Summary.
This bill is intended to promote the highest and best use of organic materials in California.

Position and Status.
CAW Supports. AB 2640 was put on the Appropriations Committee Suspense File April 30. Previously, the bill passed out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 14th with a 5-3 vote.

Description.
AB 2640 will set up a "Compostable Organics Management Program" that will incentivize the development of environmentally superior alternatives to landfilling organic compostable materials. The bill would charge a fee of $1.40 per ton of green materials used for "beneficial reuse" in landfills, including use as daily cover, and this money will be used to promote activities that divert these materials from landfills.

CAW Staff Contacts.
Scott Smithline (916) 443-5422

Current Actions.

Letters of support can be sent to the author.

Assembly Member Jared Huffman
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX: (916) 319-2106

Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
California Association of Professional Scientists
California Compost Coalition
California Refuse Removal Council
California Resource Recovery Association
GW Green Waste
Marin Sanitary Service
Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.
Sonoma Compost Co., LLC
StopWaste.Org
Waste Management
Z-Best Products
Zanker Road Resource Management

Opposition.
Athens Services
City of Alhambra
City of Artesia
City of Desert Hot Springs
City of El Segundo
City of Pomona
City of West Covina
Consolidated Disposal Services
County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
CR&R Incorporated
Desert Valley Disposal, Inc.
Inland Empire Disposal Association
Palm Springs Disposal Services
Rainbow Disposal Co., Inc.
Regional County of Rural Counties
Republic Services of Southern California
Richmond Sanitary Service
San Gabriel Valley County of Governments
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Solid Waste Association of Orange County
SWAOC
Taormina Industries
Varner Bros., Inc.

Current Language, Analyses and votes.