Navigation GARBAGE COLLECTION CARDBOARD RECYCLING SERVICE FOOD SCRAPS COLLECTION START/CHANGE SERVICE HOLIDAY SERVICE Commercial Food Scraps Collection Food Scraps Recycling Required for All Businesses in 2022 Businesses are the source of 60% of all landfill waste. Food scraps make up 30% of that amount. Starting Jan. 1, 2022, California’s Short-lived Climate Pollutant law (SB1383) requires businesses to separate food and landscape materials from the garbage. Your business needs to set up this weekly service. Who Needs Food Scraps Service If your business produces two cubic yards or more of solid waste per week you must take part in the program. Check the list below to see if your business is required to participate. Commercial Food Scraps List Setting up Your Food Scraps Service The City and Specialty will contact your business in late 2021. We will help your business set up food scraps service for a start date in 2022. Get prepared by reading the Commercial Recycling Guide or other resources below. Items Accepted in Food Scraps Program All food trimmings and plate scrapings, including meats and shellfish, eggs and dairy, fruits, vegetables and bakery items Coffee filters and tea bags Grease/Oil Spoiled or freezer burned food from refrigerator cleanouts Food must be placed in clear or compostable bags only, no black, white or other plastic bags Items NOT Accepted in Food Scraps Program No “compostable” foodware or containers No glass, metal or plastic No liquids (soups can be strained and the solids can go into the collection) No white or black plastic bags No paper or bathroom waste No garbage, plastic gloves, foil wrappers, plastic straws or plastic stir-sticks How Food Scraps are Processed Food scraps are processed into fertilizer, animal feed or are used for energy production through anaerobic digestion. Food Scraps Container Sizes Commercial Food Scraps Resources Posters 4 Easy Steps – Restaurant 4 Easy Steps – Office Commercial Food Scraps Poster Employee Training Guide English • Spanish • Chinese • Tagalog Indoor Bin Vendor List Download PDF Edible Food Recovery Program SB1383 requires some food service businesses to donate edible food to food recovery organizations. These donations will help feed the almost one in four Californians without enough to eat. It is legal to donate food Good Samaritan Food Donation Act Public Law 104- 210. Depending on the size of your business, donations will start in either Jan. 2022 (Tier 1) or Jan. 2024 (Tier 2). More information. Tier 1 Food Service Businesses – Effective Jan. 2022 Wholesale Food Vendors Food service providers and food distributors Grocery stores (facilities 10,000 square feet or more) Supermarkets Tier 2 Food Service Businesses – Effective Jan. 2024 Restaurants (facilities 5,000 square feet or more) Hotels (with on-site food facility and 200 rooms or more) Local education agencies with on-site food facility Large venues and events State agencies with cafeterias Health facilities (with on-site food facility and 200 rooms or more) Where to Donate Food Locally Second Harvest Food Bank Waste No Food Peninsula Food Runners Residential Multifamily Commercial About Events Contact Us Public Fueling Available at CNG Station Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling 3355 Thomas Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling offers yard waste, yard trimmings, bulky item pick up, garbage, recycling and food scrap collection services for Sunnyvale residents. We also provide commercial garbage, recycling and food scrap services for commercial and industrial customers in the city of Sunnyvale. Copyright © 2020 Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling, Inc. All rights reserved.