may conduct outreach through direct contact with generators through workshops, meetings, or on-site visits.

(d) Consistent with Section 18981.2, a jurisdiction may comply with the requirements of this section through use of a designee.

(e) Consistent with Section 7295 of the Government Code, jurisdictions shall translate educational materials required by this chapter into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public provided organic waste collection services by the jurisdiction.

Section 18985.2. Edible Food Recovery Education and Outreach.

(a) On or before February 1, 2022 a jurisdiction shall:

(1) Develop a list of food recovery organizations identified in Section 18982(a)(25)(A)–(B) and food recovery services operating within the jurisdiction and maintain the list on the jurisdiction’s website. The list shall be updated annually. The list shall include, at a minimum, the following information about each food recovery

organization and each food recovery service:

(A) Name and physical address.

(B) Contact information.

(C) Collection service area.

(D) An indication of types of food the food recovery service or organization can accept for food recovery.

(b) At least annually a jurisdiction shall:

(1) Provide commercial edible food generators with the following information:

(A) Information about the jurisdiction’s edible food recovery program established pursuant to Section 18991.1.

(B) Information about the commercial edible food generator requirements specified in Article 10 of this chapter.

(C) Information about food recovery organizations and food recovery services operating within the jurisdiction, and where a list of those food recovery organizations and food recovery services can be found.

(D) Information about actions that commercial edible food generators can take to prevent the creation of food waste.

(2) The jurisdiction may provide this information by including it with regularly scheduled notices to those commercial businesses, including the notices provided pursuant to Section 18985.1.

Section 18985.3. Recordkeeping Requirements for a Jurisdiction’s Compliance with Education and Outreach Requirements.

(a) A jurisdiction shall include all relevant documents supporting its compliance with this article in the Implementation Record required by Section 18995.2 of this chapter, including, but not limited to:

(1) Copies of the information provided to comply with this article, including: flyers, brochures, newsletters, invoice messaging, and website and social media postings.

(2) The date, and to whom the information was disseminated or direct contact made. If a jurisdiction provides mass distribution through mailings, or bill inserts, it shall provide the date, a copy of the information, and the type and number of accounts receiving the information.

(3) If the requirements of this article were met solely through the use of electronic media, the record shall include a copy, with dates posted, of social media posts, e-mails or other electronic messages.

(4) If a jurisdiction relies on a designee, as allowed in Section 18981.2, to comply with this section, it shall include a copy of the materials distributed by the designee.