Business Environmental Coalition

the bec exists to help businesses deal with often over reaching environmental regulation while keeping an eye on the bottom line. in september 2016, california passed sb-1383 (short lived climate pollutants) regulations. we, as businesses are now required to meet standards for trash, recycling and composting that are not only complex and confusing but mandatory with mandatory fines attached. drop a potato chip in the trash instead of the recycle bin, it's a minimum $50 fine. put the potato chip bag in the trash bin instead of the recycle bin (assuming it's plastic), also a $50 fine. oh, that bag is paper, no, it goes in the compost bin, not the trash or recycling, another $50 fine. there is no way around this, there is no loophole, "no good faith effort will be recognized." the bec provides tools to help your business avoid these fines... services provided to mitigate the effects of sb-1383 on your business include: employee training on how to throw away trash (mandatory every y