Organics Recycling for Single-Family Residents Begins Thursday

On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the City of Garden Grove and Republic Services will launch the state-mandated Organics Recycling program, enabling single-family residents to place all food waste, food-soiled paper, and yard waste in their brown cart. The changes are part of a statewide organic waste recycling law, California Senate Bill 1383, requiring a reduction of organic waste in landfills to reduce emissions of harmful environmental pollutants, such as methane.

Residents can place the following items in their brown, organics cart as of September 1, 2022: fruits, vegetables, bread, pasta, rice, grains, cooked meat, fish, poultry, and bones; food-soiled paper, such as grease-soiled pizza boxes, coffee filters, teabags, wet paper towels, and soiled napkins; and yard waste, including grass, leaves, and branches.

Organic material should be placed loosely in the brown cart or contained within a paper bag only. Plastic bags, compostable or biodegradable bags should not be placed in the brown cart.
Republic Services will pick-up the cart on your scheduled collection day.

The City will be providing a limited number of free kitchen pails to residents to collect organic waste before discarding in the brown cart. Pails will be available for pick-up, with proof of residency, at Republic Services, located at 1131 N. Blue Gum Street, in Anaheim. Residents will be notified through the City’s website and social platforms once the pails become available.

Residents may also purchase a kitchen pail from Republic Services by calling (800) 700-8610.

For more information, visit ggcity.org/organics-recycling, republicservices.com/municipality/garden-grove-ca, email OCRecycles@republicservices.com, or call (800) 700-8610.

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