SB1383 Fact Sheet: California’s Organic Waste Law

Who needs to comply with California SB1383?

Tier 1

Grocery stores & supermarkets

with 10,000 sq. ft. or more

Food service providers

an entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others

Food distributors

a company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores

Wholesale food vendors

a business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, including fruits and vegetables

Tier 2

Restaurants

with 250 seats or 5,000 sq. ft. or more

Hotels

with on-site food facilities and 200 rooms or more

Health facilities

with on-site food facilities and 100 beds or more

Large venues and events

a permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals within the grounds of the facility per day
an event that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event

Local education agencies

with on-site facilities

State agencies with cafeterias

follows the same criteria as restaurants, with cafeterias equal to or greater than 250 seats or 5,000 sq. ft. of space

Timeline for rollout

Jan 1, 2022

State enforcement begins

Jan 1, 2024

Local enforcement begins

2025

75% reduction of organic waste

20% increase in edible food recovery

So... what does this mean, exactly?

Food Donors must:

Recover the maximum amount of edible food by donating surplus food rather than composting or waste disposal
Arrange for food recovery through a contract or written agreement with either or both of the following:

Food Rescue Service (such as Replate!) who will collect food for food recovery
Food Recovery Organizations that will accept food the generator self-hauls

Maintain records of:

Each food recovery organization they work with
Contracts and agreements available for review
Types of food collected or self-hauled
Established frequency of donations
Pounds per month

Jurisdictions must:

Establish an edible food recovery program by consulting with food recovery organizations and services to implement programs, and ensure adequate capacity exists to recover that food.
Conduct outreach & education
Plan and implement SB1383 and keep records
Inspect and enforce compliance with SB1383

Navigating SB1383 with Replate

Replate is here to serve the needs of businesses that fall into either tier of this legislation.

We can help set up infrastructure and donation scheduling for businesses in Tier 1 and Tier 2, and ensure your organization is operationally and contractually compliant.

Replate’s goal is to eliminate any pain points with food donations and build a seamless system with your company where we do all the heavy lifting.

Our services include:

Providing written agreements necessary for compliance;
Enabling access to real-time metrics for reporting, including type of food collected, total pounds collected and frequency of donations;
Assuring donations are going where they’re most needed and impactful through our matching algorithms.

For more information on partnerships with Replate or to address your SB1383 compliance needs, please visit our pricing page or reach out to partnerships@replate.org