Oct 18, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management CalRecycle Releases Revised SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations for 15-Day Comment PeriodOn October 14, CalRecycle released its much-anticipated revisions to SB 54 single-use plastic packaging draft regulations. The release triggers a 15-day comment period for the public to weigh in on the proposed changes. The revised...
Sep 27, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management Governor Newsom Signs RCRC-Sponsored AB 2902 (Wood, D-Healdsburg) and Other Measures Regarding Organic WasteOn September 22, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2902 (Wood, D-Healdsburg), which makes several changes to CalRecycle’s SB 1383 organic waste regulations, including: Extending the existing rural exemption for the state’s 19 counties with fewer than...
Sep 06, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management RCRC to Co-Host Free Webinar on Battery Energy Storage System PermittingOn Friday, September 27, RCRC will co-host a webinar with the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities on battery energy storage system (BESS) permitting. The webinar, intended for local elected officials, planners,...
Sep 06, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management EPA Adds a Site in California to the Superfund National Priorities ListOn September 4th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added Afterthought Mine in Bella Vista, California (Shasta County) to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), and proposed to add additional sites as well. The NPL is a...
Aug 23, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management RCRC’s AB 2902 (Wood) and Other SB 1383 Organic Waste Legislation Moves Closer to Finish LineAs the Legislature wraps up the 2023-24 legislative session, several important organic waste related bills continue to edge closer to the finish line. CalRecycle’s SB 1383 regulations impose many requirements on local agencies and don’t...
Aug 23, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management RCRC Testifies at Legislative Hearing on Hazardous Waste Management ReformOn August 13th, Larry Sweetser testified on behalf of RCRC at a joint Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee/Senate Environmental Quality Committee oversight hearing hazardous waste reforms. The Board of Environmental Safety Chair (Jeanne...