Republic Services gave the Cudahy City Council a quarter‑three update Tuesday and outlined an organics collection rollout the company said is needed to comply with California’s Senate Bill 1383. The company said it will deliver new green 64‑gallon carts for food scraps, yard waste and soiled paper to single‑family residences and larger multi‑family and commercial accounts, and will provide bilingual education and on‑site technical assistance to businesses and multi‑family properties.

The program is intended to reduce methane from organic material in landfills, Republic Services municipal supervisor Ruben Martinez told the council. “We’re rolling out new 64 gallon green organic carts for collecting food scraps, yard waste, and food‑soiled paper,” Martinez said.

Why it matters: SB 1383 requires jurisdictions and their haulers to divert organics from landfills. The city and contractor said outreach and contamination prevention are central to compliance and to long‑term environmental goals.

Details provided: Republic Services said residents in single‑family properties (four units or fewer) will keep their same service day when receiving the new carts; commercial and multifamily accounts of five units or more may have a different service day. The company described a formal exemption process requiring a sustainability advisor site visit for properties that claim space constraints, minimal organic waste, or use an approved third‑party organics service. Martinez said the company will deliver bilingual printed materials, offer on‑site trainings and waste assessments, and has set up a dedicated customer inbox at cityofcudahyrepublicservices.com.

Council response and next steps: Council members asked no formal questions that altered the rollout; staff and Republic Services said the program will be paid and administered under the requirements of SB 1383. No council action or vote on the presentation was recorded; the update functioned as a status briefing.

The contractor encouraged businesses and multi‑family property managers to schedule waste assessments and trainings to reduce contamination and remain compliant.