Summary.
AB 737 would set a statewide diversion goal of 75% and require commercial recycling.

Position and Status.
CAW Supports. This bill passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and will next be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee. In the Assembly, this bill passed the Natural Resources Committee, the Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Floor.

Description.
In 1989, California passed AB 939, or the CA Integrated Waste Management Act, which required each city and county, to not only develop a source reduction and recycling plan, but required cities and counties to reach a 50% diversion rate by January 1, 2000. This bill would require CalRecycle to adopt programs to increase statewide diversion to 75% by 2020. It would also address recycling in the largely under-served commercial sector.

CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray (916) 443-5422

Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814

Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
AFL-CIO
California Senior Legislature

Opposition.
Cal-Tax
California State Association of Counties
County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
League of California Cities
Regional Council of Rural Counties
Solid Waste Association of North America

Current Language, Analyses and Votes.