Edible Food Recovery | Public Works

California state law SB 1383 requires "Tier One" and "Tier Two" Commercial Edible Food Generators to donate the maximum amount of excess edible food to feed people.

Requirements include:

A contract or written agreement must be maintained with a Food Recovery Organization that picks up or receives edible food.

A record must be kept indicating all types of food being donated, pounds donated per month, frequency of donations, and the contact information of the contracted Food Recovery Organization(s).

Generators shall not intentionally spoil food that can be recovered to feed people (and shall not compost edible food).

For more information on the requirements for Edible Food Recovery, please refer to the following flyer:
Edible Food Recovery Flyer

To determine if your food generating business is covered by SB 1383, see the definitions outlined below.

Tier One

Deadline for compliance: January 1, 2022

Supermarkets: A full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items.
Grocery Stores: Grocery store with a total facility size equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet.
Food Service Providers: An entity primarily engaged in providing food services to institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations of others based on contractual arrangements with these types of organizations.
Food Distributors: A company that distributes food to entities including, but not limited to, supermarkets and grocery stores.
Wholesale Food Vendors: A business or establishment engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of food, where food (including fruits and vegetables) is received, shipped, stored, and prepared for distribution to a retailer, warehouse, distributor, or other destination.

Tier Two

Deadline for compliance: January 1, 2024

Restaurants: Restaurant with 250 or more seats, or a total facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.
Hotels: Hotel with an on-site food facility and 200 or more rooms.
Health Facilities: Health facility with an on-site food facility and 100 or more beds.
Large Venues: Large venue means a permanent venue facility that annually seats or serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals within the grounds of the facility per day of operation.
Large Events: Large events means an event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event, a flea market or a festival, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event.
State Agencies: A state agency with a cafeteria with 250 or more seats or a total cafeteria facility size equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.
Local Education Agencies: A local education agency with an on-site food facility. Local education agency means a school district, charter school, or county office of education that is not subject to the control of city or county regulations.

Food Donation

Donating edible food that would otherwise be thrown away is the first step in addressing food insecurity, so the City of Riverside has partnered with Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino in an effort to alleviate hunger within our community. For more information about free food recovery services provided by Feeding America visit the www.FeedingIE.org.

For more information on food donation, please refer to the following brochure:
Food Recovery Brochure

The City of Riverside has partnered with Careit—a free food donation app and SB 1383 compliance tool—to help businesses and nonprofits donate surplus edible food and track donations with ease.

Careit provides a simple way for Tier 1 and Tier 2 food generators to post donations, generate required donor agreements, and automatically track all data needed for compliance.

Watch the business workshop below to learn more.

Inspection and Enforcement

Local jurisdictions are required to provide food recovery information and outreach to Commercial Edible Food Generators and inspect and enforce the food recovery requirements of SB 1383. A timeline is provided below to help your edible food generating business develop a food recovery program in compliance with state law.

The City of Riverside is partnering with ReCREATE Waste Collaborative to annually inspect covered food-generating businesses.

January 1, 2022	Tier 1 Commercial Edible Food Generator Requirements and Annual Inspections Begin
January 1, 2024	Tier 2 Commercial Edible Food Generator Requirements and Annual Inspections Begin Tier 1 and Tier 2 Enforcement Begins

Local Donation Sites

FRO Organizations in Riverside

The organizations listed below may be able to receive your edible food donations. Please reach out to them directly to establish a program.

Organization	Contact	Address	Types of Food Accepted
Arlington Temporary Assistance	Ophilia Ortega (951) 689-5620 [email protected]	10495 Arlington Ave	All food types accepted
Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Services	Ginger Bowers (951) 529-0925 [email protected]	7680 Casa Blanca St	All food types accepted
Community Settlement Association	Jessica Anaya (951) 686-6266 [email protected]	4366 Bermuda Ave	All food types accepted
Faith Lutheran Church	Stephanie Maschaud (951) 218-8249 [email protected]	4785 Jackson St	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Prepared Food - Tier 2 perishables (pizzas, burgers, chicken wings, hot bar), Prepared Food - Large serving trays serving trays (sheets of extra food, leftovers from banquets/receptions) Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino	John Crooks (951) 359-4757 [email protected]	2950A Jefferson St	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli, Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
First Congregational Church of Riverside	Sandra Soares (951) 684-2494 [email protected]	3504 Mission Inn Ave	Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 2 perishables (pizzas, burgers, chicken wings, hot bar), Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
Jamboree Housing Highgrove Riverside	Maritess Reyes (949) 263-8676 [email protected]	550 Center St	Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli, Frozen Food, Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
La Sierra Food Pantry	Elizabeth Wright (951) 354-7095 [email protected]	4937 Sierra Vista Ave	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches), Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
La Sierra Spanish SDA Church	Esperanza Duque (951) 533-7680 [email protected]	5885 La Sierra Ave	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches), Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
Lake Hills Christian Center	Jim Contreres (951) 204-6430 [email protected]	12500 Indiana Ave	All Food Types Accepted
Lighthouse of Hope Foundation	Donna Sautia (951) 213-5590 [email protected]	3370 Columbia Ave	All Food Types Accepted
Northside Church of Christ	James Jefferson (559) 301-5689 [email protected]	9085 California Ave	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Mary Tomerlin (909) 936-1653 [email protected]	5250 Central Ave	All Food Types Accepted
Passion to love and Care Ministry	Tamika (909) 682-8810 [email protected]	11801 Pierce St	Baked Goods, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
Project Access Riverside Breezeway	Libby Reixach (951) 787-0649 [email protected]	3893 Kirkwood Ave	All Food Types Accepted
Queen of Angels	Silvia Angel (714) 492-9451 [email protected]	4824 Jones Ave	All Food Types Accepted
R' Pantry @ UC Riverside	Judy Crawford (951) 827-3663 [email protected]	900 University Ave, Rm 346 Highlander Union Building,	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches), Damaged Packaged Food
Riverside City College	Desiree Rivera (951) 222-8714 [email protected]	4800 Magnolia Ave	All Food Types Accepted
SDA Mt Rubidoux Church	Fay Greene (800) 242-6908 [email protected]	5320 Victoria Ave	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches), Damaged Packaged Food, Expired Packaged Food
SDA Riverside Spanish Church	Lucio Camacho (951) 316-9038	3625 Ottawa Street	Baked Goods, Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches)
Set Free Christian Fellowship	Sheree Hatfield (951) 680-9868 [email protected]	3021 14th St	All Food Types Accepted
St. Michael's Episcopal Church	Dianne Askren (951) 689-0642 [email protected]	4070 Jackson St	All Food Types Accepted
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church	Larry Dodson (951) 682-1350 [email protected]	5969 Brockton Ave	Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Meat/Seafood/Deli Frozen Foods, Prepared Food - Tier 1 perishables (deli, cold case, salads, sandwiches)
Walden Family Services	Patrick Taylor (951) 689-5620 [email protected]	3576 Arlington Ave	Beverages, Non-Perishables, Produce, Eggs/Cheese/Dairy, Frozen Food