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  • Dropoff
    • Program Info
    • Subscription Plan
    • Bucket Drop Plan
  • Businesses
    • HOA/Multifamily
  • Soilfood
  • Education
    • Home Composting
    • Neighborhood Composting 101
    • Worm Crafters
    • Soil Farmer
  • Policy
  • About Us
    • Impact
    • Team
    • Blog
  • Quick Links
    • Purchase Vouchers for Bucket Drop Plan
    • HOA/Multifamily Interest Form
    • Dropoff Locations
    • ROT ON App
    • Live-Laugh-Compost Tshirt
    • Zazzle Store


​POLICY
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The Policy Roadblocks for Community Composting
​In San Diego County

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State of California exempts composting activity that is less than 100 cubic yards and over a footprint that is less than 750 square feet, from permit and notification requirements.  Most community composting activities fall within this exclusion making it easy for community composters to comply with state regulations.

However, many local governments prohibit community composters from charging a fee to offer collection and transportation of foodscraps. Local ordinances can also prohibit composting of material that was not generated onsite. 

​This map presents community composting policies for local governments in San Diego County and rates them from most progressive (green) to least progressive (red). The data was collected by Inika Small Earth Inc. as part of its research on understanding the promise and potential of community composting. We've contacted the Environmental Services Department of each jurisdiction to confirm our findings.

Click on the boundary of the local jurisdiction to learn about the regulations governing collection, transportation and composting of food scraps at a community scale.

HOW YOU CAN HELP


Send an email to your local government representatives advocating for decentralized community scale composting policies in your city.
SEND AN EMAIL - ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY COMPOSTING


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the promise and potential of decentralized community scale composting
we created this presentation to educate citizens and policy makers on why decentralized, community scale composting programs need to coexist alongside commercial scale organics recycling options
 


​MODEL AGREEMENTS
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CalRecycle has provided four model tools to assist jurisdictions and stakeholders with implementation of SB 1383. The language in the Model Franchise Agreement and Model Mandatory Organic Waste Reduction Ordinance provided by Calrecycle include community scale composting activities in very broad strokes thus allowing jurisdictions a lot of flexibility to make provisions for these activities if they so desire.

We've gone a step ahead by providing additional language in the Model Agreements to solidify a local agency's commitment to community scale composting. Please let us know if you have questions, suggestions and if the resources provided below were helpful in allowing you to craft your agency's franchise agreement and organic waste reduction ordinance.

Model Franchise Agreement Enhanced For Community Scale Composting

Model agreement provided by Calrecycle and enchanced with changes to make it inclusive for community scale composting activities.

Model Mandatory Organic Waste Reduction Ordinance Enhanced for Community Scale Composting

Model agreement provided by Calrecycle and enchanced with changes to make it friendlier for community composting activities.

Food2Soil Composting Collective was started in 2015 by Inika Small Earth, Inc as a community supported social enterprise. Inika Small Earth is a 501c(3) tax exempt corporation that works on fostering a circular economy that is enterprise-driven, people-powered and community-centered.

CONTACT US
info@food2soil.net