SB 1383 Food Recovery Inspection Training – August 2025

Full Course Overview: Award-winning Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, in partnership with California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) and Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), presents Food Recovery Inspection Training: California SB 1383 Compliance. Experts will present deep insights into the Edible Food Recovery aspect of California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act (SB 1383)

Discounts*:

• 10% off for current CRRA and SWANA members (check with your association to access members-only coupon code)
• Group rate for 3 or more participants from the same organization, save 15% during check out when you use code GROUP82025

Important Purchase Information:

• Please note: each training attendee must purchase an individual ticket to attend and join the Zoom sessions.
• If you would like to pay by check, please email marketing@solanacenter.org to indicate the number of participants, their names and contact information, as well as the name of your organization. From there our staff will place a hold on the tickets and confirm once payment is received.
• Checks can be pay to the order of Solana Center for Environmental Innovation and mailed to Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, 137 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024

Solana Center has extensive experience inspecting and providing technical assistance to hundreds of businesses and food rescue organizations. Experts will present deep insights into the Edible Food Recovery aspect of California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act (SB 1383). Day 1 introduces relevant aspects of the law and then focuses on edible food rescue requirements. Day 2 & 3 takes place over two days and provides comprehensive training for conducting edible food recovery inspections in the commercial sector. Thousands of inspection hours have been distilled into a digestible format. Registrants who attend all 3 days of the training will receive a certificate of completion.

We have consolidated the experience we have obtained after doing hundreds of inspections into a digestible format to teach new inspectors, at the same time adding depth to the knowledge of experienced inspectors. We look forward to sharing our learnings from inspections, best practices, and sector-specific nuances to ensure cities achieve compliance for diverting surplus edible food from landfills to people in need.” – Mallika Sen, Director of Environmental Solutions, Solana Center for Environmental Innovation.

Day 1: Fundamentals of SB 1383 Food Recovery

Date: August 20, 2025

Time: 9:00 – 1:00 PM PST

Presented by: Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, In Partnership with SWANA and CRRA

Audience: Anyone impacted by SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery, including government employees, business managers, food recovery organizations, government contractors, future food rescue inspectors, and interested citizens.

Day 1 covers the fundamentals of SB 1383 food recovery. Get in-depth information about how to comply with California’s regulations, which require organic waste recycling and surplus food recovery. Regulations will be laid out to encompass the perspectives of each stakeholder, including jurisdictions, food-generating businesses, food recovery organizations, haulers, and residents. This is perfect for anyone who would like to get a complete understanding of SB 1383 as it relates to food recovery. Part 1 alone will not address training specific to inspections.

Topics Covered:

• The impetus behind the law
• Overview of the regulations
• Who must donate edible food
• Edible food recovery requirements
• Food recovery programming
• Types of recoverable food
• Donation liability and tax benefits
• Food Waste Prevention
• Organic recycling

Please note: this training requires participants to use a camera and microphone to participate in the Zoom training. This is not a webinar format.

Day 2 & 3: Inspection Training for Food Recovery

Date: August 27 & 28, 2025

Time: 9:00 – 1:00 PM PST

Presented by: Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, in partnership with CRRA and SWANA

Audience: Anyone who would like to conduct edible food recovery inspections or wants a detailed understanding of inspection procedures and sector-specific nuances. Prerequisite to possess a solid understanding of SB 1383 requirements related to food recovery.

All You Need to Begin Tomorrow provides you with in-depth information about how to comply with food recovery aspects of California’s SB 1383 regulations, in which food businesses must donate 100% of surplus edible food that would otherwise be disposed of. The two days of highly interactive training provide step-by-step guidance for conducting edible food recovery inspections at businesses and food recovery organizations, including discussions of nuances and common stumbling blocks for each business sector.

Topics Covered:

• Procedural breakdown of Food Recovery Organization inspections
• Procedural breakdown of Food Generating Business inspections
• Common challenges and lessons per sector
• Inspection process details for all regulated food-generating business sectors
• Inspection demonstrations and interactive exercises

Please note: this training requires participants to use a camera and microphone to participate in the Zoom training. This is not a webinar format.

Participant Feedback

“The information provided about schools will be immensely helpful to me, as schools are the primary FGE in my jurisdiction. I was unaware they weren’t allowed to send food home with Staff or Students, most of the schools around here have a couple dozen students and that has been common practice for years. This discovery will have a big impact on the community.” – Environmental Health Specialist & course participant

“I really appreciate how these instructors captured the attitude of how business managers are really like during inspections. I appreciate how these mock scenarios are realistic and challenge us to bring out the knowledge we learned in the lesson.” – City Recycling Programs Specialist & course participant

“With SB 1383 implementation requiring a lot of TLC, this training has brought insight to a part of the law that I am trying to obtain familiarity with. Just in the overview day, I have learned more about the regulation and am excited to review the remaining coursework.”  – City Employee & course participant 

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I access the course? You will be sent a zoom link via email with instructions about how to join.

Is the cost for all 3 days? Yes this purchase option is for the full training that includes Part 1 and Part 2, with 3 days of training.

Is the ticket price per organization or per individual? The purchase price is per individual. Each training attendee must purchase their own ticket.