City of Industry Environmental, Solid Waste, and Recycling Page

The City of Industry's goal is to assist businesses in complying with the State of California's recycling mandates. Under State law, the City is responsible for informing businesses about recycling requirements, tracking their recycling levels, and reporting that information to the State. Additionally, the City is required to provide a yearly report to the State on the success rate of these recycling programs.

Why Recycle? 

Much of the commercial sector waste disposed in landfills is readily recyclable and these materials have numerous repurpose and re-use potential. Recycling can reduce green house gas emissions that results from extraction of raw materials, preprocessing, and manufacturing of new products. As such, the State of California requires all businesses to recycle by law. To comply with State law, the City of Industry adopted the Integrated Waste Management Ordinance which lists waste management options for businesses and contractors operating in the City of Industry. If you are a business or a contractor and have any questions about waste management, please contact the City's contracted environmental specialist, MuniEnvironmental.

Contact Information: 

Trieu Le, Senior Consultant 
Email: trieu@munienvironmental.com

Mandatory Commercial Recycling Requirements (AB 341):

The State of California requires all business that generate at least 4 cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week to arrange for commercial recycling services. In response, the City of Industry developed a process that makes it possible for new and existing business to comply with the State’s programs by providing the following options: 

• Using the City’s contracted franchise hauler
• Using a permitted third-party collector 
• Self-hauling their own materials with approval of a self-hauling permit

For additional information regarding the City’s waste management procedures please refer to Section 8.20 of the City of Industry Municipal Code.

Commercial Recycling Services Available to You: 

The City's contracted franchise hauler, Valley Vista Services, will work with the City of Industry to assist businesses in meeting the State's recycling requirements. There are a variety of programs that Valley Vista Services can implement to help your business’ recycling needs and at the same time comply with the State mandates.

The City of Industry also provides a list of approved recycling collectors that can assist your business with recycling of the following materials: 

Collectors 

Per Section 8.20 of the City of Industry Municipal Code, a collector is defined as a solid waste refuse collector with a written franchise, contract or permit for the collection of solid waste, including salvaging or salvage collecting. All Collectors operating in the City of Industry are required to obtain an annual “Collector Permit” to remain in compliance with the City of Industry’s Waste Management Procedures (Section 8.20 of City of Industry Municipal Code).

Self-Haulers 

Pursuant to Section 8.20 of the City of Industry Municipal Code a Self-Hauler is defined as any individual, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated private organization, or private corporation engaged in salvaging which it creates, accumulates, imports or causes to be imported into the City. Self-Haulers are required to obtain an annual “Self-Haul Permit” in order to remain in compliance with the City of Industry’s Waste Management Procedures (Section 8.20 of City of Industry Municipal Code).

Self-Hauler and Collector Application:

• Form 100C – Collector Application or Form 100SH – Self-Haul Application
• Form 101 – Permit Application 
• Form 102 – Decal Requests (Exempt for Bales)
• Form 103 – Vehicle Registration
• Form 104
• Recycling Permit and Fee Policy

Mandatory Organics Recycling Requirements (SB 1383):

In 2016, the State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1383 which requires Californians to reduce organic waste disposal by 75% by 2025. As part of the bill, beginning January 1, 2022, all cities are now required to implement organics recycling programs. The State of California requires all local jurisdictions to implement an organic waste recycling program to help the State meet its goal to recycle 75% of its organic waste by 2020. Organic waste is defined as food waste, green waste, landscape and pruning waste, nonhazardous wood waste, and food-soiled paper waste. The goal of SB 1383 is to reduce methane gas generation and to extend landfill life because the decomposition of Organic Waste in landfills releases methane gas that is 72 times more potent than carbon dioxide at heat absorption. This will be done by removing organic waste from the landfill and transforming organic waste into digestate or compost rather than have it decompose in landfills.

If your business operates in the City of Industry, your business is required to participate in the organics (including food waste) collection service via Valley Vista Services, or alternatively the material may be managed by utilizing California State permitted, community composting programs, or other City of Industry permitted collection and recycling service provider.

Starting in April 2022, the City and the Valley Vista Services will expand Organic Waste Collection Services for residents and businesses. Valley Vista Services will be automatically delivering containers for organic recycling to all businesses generating two cubic yards or more of waste to be used for all "organics," including landscaping, food scraps and food-soiled paper. To assist with assessing your organics volume, please go to the Valley Vista Services website link, https://www.valleyvistaservices.com/city-survey/, and fill out the short survey.  Assistance with on-site food scraps recycling and setting up a food recovery program is available. You may also obtain more information by contacting Valley Vista Services at (800) 442-6454. 

If you believe that your business generates less than 20 gallons of organics per week, your business may request a waiver for the organics recycling container. Your business may initiate the waiver process by contacting Valley Vista Services at 800-442-6454 to schedule a site inspection and a review of your business’s waste stream.

Food Recovery under SB 1383

In addition to organic recycling, under SB 1383, certain businesses will be required to donate edible food to Food Recovery Organizations or Food Recovery Services.

The following businesses that are defined as a “Tier 1 Edible Food Generator” are required to recover edible food starting January 1, 2022:

Grocery store – a store that is 10,000 square feet or more in size that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any area that is not separately owned within the store where the food is prepared and served, including a bakery, deli, and meat and seafood departments.

Supermarket – a full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000 or more that sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items.

Food service provider – an entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations.

Food distributor – a company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores.

Wholesale food vendor – a business engaged in the wholesale distribution of food, where food is received, shipped, stored, or prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination.

Beginning January 1, 2024, the following businesses that are defined as a “Tier 2 Edible Food Generator” are required to recover edible food:

Restaurants – Facilities with 250 or more seats or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet

Hotels – Facilities with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms

Health facilities – Facilities with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds

Large venues – Facilities that annually seats or serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals within of the facility per day of operation

Large Events – Events including, but not limited to, a sporting event, a flea market or a festival, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event.

State Agencies – Facilities with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or a total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet

Local Education Agencies – Facilities with an on-site food facility.

Businesses may implement a food recovery program with various agencies, some of which are located right here in Southern California and include:

City of Industry - Commercial Recycling & Waste Reduction Program: For your reference, the attached brochure summarizes the City of Industry's Commercial Recycling and Waste Reduction Program. If you have any questions please contact Trieu Le via trieu@munienvironmental.com.

Residential

Under SB 1383, single-family residents are required to recycle food waste materials. Much of the residential collection service will remain the same, however, residents will now be required to separate the food waste from all other materials by placing them into the green waste container. Residents may place their recyclables in the blue container, and all other waste that is not considered food waste or recyclable into the black container.

Residential E-Waste and Bulky Item pick up is available to all residents in the City, please contact Valley Vista Services at (800) 442-6454 for more information.

Additionally, you may find E-Waste recycling events in the Los Angeles County area by clicking on the following link: http://ladpw.org/general/enotifyCalendar/Calendar.aspx

Additional Information and References

• Los Angeles County Public Works 
• Department of Toxic Substance Control
• CalRecycle Mandatory Commercial Recycling
• CalRecycle Mandatory Organic Recycling 
• CalRecycle C&D FAQ
• CalRecycle
• Valley Vista Services

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