From noncompliance notice to audit-ready.
Self-paced training for property managers, janitorial teams, in-house staff, and tenant-facing staff. Twelve modules covering the Refuse Separation Ordinance, the three Recology streams, and the documentation Recology and San Francisco Environment look for on re-inspection.
12
Modules
< 5 min
Avg. setup to first lesson
6
Role-based tracks
The problem
A San Francisco Environment Department noncompliance notice is a deadline, not a suggestion.
San Francisco's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance gives every commercial property a specific window to fix contamination across landfill, recycling, and compost. Most teams don't fail because they don't care — they fail because nobody on-property has been trained on the exact San Francisco rules.
We offer full audits and custom on-site staff training via our consulting engagements. The Academy gives you the same curriculum in a self-paced, digital format, so your team can start working on compliance the day the notice hits your desk.
Built around the actual ordinance
Every module is anchored to the section of San Francisco Environment Code your inspector cites.
Three-stream first
Recycling, compost, landfill — the decision framework Recology auditors use.
Audit-ready documentation
The records, photos, and logs that prove your program is working.
Role-based for your team
Property/GM, janitorial/BOH, in-house staff, and tenant-facing tracks — not one-size-fits-all.
Curriculum
12 modules across 3 tiers
Foundational compliance, advanced per-stream sorting, and role-based SOPs.
San Francisco Refuse Separation Ordinance 101
What the ordinance requires of every commercial property in San Francisco — in plain English.
The 3 Streams: Landfill, Recycling, Compost
A working mental model of the three Recology-serviced waste streams and what belongs in each.
Reading a San Francisco Environment Department Noncompliance Notice
Decode the notice, the citation, the deadline, and what counts as resolution.
Recycling: Contamination Hotspots & Sorting
Where contamination actually enters the recycling stream — and how to stop it at the source.
Recycling: Signage, Bins, and Back-of-House Flow
Bin colors, signage standards, and the physical flow that makes correct sorting the default.
Compost: What Qualifies in San Francisco
The exact San Francisco/Recology compost rules, including the surprising items that DO and DO NOT qualify.
How it works
A property account. Seats for your team. One source of truth.
Create your property account
Sign up and create an organization for the property or portfolio you manage, then select your account type at sign up so you only get the modules your role needs.
Which modules do I need?Assign seats to your team
Invite property managers, janitorial leads, and tenant-comms staff. Each gets their own progress and certificate.
Earn certificates and export compliance reports
Each learner completes their required modules, passes every lesson's knowledge check with a score of 80% or higher, and receives a completion certificate. Admins can download a property-level completion report for re-inspection.
Ready to get your property into compliance?
Start with a single module or jump straight to a property bundle. If you'd rather bring us on-site for a full audit, we're one click away.