AB 1046: Short-lived climate pollutants: recovered organic waste product: agricultural crop preparation service.

The state aims to reduce methane emissions by 40% below 2013 levels by 2030. To achieve this goal, the state wants to decrease the disposal of organic waste by 75% from 2014 levels by 2025. The regulations require commercial edible food generators to partner with food recovery organizations to recover edible food, with penalties for noncompliance. However, an agricultural crop preparation service will be exempt from these requirements if it demonstrates that it has not disposed of organic waste in a landfill since January 1, 2016. The state will keep track of edible food recovery records for commercial edible food generators.