California’s Senate Bill 1383 could mean big changes for landfills, which will have to find a home for organics that they will no longer be able to bury. The bill will have a particular impact on landfills that have been capturing methane from organic waste and capitalizing on it. Sooner or later, SB 1383 will mean less gas to work with.
Yolo County’s Integrated Waste Division finds itself in a unique situation. The county, which lies immediately west of Sacramento, will be able to provide a home for organic waste from other jurisdictions and capitalize on it by using the gas without having to first landfill the organics and then extract methane.