As the state looks to dramatically reduce disposal volumes in the coming years, the shift is prompting new questions about the waste industry’s operating model. Orange County is one notable landfill operator pivoting to composting.
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Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a multipart series exploring the market effects of California’s sweeping organic waste reduction law, SB 1383.
What would waste industry business models look like if landfills were no longer the dominant materials management infrastructure? California’s new organics recycling law might be giving the first indications.
While California doesn’t have an imminent issue with disposal capacity like some states, growing awareness about how landfills contribute to climate change has added greater urgency to the implementation of SB 1383. Landfills have been categorized by CalEPA as the state’s second-largest category source of methane emissions, and the largest single point-source emitters in the state, at a time when methane’s potency is getting more attention on the world stage.
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