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Bill to Ban Use Of Disposable Cups At Restaurants Introduced in CA Senate

February 15, 2024 5:21 pmFebruary 15, 2024 5:21 pm

A bill to end the usage of disposable plastic or paper cups at some restaurants was introduced to the Senate on Wednesday, becoming the latest bill this year to cut back or ban disposable plastic or paper product usage. Senate...

The California Nanny State Invades Household Kitchens

July 1, 2022 2:30 amJune 30, 2022 5:31 pm

Unsurprisingly, every top search result for “Senate Bill 1383 food waste” yields links to propitious, upbeat summaries of what’s coming to every household kitchen in California. For example, from CalRecycle, under the heading “Recycling Organic Materials into New Products,” there is...

CalRecycle Announces $330 Million Proposal to Increase Recycling, Double Current Consumer Refunds

April 1, 2022 3:32 pmApril 1, 2022 4:38 pm

In a press release on Friday, the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that they would be bringing a new $330 million proposal to the California legislature to greatly increase mobile recycling and reverse vending machine programs...

CalRecycle Loses $200 Million a Year Due to Bottle Deposit Fraud

January 10, 2022 3:26 pm

According to a just-released Consumer Watchdog report, the bottle deposit program of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) loses at least $200 million a year to criminals. The report notes that criminals use many fraudulent methods to...

AB 962 Allows Refund for Reusable Glass Containers if Washed

October 7, 2021 7:01 amOctober 7, 2021 7:26 am

On October 5, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 962 by Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), related to reusable containers. Section One of the bill adds Section 14525.1 to the Public Resources Code to add a definition of...

AB 1201: Labeling to Include Products From all Material Types

October 6, 2021 2:58 pmOctober 6, 2021 3:00 pm

On October 5, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1201 by Assembly members Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Devon Mathis(R-Visalia). AB 1201 expands product-labeling requirements related to biodegradability and compostability from...

Carpet Recycling Group Settles With CalRecycle for $1.175 Million

April 1, 2021 2:16 amMarch 31, 2021 8:16 pm

A five year long legal battle between the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and the non-profit carpet recycling group Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) ended on Tuesday with CARE settling the case for $1.175 million dollars. The...