October 26, 2023

Residents living in multi-family properties, such as apartments and condominiums, are invited to attend a community meeting to learn about the state-mandated Organics Recycling program. Meetings will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m., at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, at 11300 Stanford Avenue, and Tuesday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Buena Clinton Youth and Family Center, at 12661 Sunswept Avenue. Both meetings will provide the same information. Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean interpreters will be available at the November 1 meeting, and the November 14 meeting will be conducted in Vietnamese only.

Discussion topics include the state’s organic waste recycling law, SB 1383, and the importance of organics recycling; waste collection service changes; proper separation of organic waste; and steps to mitigate unwanted pests and smells.

Attendees will receive a free kitchen pail used to collect food scraps prior to emptying into recycling containers.

Implemented in 2022, the City’s Organics Recycling program was created in response to California State Law SB 1383, requiring a reduction of organic waste in landfills to reduce emissions of harmful environmental pollutants. SB 1383 requires non-compliant accounts to be fined starting in 2024.

For more information, visit ggcity.org/organics-recycling.