WM’s new Organics Composting Facility in Anderson means curbside pickup of food scraps is expanding in the North State. Redding residents have been disposing of food waste in green bins since January 2024. Curbside pickup of food waste for residents who live in unincorporated Shasta County started in October.
Soon, people living in Anderson and Shasta Lake will be asked to comply with the state law (California Senate Bill 1383) that is designed to reduce food waste. Curbside food waste collection for residential and commercial customers in Anderson starts Jan. 5, 2026, according to WM spokeswoman Daiane Cezario.
In Shasta Lake, the service is tentatively scheduled to start in February 2026, Cezario said. WM provides garbage service to the unincorporated areas of the county, and to the cities of Anderson and Shasta Lake. Making the food waste expansion possible is WM’s new multi-million-dollar composting plant on Cambridge Road in Anderson.