Adelanto council approves first reading of mandatory commercial organics recycling ordinance
May 07, 2026 | Adelanto, San Bernardino County, California
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The Adelanto City Council approved the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 6-20 on Dec. 9, a change to the municipal code to implement California's mandatory commercial organics recycling requirements.
City staff told the council that state law (Assembly Bill 1826 and upcoming SB 1383 provisions) requires jurisdictions to expand organics recycling for businesses and multifamily properties. Staff reported current local compliance of 66 businesses (about 26.8%) and 180 businesses not yet compliant (about 73.2%); multifamily compliance stood at 17 complexes (48.6%) with 18 not yet compliant. The report recommended moving forward to meet forthcoming state deadlines.
Richard Nino, the municipal hauler's representative, said a new local processing facility opened in July that can accept food and green waste and that the company planned an outreach-first approach. Nino explained the operational steps the contractor would use to get businesses and multifamily managers enrolled in service and urged education and coordination with code enforcement.
Councilmembers expressed support for taking a step toward compliance. Mayor Reyes called the ordinance a constructive path to meeting state recycling and greenhouse-gas goals and thanked the hauler for assisting with containers and the compliance plan. The council approved the first reading by title only; staff recommended return of the ordinance for formal adoption at a future meeting.
Why it matters: the ordinance is intended to help Adelanto comply with statewide recycling mandates designed to reduce organic waste and greenhouse-gas emissions. The city faces both regulatory deadlines and financial penalties if it fails to adopt and implement the required measures.
Speakers quoted or paraphrased: City Manager Flores (presentation of ordinance and staff recommendation); Richard Nino (Bertec Waste Industries, description of local processing and outreach); Mayor Reyes and councilmembers (vote and remarks).
City staff told the council that state law (Assembly Bill 1826 and upcoming SB 1383 provisions) requires jurisdictions to expand organics recycling for businesses and multifamily properties. Staff reported current local compliance of 66 businesses (about 26.8%) and 180 businesses not yet compliant (about 73.2%); multifamily compliance stood at 17 complexes (48.6%) with 18 not yet compliant. The report recommended moving forward to meet forthcoming state deadlines.
Richard Nino, the municipal hauler's representative, said a new local processing facility opened in July that can accept food and green waste and that the company planned an outreach-first approach. Nino explained the operational steps the contractor would use to get businesses and multifamily managers enrolled in service and urged education and coordination with code enforcement.
Councilmembers expressed support for taking a step toward compliance. Mayor Reyes called the ordinance a constructive path to meeting state recycling and greenhouse-gas goals and thanked the hauler for assisting with containers and the compliance plan. The council approved the first reading by title only; staff recommended return of the ordinance for formal adoption at a future meeting.
Why it matters: the ordinance is intended to help Adelanto comply with statewide recycling mandates designed to reduce organic waste and greenhouse-gas emissions. The city faces both regulatory deadlines and financial penalties if it fails to adopt and implement the required measures.
Speakers quoted or paraphrased: City Manager Flores (presentation of ordinance and staff recommendation); Richard Nino (Bertec Waste Industries, description of local processing and outreach); Mayor Reyes and councilmembers (vote and remarks).
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