Our Top Priority Legislation
AB 341 (Chesbro) - Jobs and Recycling
Summary.
AB 341 would create green jobs by expanding recycling to every multi-family dwelling and business and would charge CalRecycle with the responsibility for ensuring that the state is recycling at least 75% of the garbage that it generates by 2020.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
UPDATE! Governor Brown Signed AB 341!
SB 567 (DeSaulnier) - Truthful Environmental Advertising in Plastics
Summary.
SB 567 expands the scope of current plastic end-of-life claim labeling requirements from bags and food packaging to all plastic products.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
UPDATE: Governor Brown signed SB 567!
AB 1149 (Gordon and Wieckowski) - Recycled Plastic Market Development
Summary.
AB 1149 would extend a January 1, 2012 sunset for the Plastic Market Development program to continue investment in California’s plastics recycling and manufacturing infrastructure. It would also authorize CalRecycle to ‘reinvest’ up to 50% of savings from an anticipated drop in PET processing fee offsets back into Plastic Market Development Payments.
Position and Status.
CAW-sponsored.
UPDATE: Governor Brown Signed AB 1149!
California Environmental Legislation
