The City of Costa Mesa monitors and provides oversight on the implementation of programs required to comply with State solid waste and recycling mandates and related legislation, including the following:

SB 1383 

SB 1383 expands AB 341 and AB 1826 regulations upon all waste generators, including single-family and multi-family residents, self-haulers, and the City, to reduce statewide disposal of organic waste by 75% in 2025. All commercial properties are now mandated to have recycling and organic waste recycling programs, unless they have obtained a waiver from the City. To find out more about requirements on residents and businesses, please follow this link to the State's website.

Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939). 

This State law requires at least 50% of all the City’s solid waste be diverted from landfills through various waste management programs.

AB 341, 

Mandatory Commercial and Multi-Family Recycling. Requires commercial properties to have a recycling program in place if they generate 4-cubic-yards or more of solid waste per-week. Detail on this law is available on the State’s website here.

AB 1826, 

Mandatory Organics Commercial and Multi-Family Recycling. Requires commercial properties to have an organic waste (food waste, landscape waste, etc.) recycling program in place if they generate 2-cubic-yards or more of solid waste per-week. Detail on this law is available on the State’s website here.