Dive Brief:

• Manhattan Beach, CA, may have an expanded food waste recycling program that would include organics pick-up for all residents.
• Almost 800 participants and 25 businesses are enrolled in the current food waste pilot program, a project that Waste Management and the city launched in 2012.
• Current figures show that the waste diverted averages 37 tons every month.

Dive Insight:

Details of the expansion must be finalized before the program is officially approved and rolled out. Accepted organics would include oils, dairy, produce, and meat. The waste, through a series of steps, would be converted into energy used directly at the waste treatment facility.

The state of California adopted a law that requires all cities across the state proffer plant and food waste recycling to businesses by Jan. 1, 2016.