Rancho Santa Margarita Shifts To Organic Waste Recycling In 2022

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The new year will bring with it new recycling regulations for Rancho Santa Margarita businesses and residences.

Beginning on Jan. 1, residents and businesses will be asked to separate out food products from their trash and recycling and put them into the green organics bin without a trash bag. This means you'll be dumping your scraps from produce, meat, dairy items, egg shells, coffee grounds and tea bags, bakery and dry goods and yard waste into the green bin.

Businesses and multi-family dwellings can set up organic recycling with Waste Management or CR&R Environmental Services, depending on your waste provider. Residents interested in learning more about the organic waste program are encouraged to check the City of Rancho Santa Margarita's website for updates.

Wasted food accounts for eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to The Washington Post. In the United States, wasted food has a bigger carbon footprint than the airline industry. Over a third of all produced food doesn't actually get consumed, and instead ends up rotting in landfills, according to The Washington Post.

The organic waste program in Rancho Santa Margarita is a result of a new state law, SB 1383, which passed earlier this year to reduce methane emission from landfills.

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