Residents

Mandatory Residential Organics Recycling

Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) requires both residents and businesses to recycle organic materials. Beginning on January 1, 2022, San Dimas residents will be able to add food scraps to their existing organics cart. Food and yard scraps collected will then be processed into either compost or biogas at an anaerobic facility. For more information about this process, click here.

Getting Started

What should I expect?

• You will be directed to recycle food scraps with yard trimmings in your existing organics cart
• Continue to recycle correctly (see "What goes where?")
• Check your lids for instructions on how to use the carts correctly and avoid contamination*
• Sign up for a My WM profile to manage and receive important information about your account

*New lids with sorting information will be phased in by Waste Management over time.

For more information, refer to this flyer.

State Mandated Cart Monitoring & Enforcement Begins July 1, 2023*

As of May 1, 2023, Waste Management began a 60-day grace period to allow the Community the chance to get used to this new way of sorting their solid waste with no penalties. 

Information will be sent to your household to help you recycle right and prevent overfill in your waste carts. During this campaign, you may receive a notification if contamination is spotted in your recycling and/or organics cart or if a trash, recycling and/or organics cart is overfilled. During this education campaign no contamination fees will be assessed.   Click here to view the notice sent to residents in May 2023.  Waste Management will utilize Smart Truck Technology (cameras installed on the trash trucks) to review residential carts. 

What to expect: July 2023

Starting July 1, 2023, if the Waste Management Smart Truck finds an issue with your cart due to contamination or an overfilled cart, the following will take place:

Occurrences within a Calendar Year

1st & 2nd Incident

• Contaminated/Overfilled Cart will be serviced
• Letter mailed to service address that states subsequent incidents may be fined a Contamination/Overfilled Cart fee
• Letter will contain photographic documentation of the Contaminated/Overfilled Cart

3rd & Subsequent Incidents

• Contaminated/Overfilled Cart will be serviced
• Letter mailed to service address that states subsequent incidents may be fined a Contamination/Overfilled Cart Fee
• Letter will contain photographic documentation of the Contaminated/Overfilled Cart
• Contamination/Overfilled Cart Fee will be assessed
  
  

*ENFORCING SB 1383 COMPLIANCE IS REQUIRED OF ALL CITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.  CITIES THAT FAIL TO DEMONSTRATE ENFORCEMENT FACE PENALTIES OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER DAY IN FINES

What goes where?

Counter Top Pails

The City of San Dimas Public Works Department will be providing complimentary counter top pails for residents to temporarily store food scraps. Pails will be available for pick-up at City Hall starting January 3, 2022 and only available while supplies last.

Counter top pails can help keep your organics cart clean. Click here to learn more ways to maintain your organics cart.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Browse through a list of frequently asked questions, here.