Did all of the food you purchased on your last shopping trip end up being consumed? Chances are, probably not. Over 40% of the food produced in America isn’t eaten. Natural resources are used to grow, harvest, package food, and deliver those products to consumers, so every time food is thrown away, we waste money and valuable materials.
Food waste in our landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas over 80x more potent than carbon dioxide. The release of methane gas is a major driver of global climate change.
Participating in our local residential food waste recycling program is one of the easiest switches you can make to have a huge impact on the health of our planet!
Free Residential Food Waste Program
In San Luis Obispo County, garbage providers are required to provide you with green organics collection service. Included in this program is food waste collection! You collect your kitchen food scraps indoors, and empty into your curbside green bin for weekly pick-up. If you have any questions, call the IWMA at 805-782-8530 or contact your waste collection service provider to get started.
San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (the "District") is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to all
members of the public. As part of this commitment, the District strives to provide an accessible website compatible with
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the
website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same
degree as someone without disabilities.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Contact our compliance support team via telephone at: (888) 765-1970
Ongoing Compliance Information
Compliance Coordinator
The District has designated a Compliance Coordinator for website disability-related accommodations. The Compliance
Coordinator has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices and requirements.
Compliance Procedures
The District is working to ensure all website content complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act
and controlling State laws. In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues,
the website is regularly scanned to ensure ongoing compliance, and timely changes are made to any inaccessible
content if found.
Accessible Documents Policy
The District is committed to providing all documents hosted on the website in an accessible format or making accessible
alternatives available.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites that do not have accessible content. This site may
also include documents provided by third parties. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by
third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
Report a Website Accessibility Issue
We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests in a timely manner.
If you need assistance or accommodations while accessing content on this website, please contact our Compliance
Coordinator via the form below:
