Bin There, Done That: LA City Council OKs Incentives for Organic Waste Disposal

Published on May 9, 2024

The Los Angeles City Council approved a new program May 8 to encourage more restaurants and residents to properly dispose of organic waste. The council voted 11-0 in favor of establishing the LA Organic Compliance Incentive Program, which is intended to support the city’s recycLA efforts and comply with Senate Bill 1383, a law that aims to achieve a 75 percent reduction in emissions of short-lived climate pollutants by 2025, and rescue at least 20 percent of currently disposed surplus food by the same year. Council members Kevin de León, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren Price and Monica Rodriguez were absent during the vote. The move comes in response to a motion introduced by council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Hugo Soto-Martinez in February....

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