![]() At this time, customers should continue to discard their food scraps in the gray cart until such time that the City and local haulers have established a protocol to accept organic food waste. DPU is currently working on a strategy to implement SB 1383 and outreach to our customers. The City of Fresno’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is committed to complying with SB 1383, which went into effect on January 1, 2022. The goal of SB 1383 is to reduce organic waste disposal statewide by 75% by the year 2025. Redirecting organic waste to recycling facilities will help reduce the amount of material in our landfills and repurpose organic waste into useful items such as compost, biofuels, and electricity. SB 1383 will require residents to discard their food scraps in their green cart along with yard clippings. This organic waste generates methane as it decomposes. Landfills are the third largest source of methane in California while organic waste such as food scraps, yard clippings, and paper products make up about half of all the material in our landfills. Always remember to use protective safety equipment such as gloves and goggles when handling biohazardous material, and you’ll be on your way to a safe and clean environment.In 2016, former governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 1383 in an effort to reduce methane emissions in the State of California. ![]() It is important to know what can go into a bag and how to safely get rid of one. Please stick to the date and time on which you should be putting your trash out. Regardless of your need for one, a biohazard waste bag is a vital part of disposing of infectious material. Exceptions to the items that can go in the red bags are batteries. If you have access to one, you can also put the biohazard waste bag into a biohazard waste bin. The word order has been tweaked and the indirect object has been elided. Once safely filled and closed, call your local waste contractors to set up an arrangement for pickup. Green is for Green Waste Gray is for Garbage Blue is for Recyclables. No, 'in it all goes' has nothing to do with the fridge. Only licensed medical waste contractors are allowed to collect and dispose of filled red bags. Red medical waste bags must never be disposed of or collected by municipal or city waste collectors. ![]()
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