“Movements which are always fighting uphill battles need to draw in more casual participants if they are to succeed.” — Occupy Wall Street organizer (learned this from Originals by Adam Grant)

That sentence captures the turning point we are living through.

For years, the climate movement sounded like a fight against waste, against pollution, against the system. But real change begins when people are invited in, not pushed out.

California just made that invitation official.

Three key laws - SB 1383, AB 2346, and SB 279- are transforming climate compliance into community participation. They turn the moral urgency of protest into structure, enabling students, farmers, and small cities to join a system that once excluded them.

The new era of climate action is not about louder voices; it is about lower barriers.

🌍 SB 1383 - The Foundation
(Signed into law in 2016, phased in between 2022–2025)
California’s cornerstone organics law requires every city and county to:
• Divert organic waste from landfills.
• Recover edible food before it spoils.
• Procure compost, mulch, and renewable gas made from recycled organics.
Jurisdictions that fail to comply can face penalties of $500 – $10 000 per day.
SB 1383 created the demand. The next two laws make it doable.

♻️ AB 2346 - Turning Compliance Dollars Into Local Action
(Signed September 2024, effective January 1, 2025)
• Cities earn up to 10% credit toward their SB 1383 procurement targets when they fund community composting sites.
• Eligible spending includes bins, sifters, sheds, aeration systems, and local labor.
• Edible-food recovery plus city mulch can add another 10% credit.
• Schools, nonprofits, and farms can partner with cities to host local compost hubs.
• Shifts compliance from penalties to local investment and community wealth-building.

🌾 SB 279 - Expanding Who Can Compost
(Approved by Governor October 11, 2025 – Chapter 651)
• Farmers can compost instead of burning (banned) their crop residues on-site.
• Allows up to 200 cubic yards (private) or 500 cubic yards (public) - no permit required.
• Public agencies may give away or sell up to 5,000 cubic yards of compost each year.
• Empowers schools, farms, and city departments to compost at a community scale.

Together, these laws make California’s composting system practical and participatory:

They transform compliance budgets into circular-economy projects and green jobs.

Cities that do not engage local Direct Service Providers (DSPs) will end up buying compost from outside suppliers. That money and material will leave the community rather than nourish local soil, gardens, and families.

California is proving that compliance can also build community wealth.

Every city must meet SB 1383 procurement targets, buying compost, mulch other recycled products made from recycled organics. The easiest way to do this is by partnering with a local Direct Service Provider (DSP) like us.

A DSP helps the city:

When cities work with local DSPs, every dollar spent on compliance stays in the community by creating green jobs, healthy soil, and food security.

If a city’s annual target is 5,000 tons of compost, a partnership with a DSP can:

🥗 Lunch & Learn - Jewish Family Services
Cathedral City and City of Desert Hot Springs
From Food Waste to Food Wisdom - Educating our elders on composting as law and practical tips.

🏛️ MMASC Conference — Indian Wells
November 13 – 15 | Renaissance Esmeralda Resort
Turning Compliance Into Collaboration — SB 1383 Procurement Meets Community Composting
Visit the Prema’s Permaculture & Composting booth for live demonstrations of the AB 2346 calculator and school-hub model.

Movements do not win because they resist harder.
They win because they welcome broader.

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