Jun 12, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Upcoming Opportunity to Learn About and Comment On SB 54 Draft Producer Responsibility Plan

On Friday June 26, the SB 54 Advisory Board will devote their meeting to reviewing the draft SB 54 Producer Responsibility Plan. The draft plan will be published by Circular Action Alliance on its website by June 15. This meeting will be an important opportunity

May 29, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Upcoming Webinar: SB 1383/SB 54 Chat with CalRecycle

CalRecycle will host a webinar on how SB 1383 intersects with SB 54 on Wednesday, June 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The webinar will also cover

Apr 10, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Illegal Dumping Prevention Bills Advance in California Legislature

This week, two important bills targeting illegal dumping advanced in the Legislature.  RCRC strongly supports both measures

Mar 06, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 2667 (Hadwick) - Vapes

On February 20, Assembly Member Heather Hadwick (R-Alturas) introduced RCRC-sponsored Assembly Bill 2667 regarding vapes. AB 2667 seeks to protect

Feb 20, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management ESJPA Hosting Webinar for Household Hazardous Waste Reporting Next Week

On Wednesday February 25th at 1 p.m. the Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority (ESJPA), an affiliate of RCRC, is hosting a special technical webinar via Zoom to guide members through the process of submitting reporting requirements for Household Hazardous Waste Programs. 

Feb 06, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 936 (Blakespear and Umberg) - Nitrous Oxide: Sales

RCRC, along with the National Stewardship Action Council and Orange County, is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 936, authored by Senators Catherine Blakespear (D-Oceanside) and Tom Umberg (D-Anaheim). This measure bans the sale of nitrous oxide as commonly used for illicit purposes.  

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Several RCRC Supported Legislative Proposals Advance at Deadline

Thursday, January 29, was a key deadline by which bills introduced in 2025 must advance out of their house of origin in order to continue through the legislative process. Several RCRC sponsored and supported legislative proposals have moved forward

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Webinar on Understanding SB 54’s Impacts to Local Governments – Recycling and Composting of Single Use Packaging

​RCRC, along with CSAC, Cal Cities, and Stop Waste, will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 28th at 9:30 a.m., to help local governments better understand SB 54 (Allen, 2022): California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management CalRecycle Withdraws SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations from the Office of Administrative Law for Further Amendment

On January 9, CalRecycle announced that they have withdrawn the SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to incorporate additional amendments. 

Jan 16, 2026

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA   |   Solid Waste Management RCRC Supported Bills on Day Cares, Battery Recycling, Single-Use Vapes, and Nitrous Oxide Pass Policy Committees

This week, several RCRC-supported measures passed out of policy committees and now head to their respective Appropriations Committees and Floors for action before the January 31 deadline for two-year bills to pass the house of origin.  RCRC-sponsored