California Public Resources Code

§ 42652.5

PRC § 42652.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 13.1

Statute text

(a)The department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall adopt regulations to achieve the organic waste reduction goals for 2020 and 2025 established in Section 39730.6 of the Health and Safety Code. The regulations shall comply with all of the following:

(1)May require local jurisdictions to impose requirements on generators or other relevant entities within their jurisdiction and may authorize local jurisdictions to impose penalties on generators for noncompliance.

(2)(A) Shall include requirements intended to meet the goal that not less than 20 percent of edible food that is currently disposed of is recovered for human consumption by 2025.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 710, Sec. 17.5. (AB 786) Effective January 1, 2026.