West valley rec center update#

Reducing Short-Lived Climate Super Pollutants like organic waste will have the fastest impact on the climate crisis. Organics like food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, and cardboard make up half of what Californians dump in landfills. Air pollutants like PM 2.5, which contributes to health conditions like asthma.20% of the state’s methane, a climate super pollutant 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide.Landfills are the third largest source of methane in California. Will recycling food waste and other organics really make a difference? To respond to this climate crisis, California is implementing statewide organic waste recycling and surplus food recovery. Scientists tell us that greenhouse gasses released by human activities, like landfilling food and yard waste, cause climate change. SB 1383 is the most significant waste reduction mandate to be adopted in California in the last 30 years.Ĭalifornia is now experiencing the effects of a climate crisis: hotter summers with world record-breaking temperatures, even more devastating fire seasons, more extreme droughts, and rising sea levels that erode our coastlines. SB 1383 is California’s law to reduce organic waste methane emissions and is referred to as California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy.

West valley rec center update#

SB 1383 & Rate Update Click HERE for more information on SB 1383 and how it will affect residents, businesses and multi-family complexes!