RCRC members are encouraged to submit comments on regulatory matters to state and federal regulatory bodies, and to provide a copy to RCRC’s Government Affairs staff.
Senate Bill 1383 Organics Diversion from Landfills Informal Draft Regulations. Senate Bill 1383 (Lara, 2016) established methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) from various California sectors. SB 1383 included goals of reducing organics from landfills by 50 percent in 2020 and 75 percent by 2025 from 2014 levels. CalRecycle is in the process of developing regulations to implement SB 1383. Agency: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Status: Four series of informal stakeholder workshops on concepts were held in 2017. The first draft regulatory language was released October 25, 2017, with a fifth workshop. The second informal draft is expected in early March with a workshop scheduled for March 21 in Sacramento and March 22 in Carlsbad. Additional information and draft regulations can be accessed here. RCRC Comments: Staff comments can be accessed here. In addition, RCRC participated in two coalition letters that can be accessed here Letter I and Letter II. RCRC Advocate: Mary Pitto mpitto@rcrcnet.org