2011-2012 Legislation
AB 34 (Williams) Compost Infrastructure Development - Support
Summary: AB 34 targets the most prevalent items in our waste stream by encouraging the development of compost facilities to recycle organic materials. Status: AB 34 was held in Assembly Appropriations Committee and is now dead.
AB 298 (Brownley) Single Use Bag Bill - Support
Summary: AB 298 prohibits stores from distributing single-use carryout bags. Certain types of bags may be made available for consumer purchase.
Status:
AB 341 (Chesbro) Jobs and Recycling - Support
Summary: Signed into law in 2013, AB 341 will 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. Status: Governor Brown Signed AB 341!
AB 408 (Wieckowski) Paint and Used Oil Recycling - Support
Summary: AB 408 provides regulatory reform to make paint and used oil recycling easier. Status: AB 408 was signed into law by the Governor.
AB 525 (Gordon) Tire Recycling - Support
Summary: AB 525 (Gordon) extends CalRecycle's successful Rubberized Asphalt Concrete tire recycling program. Status: AB 525 just passed both houses and was signed into law by Governor Brown on October 8, 2011.
AB 549 (Carter) Strengthening CA's Landmark E-waste Law - Support
Summary: AB 549 would close a loophole in current e-waste law and protect the state against frivolous lawsuit. Status: AB 549 is heading to the Senate Fiscal Committee.
AB 583 (Knight) Consolidate E-waste Program
Summary: consolidate the E-waste program by transferring DTSC powers to CalRecycle.
Status: Watch. This bill died in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials committee.
AB 812 (Ma) Recycled Concrete and Asphalt - Support
Summary: AB 812 would increase the allowable amount of recycled asphalt pavement used by CalTrans to 50%. Status: AB 812 is currently in the Senate Transportation and Housing committee.
AB 818 (Blumenfield) Renter's Right to Recycle Act - Support
Summary: AB 818, the Renter's Right to Recycle Act, provides a residential recycling opportunity for more than 7.1 million Californians residing in more than 2.4 million multifamily dwelling units. Status: AB 818 passed the legislature and was signed in to law by Governor Jerry Brown.
AB 837 (Nestande) Truth in Recycled Content Claims - Support
Summary: AB 837 creates truthful advertising for rigid plastic packaging containers through accurate recycled content reporting. Status: It passed the Senate on 8/20 and was concurred in the Assembly on 8/24. Chaptered into law on 9/25/12.
AB 921 (Allen) Compost Study Bill - Support
Summary: AB 921 directs the state to measure the significant agricultural water efficiency benefits of applying compost to croplands. Status: AB 921 was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 5/27 and is now a dead bill.
AB 960 (Bonnie Lowenthal) E-waste Export - Support
Summary: AB 960 will help reduce the export of electronic waste overseas. Status: AB 960 was held in Senate Appropriations and is now a 2 year bill.
AB 1019 (Perez) Carpet Stewardship - Support
Summary: would reenact AB 2398, the Carpet Stewardship Bill passed last year.
Status: AB 1019 is still alive from last year.
AB 1149 (Gordon and Wieckowski) Recycled Plastic Market Development - Support
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. Status: Governor Brown Signed AB 1149!
AB 1178 (Ma) Prohibition on Local Disposal Limits - Oppose
Summary: AB 1178 prohibits local governments from limiting disposal of imported waste. Status: AB 1178 is in Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
AB 1442 (Wieckowski) Pharmaceutical Waste Hauling - Support
Summary: AB 1442 allows an exemption for medical waste generators in transporting pharmaceutical waste. Status: AB 1442 passed the Senate on 8/21 and was concurred in Assembly on 8/28. It was chaptered into law on 9/28.
AB 1647 (Gordon) Tires - Support
Summary: Increases the enforcement of existing tire hauling and manifesting laws to prevent the illegal export of waste tires and creates a new incentive program to support California tire recylers. Status: Passed the legislature with bipartisan support and signed by Governor Jerry Brown!
AB 1834 (Brownley) Reusable Bag Definition - Support
Summary: AB 1834 would add a reusable bag definition to the Public Resources Code.
Status: AB 1834 was on the Senate inactive file at the end of the legislation session. It passed the Senate Environmental Quality committee on May 14 6-0. Prior to that it passed the Assembly Floor 48-25 on April 12 and passed 6-3 out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on March 26.
AB 1933 (Gordon) Bottle Bill Enforcement - Sponsor
Summary: This bill is an enforcement bill to reduce fraud from recyclers attempting to import and redeem beverage containers in CA. This measure would lower the load limit a person can import beverage containers into the state before reporting to CalRecycle, and also requires documentation of the source and destination of the material. This bill also address handling fees for recyclers. Handling fee is a subsidy to Convenient zone recyclers (recycler operating at supermarket locations).CalRecycle reduced handling fee payment on July 1, 2012. However, the handling fee cost calculation used outdated cost data. Reducing the handling fee will hurt recyclers since recent cost prices have gone up for three primary materials (glass, HDPE, PET). Status: Passed the legislature with unanimous bipartisan support and signed into law by the Governor in September.
AB 2670 (Chesbro) and AB 1634 (Chesbro) Food Scrap and Yard Trimming Composting and Digestion - Support
Summary: AB 2670 and AB 1634 present a package of policies that will drive the recycling of yard trimming and food scraps, not only resulting in a reduction of pollution and greenhouse gases, but also creating jobs and supporting a burgeoning industry.
Status:
SB 419 (Simitian) Home-Generated Medical Sharps - Support
Summary: SB 419 requires medical sharps manufacturers to improve electronic access to their annual sharps disposal reports. Status: SB 419 passed the Senate on 4/25/11 and the Assembly on 8/30/12. It was vetoed by the Governor on 9/28/12.
SB 489 (Wolk) Net Energy Metering - Support
Summary: SB 489 will foster the development of anaerobic digesters and other small renewable energy projects by allowing them to be included in the state's Net Energy Metering program. Status: SB 489 was signed by the Governor!
SB 515 (Corbett) Household Battery Recycling Bill - Support
Summary: Product stewardship for household batteries. Status: SB 515 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now a dead bill. Previously, it passed out of Senate Environmental Quality Committee 4/4/2011 with a 5-2 vote.
SB 567 (DeSaulnier) Truthful Environmental Advertising in Plastics - Support
Summary: SB 567 expands the scope of current plastic end-of-life claim labeling requirements from bags and food packaging to all plastic products. Status: Governor Brown signed SB 567 on October 8, 2011!
SB 568 (Lowenthal) Polystyrene Food Containers - Support
Summary: SB 568 prohibits food vendors from dispensing cooked food in expanded polystyrene (eps) foam containers. Status: SB 568 failed to pass the Assembly floor on the last day of session.
SB 589 (Lowenthal) Fluorescent Light Recycling - Watch
Summary: SB 589 would establish a product stewardship program for mercury-containing lamps. Status: SB 589 is now a 2-year bill.
SB 833 (Vargas) Gregory Canyon Landfill - Support
Summary: SB 833 would have limited the building of landfills that are within a specific distance of a San Diego waterway or Native American sacred site. Specifically, this legislation would have applied to the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill. Status: Governor Brown vetoed SB 833.
SB 915 (Calderon) Plastic Carryout Bags - Watch
Summary: SB 915 mandates reduced plastic bag use and establishes a schedule of required recycled content in plastic bags, including both post consumer content and post-industrial content. Status: It was pulled from Senate Environmental Quality Committee on 5/2 and is no longer active.
SB 1118 (Hancock) Mattress Recycling - Support
Summary: SB 1118 would help reduce illegal mattress dumping by requiring manufacturers to take back used mattresses at the end of life at no cost to the consumers. Manufacturers are responsible for developing, financing and implementing a convenient and cost effective program to collect and recycle used mattresses generated in this state. Status: SB 1118 passed the Assembly Floor with a resounding 48-31 vote. But the bill did not pass the Senate Floor when it came up for a "concurrence" vote before the constitutional midnight deadline to pass legislation, killing the bill.
SB 1159 (Calderon) Plastic Bag Recycling
Summary: SB 1159 would require supermarkets to distribute plastic bags that are labeled with a prominent recycling reminder. Status: CAW was watching this bill, which is now considered dead. It was in the Senate Environmental Quality committee and failed to pass the June 1 deadline.
SB 1219 (Wolk) Plastic Bag Recycling
Summary: SB 1219 proposes to extend the sunset of AB 2449 (Levine) which mandates plastic bag recycling at supermarkets. Status: Governor Brown signed the bill into law on 9/19/12. It passed the Assembly on August 21 42-30. It passed out of the Senate on May 3 with a 22-13 vote and out of the Senate Environmental Quality committee on 4/16 with a 5-1 vote.
SB 1329 (Simitian) Prescription Drug Collection and Distribution - Support
Summary: SB 1329 improves county programs for the collection and distribution of surplus pharmaceuticals by allowing additional health and care facilities to participate. Status: SB 1329 passed the Assembly on 8/23 and was concurred in the Senate on 8/30. It was chaptered on 9/28.
AB 34 (Williams, 2011-12) Compost Infrastructure Development
Summary.
AB 34 targets the most prevalent items in our waste stream by encouraging the development of compost facilities to recycle organic materials.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
AB 34 was held in Assembly Appropriations Committee and is now dead.
Description.
This bill helps meet the state's goal of diverting 50% of our organic waste by 2020 by addressing the barriers to expanding California's composting infrastructure. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery estimates that a third of waste sent to landfills is compostable organic material that could be used to make soil amendment that not only avoids methane at landfills but also helps build healthy soils.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
AB 298 (Brownley, 2011-12) - Single Use Bag Bill
Summary.
AB 298 prohibits stores from distributing single-use carryout bags. Certain types of bags may be made available for consumer purchase.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
The bill was held in the Senate Approps committee at the end of the legislative session and is no longer active. Previously it passed Senate Environmental Quality Committee on 7/2 5-2, the Assembly Floor on 4/28, 49-25, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on 3/21, and the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 4/6.
Description.
AB 298 will prohibit stores from distributing single-use carryout bags. Reusable bags, paper bags, and compostable bags (in some jurisdictions) can be made available for sale. The bill also requires stores to provide plastic bag recycling collection bins and creates a reusable bag certification program.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray (916) 443-5422
Current Language, Analyses and Votes.
Support.
Californians Against Waste (co-sponsor)
Environment California (co-sponsor)
Heal the Bay (co-sponsor)
Azul
CA Coastkeeper Alliance
Canyonland Conservation Fund
City and County of San Francisco Dept. of the Environment
Clean Water Action
Center for Oceanic Awareness Research & Education
Earthwise Bag Company, Inc.
Humboldt Waste Management Authority
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County IWM Task Force
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Save Our Shores
Seventh Generation Advisors
Sierra Nevada Alliance
Surfrider Foundation
AB 341 (Chesbro, 2011-12) - Jobs and Recycling - SIGNED!
Summary.
Signed into law in 2011, AB 341 will 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.
Description.
AB 341 (by Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro) is a landmark piece of legislation that will move California forward from landfilling to waste reduction, recycling, and composting, by creating a commercial recycling program and setting a bold goal for the state's waste reduction efforts.
While local diversion efforts have largely focused on residential recycling, there is still a large untapped recycling opportunity in the commercial sector, which comprises two-thirds of California’s waste stream. For example, California as a whole diverts 58% of its waste but large office buildings divert only 7%. More than half of the material disposed at these buildings consists of readily recyclable paper and cardboard. Other businesses also recycle at far lower rates than the rest of the state. Every day that these materials go to landfills represents a wasted opportunity to conserve our natural resources, reduce greenhouse gases, and create local green jobs. This bill finally expands recycling to the underserved apartment and business sectors.
In addition, this bill will build on the success of California's landmark 1989 recycling legislation (AB 939), which requires each city and county to cut their garbage in half by the year 2000, by directing CalRecycle to increase statewide diversion to 75% by 2020.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
Advance Disposal
Advanced Distribution Company
Amador Valley Industries
America California Bank
Andrew S. Rose
Athens Services
Atlas disposal Industries
BlackHole Technologies
BLT Enterprises
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
Bridgeport Sales & Service
Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc.
California Coastal Protection Network
California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health
California Refuse Recycling Council
California Resource Recovery Association
California League of Conservation Voters
Center for Biological Diversity
City of Encinitas
City of San Jose
Ecology Action
Environment California
Humboldt Waste Management Authority
LA Fiber
California Waste Recovery Systems
Clean Energy
Clover Flat Landfill & Recycling
Commercial Fleet Services, Inc.
Concord Disposal Service
Consolidated Fabricators Corp.
CR&R Incorporated
Davis Waste Removal Co., Inc
Desert Valley Disposal, Inc.
Discovery Bay Disposal
East Bay Sanitary Co., Inc.
EDCO Waste & Recycling Services
Freeman & Williams, LLP
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station
Garaventa Enterprises
Green Hassen Janks
Heffernan Insurance
Heil Environmental
Livermore Sanitation
Los Angeles County Waste Management Assn
Marin Resource Recovery
Planning and Conservation League
National Resources Defense Council
Republic Services
Sierra Club California
Stopwaste.org (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)
Tamalpais Nature Works
Waste Management
Marin Sanitary Service
Napa Recycling & Waste Services, LLC
Northern Recycling & Waste Services, LLC
Olympic Wire & Equipment
Palm Springs Disposal Services
Palo Verde Valley Disposal Service
Penas Disposal
Peninsula Sanitary Service
Pittsburg Disposal
Pleasanton Garbage Service, Inc.
Rainbow Disposal Co., Inc.
Rehrig Pacific Company
Rio Vista Sanitation Service
Sacramento Recycling & Transfer Station
Schaefer Systems International
Soft-Pak Integrated Software Solutions
Solid Waste Association of Orange County
Solid Waste Insurance Managers
South Lake Refuse & Recycling
South San Francisco Scavenger Company
Southern California Disposal & Recycling
Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling
Stockton Tri Industries
Tiger Lines LLC
Truck Lubrication Co., Inc
Turlock Scavenger Company
Upper Valley Disposal & Recycling
Varner & Son, Inc.
Varner Bros., Inc.
Vence Consulting
Waste Connections, Inc.
Wastequip/Toter Incorporated
Western Baler & Conveyor
Western Trailers
Westhoff, Cone & Holmstedt
AB 408 (Wieckowski, 2011-12) - Paint and Used Oil Recycling
Summary.
AB 408 provides regulatory reform to make paint and used oil recycling easier.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
AB 408 was signed into law by the Governor.
Description AB 408 contains technical and clarifying changes to various waste provisions in existing state law. CAW specifically support a number of amendments in the bill related to used oil transportation and the implementation of AB 1343, which instituted a new California architectural paint recovery program and paint product stewardship law, called PaintCare.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters:
California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (source)
American Coatings Association
California Fire Chiefs Association
California Paint Council
Californians Against Waste
Independent Waste Oil Collectors and Transporters
Association
PaintCare
Western Propane Gas Association
Opposition:
None on file.
AB 525 (Gordon, 2011-12) - Tire Recycling
Summary
AB 525 (Gordon) extends CalRecycle's successful Rubberized Asphalt Concrete tire recycling program.
Position and Status CAW Supports. AB 525 just passed both houses and was signed into law by Governor Brown on October 8, 2011.
Description.
Used tires continue to be landfilled and burned for energy in California, risking a repeat of the devastating tire pile fires in the Central Valley and avoiding the benefits of recycling these tires. Despite the significant funding and human resources expended by CalRecycle (formerly CIWMB), California still landfills or burns approximately 24% of the 45 million used tires generated each year.
The recycling of tires in Rubberized Asphalt Concrete reduces the number of tires disposed, while improving the quality of California roads and reducing overall paving and repaving costs. While there are many uses for scrap tires, RAC continues to be one of the highest and best uses for them. RAC makes longer lasting, safer, quieter, recyclable roads and continues to provide a stable end-use market for millions of used tires.
The CalRecycle RAC grant program has been successful in increasing RAC usage across the state. As the state and more local jurisdictions increase their usage of RAC, market forces will ensure its long term viability. Until that time, this program provides the necessary incentive to keep California on that path.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
California Resource Recovery Association
California State Association of Counties
City of Lakewood
CRM Company
Regional Council of Rural Counties
AB 549 (Carter, 2011-12) - Strengthening CA's Landmark E-waste Law
Summary.
AB 549 would close a loophole in current e-waste law and protect the state against frivolous lawsuit.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
Description Imposes civil liability against a covered electronic waste (CEW) recycler or collector who makes a false statement or representation for purposes of compliance with the Electronic Waste Recycling Act (Act). Codifies regulations authorizing the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to conduct reviews and audits related to the operations of CEW recyclers and collectors.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
AB 583 (Knight, 2011-12) - Consolidate E-waste Program
Summary.
Consolidate the E-waste program by transferring DTSC powers to CalRecycle.
Position and Status.
Watch. This bill died in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials committee.
Description.
Would transfer the duties, powers, and authority of DTSC under the E-waste Act to CalRecycle
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
AB 812 (Ma, 2011-12) - Recycled Concrete and Asphalt
Summary.
AB 812 would increase the allowable amount of recycled asphalt pavement used by CalTrans to 50%.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
Description.
Current law restricts recycled pavement use to a mere 15%, and also prohibits the use of the material for use in the Department of Transportation or Department of General Services projects unless specifically requested. AB 812 increases the permitted percentage of recycled material, but also ensures that departments will maintain control of their projects by allowing the Director of Transportation to make a final determination of how much recycled material will be used based on practicality and cost factors.
According to CalRecycle’s most recent Waste Characterization Study, California sends over 600,000 tons of concrete and asphalt paving to landfills every year, and AB 812 will help the state divert these materials to a higher and better use. Not only will the environmental impact of road construction be lowered through the use of recycled materials, but also through reducing the amount of petroleum, aggregate resources, and energy used to transport materials long distance to construction sites.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
AB 818 (Blumenfield) - Renter's Right to Recycle Act
Summary.
AB 818, the Renter's Right to Recycle Act, provides a residential recycling opportunity for more than 7.1 million Californians residing in more than 2.4 million multifamily dwelling units.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
AB 818 passed the legislature and was signed in to law by Governor Jerry Brown.
Description.
California as a whole currently diverts more than 50 percent of its generated waste, with only an estimated 15% of waste generated at multifamily dwellings being diverted.
While nearly 70 percent of Californians living in single family homes have access to curbside recycling, no more than 40 percent of those living in multifamily dwellings have access to a residential recycling opportunity-and many of those are unaware of it.
AB 818 will require that an owner of a multifamily dwelling to arrange appropriate recycling services for the dwelling. The bill is similar to AB 2206 Montañez), AB 548 (Levine), and AB 473 (Blumenfield), which were vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray and Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
California State Association of Counties
California Resource Recovery Association
City of Oakland
Ecology Action
AB 837 (Nestande, 2011-12) - Truth in Recycled Content Claims
Summary.
AB 837 creates truthful advertising for rigid plastic packaging containers through accurate recycled content reporting.
Position and Status.
CAW supports.
It passed the Senate on 8/20 and was concurred in the Assembly on 8/24. Chaptered into law on 9/25/12.
Description.
This bill would require manufacturers and suppliers to verify specific recycled content claims on plastic food packaging containers upon request. Sunsets January 1, 2018.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support.
Californians Against Waste
Opposition.
American Chemistry Council
CA Chamber of Commerce
CA Grocers Association
CA League of Food Processors
CA Manufacturers and Technology Assoc
CA Retailers Association
Grocery Manufacturers Association
International Bottled Water Association
AB 921 (Allen, 2011-12) - Compost Study Bill
Summary.
AB 921 directs the state to measure the significant agricultural water efficiency benefits of applying compost to croplands.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. AB 921 was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 5/27 and is now a dead bill.
Description.
Plants grown in compost-rich soil require less irrigation because of the increased infiltration and storage capacity of root systems and the reduction of water runoff, evaporation, and water usage by weeds. Research has shown that the application of compost can reduce the need for irrigation by 30-70%. Given that approximately 8% of the electricity generated in the state is used to run California's massive water supply infrastructure, a substantial decrease in waterconsumption would significantly reduce energy consumption.
This bill would help expand sustainable agriculture by further studying the water efficiency benefits of compost application.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
California Compost Coalition
California Resource Recovery Association
AB 960 (Bonnie Lowenthal, 2011-12) - E-waste Export
Summary.
AB 960 will help reduce the export of electronic waste overseas.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
Description.
The measure requires e-waste recyclers to conform their export practices as a condition of receiving existing recycling payments under California’s e-waste law. This bill will help create jobs for collection, and recycling of electronic waste, as well as material extraction and reuse market.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste (sponsor)
California Resource Recovery Association
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Sierra Club California
AB 1019 (Perez, 2011-12) - Carpet Stewardship
Summary.
Would reenact AB 2398, the Carpet Stewardship Bill passed.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
Description.
This bill reenacts the state law that enacted the carpet stewardship program and provides that the law continues to be operative on and after November 3, 2011
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support
Bentley Prince Street, Inc.
Blue Ridge Commercial Carpet
California Retailers Association
Californians Against Waste
Carpet and Rug Institute
City of San Francisco
County of San Francisco
Dixie Group, Inc.
Los Angeles Fiber
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Oppose
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
AB 1149 (Gordon and Wieckowski, 2011-12) - 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. Governor Brown Signed AB 1149!
Description.
This measure will encourage existing California-based manufacturers of products and packaging to utilize recycled plastic in-state, reducing pollution and waste, and increase jobs and economic opportunity in California. The current program helps sustain some 750 jobs at 6 processing facilities and several manufacturing facilities in California.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc
California Grocers Association
California Retailers Association
California Nevada Soft Drink Association
California State Association of Counties
California Resource Recovery Association
California Refuse & Recycling Council
Californians Against Waste
CarbonLITE Industries
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Auth.
City and County of San Francisco
Earthbound Farm
Epic Plastics
Envision Plastics
Global PET
League of California Cities
NAPCOR
Norton Packaging, Inc.
Peninsula Packaging Company
Peninsula Plastics Recycling
PepsiCo
Pinnacle Plastic Containers
Plastic Recycling Corporation of California
Regional Council of Rural Counties
RePet
Republic Services
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Talco Plastics, Inc.
Waste Management
AB 1178 (Ma, 2011-12) - Prohibition on Local Disposal Limits
Summary.
AB 1178 prohibits local governments from limiting disposal of imported waste.
Position and Status.
CAW Opposes.
Description.
Landfills have a significant impact on the communities in which they are located, contributing to air pollution and ground water contamination, creating significant nuisances, and often leaving the jurisdiction on the hook for a sizable unassured financial liability after the closure of the landfill. Nonetheless, local governments are responsible for ensuring that their communities have 15 years of disposal capacity, and AB 1178 prohibits a community from approving a limited landfill expansion for the needs of that community—since the community would not be able to limit the importation of waste, the landfill capacity would go to the highest bidder.
Waste management has statewide ramifications and some urban areas—like San Francisco—may not have sufficient local disposal capacity to meet their needs, and regional waste planning would be hampered if every jurisdiction were to prohibit the importation of waste. However, in its current form, AB 1178 would limit the right of every jurisdiction in the state to control the type and size of disposal facility in their community, and the bill would be more appropriate if its scope were limited to non-disposal activities, such as recycling and composting, which do not face the same environmental and economic risks of landfills.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Atlas Disposal Industries
Blue Line Transfer, Inc.
Bridgeport Sales and Service
Burrtec Waste Industries
Calasian Chamber of Commerce
California Association of Sanitation Agencies
California Teamsters
City of Fairfield
City of Martinez
City of Napa
City of Vacaville
Commercial Fleet Services, Inc.
Consolidated Fabricators Corp.
County of Sacramento Board of Supervisors
County of San Bernardino
Davis Waste Removal
Desert Valley Disposal
East Bay Sanitation Company
EDCO Waste and Recycling Services
Elk Grove Waste Management
Freeman and Williams, LLP
Fremont Recycling and Transfer Station
Garaventa Enterprises
Garden City Sanitation, Inc.
Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc.
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Livermore Sanitation, Inc.
Marin Sanitary Service
Napa Recycling and Waste Services, LLC
National Solid Waste Management Association
Olympic Wire and Equipment, Inc.
Palm Springs Disposal Services
Palo Verde Valley Disposal Service
Recology, Inc.
Rehig Pacific Company
Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
Soft-Pak
Solano County Board of Supervisors
Solid Waste Insurance Managers
South Lake Refuse and Recycling
South San Francisco Scavenger Co.
Southern California Disposal and Recycling Co.,
Inc.
SSI Schaefer Systems International
Stockton Tri Industries, Inc.
Truck Lubrication Co., Inc.
Turlock Scavenger Company
Upper Valley Disposal and Recycling
Vacaville Chamber of Commerce
Varner Bros., Inc.
Varner and Sons, Inc.
Vence Consulting
Waste Connections, Inc.
Westhoff, Cone and Holmstedt
Opponents.
Californians Against Waste
Alameda County
California League of Conservation Voters
California Resource Recovery Association
Center of Biological Diversity
City of Glendale
City of Riverside
City of Rosemead
City of San Jose
Clean Water Action
Kern County Board of Supervisors
League of California Cities
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Solid Management Authority
Merced County Regional Waste Management
Authority
Natural Resources Defense Council
North Valley Coalition
Northern California Recycling Association
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Planning and Conservation League
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Sierra Club California
Solano County Orderly Growth Commission
Solid Waste Association of North America
Stopwaste.org
Sustainability, Parks, Recycling and Wildlife
Legal Defense Fund
Western Placer Waste Management Authority
Yuba Group Against Garbage
AB 1442 (Wieckowski, 2011-12) Pharmaceutical Waste Hauling
Summary.
AB 1442 allows an exemption for medical waste generators in transporting pharmaceutical waste.
Position and Status.
CAW supports.
AB 1442 passed the Senate on 8/21 and was concurred in Assembly on 8/28. It was chaptered into law on 9/28.
Description
This bill authorizes pharmaceutical waste generators, including health care professionals and their staff, and common carriers to transport the waste for treatment and disposal through a waste hauling exemption.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Sue Vang (916) 443-5422
Supporters:
Californians Against Waste
California Product Stewardship Council
AB 1647 (Gordon, 2011-12) - Tires
Summary.
Increases the enforcement of existing tire hauling and manifesting laws to prevent the illegal export of waste tires and creates a new incentive program to support California tire recylers.
Position and Status.
Support. Passed the legislature with bipartisan support and signed by Governor Jerry Brown!
Description.
AB 1647 steps up enforcement on unpermitted waste tire facilities that are operating illegally and undermining California’s environmental goals.
Tire recyclers and processors have been reporting an increasing number of waste tires that are being sent to unpermitted facilities. The tires are then loaded into cargo containers and hauled to California ports, reportedly in overweight trailers, where they are shipped overseas. Recent investigative journalism in Australia has shown that tires that are marked as being destined for Vietnam, are off-loaded to trucks and then ferried overland to China (in violation of Chinese law which prohibits the import of tires). They are subsequently burned in small kilns for fuel and oil byproducts.
According to some accounts, legitimate California tire recyclers, processors and tire-derived product manufacturers have noticed a 50% drop in waste tire flow and tire feedstocks. Several recyclers claim that they might not be able to stay in business if they have to compete with illegal bailing operations. The diversion of tires from domestic recycling to combustion overseas also has a significant impact on the state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and increase the recycling of waste tires.
CalRecycle, the lead regulatory agency for tire facilities, has significantly increased enforcement on these illegal facilities and the tire haulers who deliver to them, issuing several Notices of Violations, Cease and Desist Orders, and Cleanup and Abatement Orders. Nonetheless, these unpermitted facilities have been able to abuse the lengthy statutory and regulatory enforcement timelines to continue to operate unabated and undercut California’s permitted tire recycling businesses.
AB 1647 will:
Allow CalRecycle to use an expedited hearing and enforcement mechanism, similar to that used for other solid waste facilities, instead of relying on a lengthy administrative law process.
Allow CalRecycle to immediately reject permit application for entities that continue to break the law but use “filing a permit” as a stall tactic, and disallow bad actors from resubmitting their permits for a year.
Set clear standards for what an illegal facility must do if it is issued a clean-up and abatement order, and direct CalRecycle to inspect the facility to insure compliance with clean up orders or violations.
Allow CalRecycle to request an injunction from the Attorney General’s office for egregious violations in a timelier manner.
Require tire brokers to register with the state, at no cost to them.
Direct CalRecycle to provide incentives for domestic tire processors and recyclers, using their existing budget and authority.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Support
Californians Against Waste (Sponsor)
Ag Link, Inc.
BAS Recycling
CRM Company
Lakin Tire West
Shamrock Recycling of California
Solid Waste Association of North America
Tri-C Manufacturing
AB 1834 (Brownley, 2011-12) - Reusable Bag Definition
Summary.
AB 1834 would add a reusable bag definition to the Public Resources Code.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
AB 1834 was on the Senate inactive file at the end of the legislation session. It passed the Senate Environmental Quality committee on May 14 6-0. Prior to that it passed the Assembly Floor 48-25 on April 12 and passed 6-3 out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on March 26.
Description.
This bill defines a reusable bag as one that: can be used multiple times (125 times, carrying 22 pounds over 175 feet), has a minimum volume of 15 liters, can be machine washed, cleaned or disinfected, does not contain lead or other heavy metals in toxic amounts, is labeled as specified, and if made of plastic is at least 2.25 mils thick.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray (916) 443-5422
Support.
Californians Against Waste
Councilmember Margaret Clark, City of Rosemead
Integrated Waste Managment Task Force
LA County Solid Waste Management Committee
AB 1933 (Gordon, 2011-12) - Bottle Bill Enforcement
Summary.
This bill is an enforcement bill to reduce fraud from recyclers attempting to import and redeem beverage containers in CA. This measure would lower the load limit a person can import beverage containers into the state before reporting to CalRecycle, and also requires documentation of the source and destination of the material.
This bill also addresses handling fees for recyclers. Handling fee is a subsidy to Convenient zone recyclers (recycler operating at supermarket locations).CalRecycle reduced handling fee payment on July 1, 2012. However, the handling fee cost calculation used outdated cost data. Reducing the handling fee will hurt recyclers since recent cost prices have gone up for three primary materials (glass, HDPE, PET).
Position and Status.
CAW-sponsored bill. Passed the legislature with unanimous bipartisan support and signed into law by the Governor in September.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters:
Californians Against Waste (sponsor)
California Grocers Association
Earthwize Recycling
CA Retailers Association
NexCycle
rePlanet
AB 2670 (Chesbro, 2011-12) and AB 1634 (Chesbro, 2011-12) - Food Scrap and Yard Trimming Composting and Digestion
Summary.
AB 2670 and AB 1634 present a package of policies that will drive the recycling of yard trimming and food scraps, not only resulting in a reduction of pollution and greenhouse gases, but also creating jobs and supporting a burgeoning industry.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
AB 2670 and AB 1634 are no longer active.
Description.
Returning organic materials to soils drastically reduces the environmental impacts of landfills, reduces greenhouse gases, creates jobs, and helps sustain California's agricultural industry.
Despite California's robust recycling infrastructure for traditional recyclables, the state continues to landfill organic materials, such as yard trimmings and food scraps, at an alarming rate. In fact, food is the most prevalent item in our waste stream and a third of the material going to landfills is readily compostable
It doesn't have to be this way. With strong policy leadership and a shift away from laws that incentivize the landfilling of this valuable material, California can become a leader in the recycling of organics.
AB 2670 would:
Get rid of disincentives for recycling organics, such as a state law that virtually subsidizes the use of this material as landfill cover.
Require businesses that generate a lot of food scraps or yard debris to sign up for recycling of this material.
Create an infrastructure of locations where the public can take yard trimmings they generate.
AB 1634 would require businesses that generate a lot of food scraps or yard debris to sign up for recycling of this material.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
SB 419 (Simitian, 2011-12) - Home-Generated Medical Sharps
Summary.
SB 419 requires medical sharps manufacturers to improve electronic access to their annual sharps disposal reports.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
SB 419 passed the Senate on 4/25/11 and the Assembly on 8/30/12. It was vetoed by the Governor on 9/28/12.
Description. Manufacturers for home-generated medical sharps are required to submit annual reports on their disposal plans and actions to CalRecycle each year by July 1. SB 419 would require this submittal to be in an electronic format. In addition, SB 419 would require the manufacturers to post the same reports on their website in an accessible location.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support.
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
California Sharps Coalition
Californians Against Waste
Clean Water Action
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Waste Management, Inc.
SB 489 (Wolk, 2011-12) - Net Energy Metering
Summary.
SB 489 will foster the development of anaerobic digesters and other small renewable energy projects by allowing them to be included in the state's Net Energy Metering program.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
SB 489 was signed by the Governor.
Description.
From the California Climate & Agriculture Network:
By proposing to allow all qualified renewable energy types under the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program, SB 489 will help the state reach its distributed generation, renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions goals, while spurring economic development.
By allowing participation in NEM, SB 489 will allow agricultural businesses to more easily and economically convert their agricultural byproducts into clean, renewable energy and to off-set their electricity use. Moreover, SB 489 will help reduce the need for new fossil fuel power plants and transmission infrastructure.
As the country’s largest agricultural state, California has significant opportunities to develop innovative, small-scale bio-energy and other renewable energy projects, but policy barriers have limited these innovations.
The current NEM program is only open to wind, solar and fuel cell generators. Only those generators can take advantage of the program’s streamlined approached to getting renewable energy on-line quickly. Connecting all other forms of clean renewable energy to the electric grid requires going through the longer, more arduous, and very expensive Feed-In-Tariff process. Small-scale renewable energy projects that have attempted to qualify under FIT have taken months and even years to connect to the grid, severely curtailing distributed generation in the state.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
Agricola
Agricultural Council of California
Agricultural Energy Consumers Association
Almond Hullers & Processors Association
American Farmland Trust
California Clean Energy Fund
California Climate and Agriculture Network (Sponsor)
California Compost Coalition
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Grain & Feed Association
California Public Utilities Commission
California Refuse Recycling Council
California Rice Commission
California Seed Association
California Warehouse Association
Californians Against Waste
Capstone Turbine Corporation
CCOF
Center for Land Based Learning
Clean World Partners
Clover Flat Landfill
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Dixon Ridge Farms
Earthbound Farm
Ecological Farming Association
Environmental Defense Fund
First Northern Bank
Food & Water Watch
Full Belly Farm
Hedgerow Farms
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Intermountain Disposal
Lagier Ranches
Morris Grassfed Beef
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Pacific Egg and Poultry Association
Pacific Institute
Peña's Disposal Company
Phippen Bros.
Planning and Conservation League
Ridge Vineyards
Rominger Brothers Farms
Roots of Change
SAGE
Sierra Orchards
Soil Born Farms
Solano County Second District Supervisor Linda J. Seifert
Sustainable Agriculture Education
Sustainable Conservation
Swanton Berry Farm
Synergex International Corporation
Travaille and Phippen
Valley Fig Growers
Yolo County Board of Supervisors
SB 515 (Corbett, 2011-12) Household Battery Recycling Bill
Summary. Product stewardship for household batteries
Position and Status. CAW Supports.
SB 515 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now a dead bill. Previously, it passed out of Senate Environmental Quality Committee 4/4/2011 with a 5-2 vote.
Description. Producers of household batteries (such as alkaline, rechargeable, nickel-cadmium and other batteries typically generated as household waste) must submit a stewardship plan to Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and implement the plan upon its approval by DTSC. SB 515 will also require battery manufacturers to meet recycling goals each year and report data to the Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery who will oversee the implementation of each manufacturer’s stewardship plan.
SB 515 will help local governments’ bottom lines by saving tax-payer money used to manage toxic battery waste. It will also create green jobs recycling and collecting batteries. In addition, battery stewardship will help California’s environment by ensuring that battery waste is properly managed.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
California Retailers Association
California State Association of Counties
Center for Environmental Health
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Clean Water Action
Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Environment California
Humboldt Waste Management Authority
League of California Cities
Los Angeles County Solid Waste Mgmt Cmte
Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt District
Napa Recycling and Waste Services
City of Roseville
City and County of San Francisco
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
City of Santa Monica
Sierra Cost Management
Sierra Club California
Solid Waste Association of North America
Stopwaste.org (Alameda County) (Sponsor)
City of Sunnyvale
Tehama County Sanitary Landfill Agency
City of Torrance
City of Vernon
Opposition.
BIOCOM
The Grocers Manufacturing Association
Hewlett-Packard
TechAmerica
Toy Industry Association Inc.
SB 567 (DeSaulnier, 2011-12) - 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. Governor Brown signed SB 567 on October 8, 2011.
Description.
Due to the exceptional harm caused by plastics litter, and the increase in littering associated with labeling a product as "biodegradable", end-of-life labeling of plastics warrants special attention. "Biodegradable" is an inherently deceptive claim for plastic products as "biodegradable" denotes that a product will completely break down in a short time period. Plastic products do not meet that threshold. SB 567 restricts the labeling of plastics as "biodegradable", regardless of plastic type, and allows only verifiable claims that do not deceive consumers.
Current law (PRC §42355-9; last amended in AB 1972 DeSaulnier 2008; originally adopted in SB 1749 Karnette 2004) applies to bags and food packaging and explicitly prohibits "biodegradable" and other inherently deceptive claims that are implicitly in violation of federal environmental advertising guidelines ("FTC Green Guides").
Current law ties testable and legitimate end-of-life claims to pass-or-fail tests called “ASTM standard specifications”, such as ASTM standard specification D6400 for “compostable”. This prevents consumer deception and guards against common abuse of lesser standards, such as manipulating ASTM test methods (which are not pass/fail tests) to make deceptive claims. “Biodegradable in a landfill” is also an inherently deceptive and unverifiable claim for which no ASTM standard specification exists because degradation in landfills is inhibited in most landfills by design in order to prevent the formation of the powerful greenhouse gas methane.
SB 567 expands the scope of current California law by prohibiting the labeling of plastic bags and food packaging as "biodegradable" from just bags and food packaging to all plastics products.
This bill is similar to SB 1454 (DeSaulnier) Truthful Environmental Advertising in Plastics which was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger last year.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Current Language, Analyses and Votes.
Support.
Californians Against Waste
American Chemistry Council
Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
The Biodegradable Plastics Institute
California Resource Recovery Association
Cereplast
City of Oakland
City and County of San Francisco
Concord Disposal Service
Ecology Center
Heritage Bag
Heritage Plastics
Metabolix, Inc.
NatureWorks
Marin County Hazardous & Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Marin Sanitary Service
Marspring Corporation DBA Los Angeles Fiber
Napa Recycling & Waste Services
Oakley Disposal Service
Pittsburgh Disposal Service
Rio Vista Sanitation Service
Solid Waste Association of North America
dozens of individuals
SB 568 (Lowenthal, 2011-12) - Polystyrene Food Containers
Summary.
SB 568 prohibits food vendors from dispensing cooked food in expanded polystyrene (eps) foam containers.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
SB 568 failed to pass the Assembly floor on the last day of session.
It passed from the Senate 21-15 on 6/2/11, from the Assembly Natural Resources Committee 6-3 on 6/27/11, and from the Assembly Appropriations Committee 9-5 on 8/25/11.
Description.
This bill would prohibit the distribution and use of eps foam containers by food vendors for prepared food. It includes definitions for customers, food vendors, polystyrene foam food containers, and prepared food. Food vendors in school districts or local governments with eps recycling programs that meet or exceed a 60% recycling rate are exempt.
SB 568 would reduce the amount of polystyrene foam in the waste stream and environment.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Additional Resources:
Learn more about polystyrene plastic pollution
Support:
Restaurants/Food Service
Alamo Gelato Italian
AXE Restaurant
Baja Betty’s
Bamboo Asia
Bangkok Noodles
Bar Pink
Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
Big Sur River Inn Restaurant
Big Sur River Inn Store
Big Sur Roadhouse
Café Blanco
Café Metropol
Center for Tactical Magic
Chan Chan Restaurant
Chan Dara
Classic Organic Farm & Market
DaDa Restaurant
Deetjens Inn Restaurant
Egg Plantation Restaurant
Estancia Beef
Fernwood Resort and Redwood Grill
Fresh MXN Food
Gelato Vero Cafe
George’s at the Cove (Restaurant)
Global Gourmet Catering
Gossip Grill
Grass Rootz Cafe
Ike’s Quarter Café
Jacques Couture
Jake’s Del Mar
Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurants
KD Foods
Kiku Sushi
Las Pena Cultural Center
Lefty’s Chicago Pizza
Lestat’s on the Park
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams, Inc.
Mediterranean Gourmet Pizza
Modo Cafe
Morgan’s
Ocean Beach People’s Organic Market
Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Coop
Onyx Organics
Parkhouse Eatery
Passion Fish (Café)
Phil’s Sliders
Power Source Café
Rachos Cocina
Rawvolution Café
Revive Drinks
Rosie Lee’s British Foods
Sierra Mar at Post Ranch Inn (Restaurant)
Stone World Bistro
The Tap Room
The Linkery
Thera Nova, LLC
Turkish Kitchen
Twiggs
Urban Mo’s
Vesta Flatbread
Waterways Consulting
Yoppi Yogurt
Chambers of Commerce (Total businesses represented 3,356)
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce (347 businesses)
Carmel Chamber of Commerce (550 businesses)
Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce (400 businesses)
Fremont Chamber of Commerce (1000 businesses)
Green Chamber of Commerce (151 businesses)
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce (908 businesses)
Businesses and Business/Green Economy Groups
4LEAF, Inc.
Absolute Wireless Incorporated
Acro Sports
Accu-Logistics LLC
ADEH Environmental
All Stages Marketing
Allen Associates
Alvista America Inc.
Amfect LLC
Andrew Coffing
A.V. Arias & Co.
BACA
Barbara Epstein
Barkley & Associates
BARS+TONE
Bay Central Printing
Beyond Basics Construction
Be Green Packaging, LLC
Bear Vault Inc.
Big Hearted Films
Big Sur Lodge
Biosphere Industries
Boku International, LLC
Bowman Design Group
Bring it
Brown Custom Woodworking
Bruner Interiors
Busby Biological Services
California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
CBio, Inc.
Cerebrotech Medical Systems
Chiara
CMC
Complete Real Estate
Concentric Communication
Conservation Value, Inc
Cyber-Infrastructure
Daniel Hofmann Productions
David Clarke Design
David J. Romano
Davis Jeffries, Architect
Diane L Edge DDS
DSE
Eadoc LLC
Eco Greenwares
EcoLayers, Inc.
Earth Cup
Eduardo Hueso
Eileen Siedman
Elemental LED
Emma Stark
ENLUMA
Expansive Health Awareness, Inc.
Eyeball Photography
Fair Ridge Group
Fawn River
Femto Science
FeNa - for everything N anything, LLC
Frances Kalfus, O.M.D., L.A.C
Full Scale Event Productions
Garden Sanctuaries
Gemini Benefits Partner
George Iny Enterprises Inc.
Geyer Lamb
Gold Ring Power, LLC
Gi Paoletti Design Lab
Good Grace's Productions LLC
Greenleaf Project Management
Grant Foerster Fine Pruning & Plant Care
Green Fuse Energy
Green Station
GWC
Habitat Engineering & Forensics
Hale House
Harmony healing
Harmony Organic Gardens
House Earth
Howerton Construction, Inc.
Hugh Salamon
Hunter-Gatherer Artifacts
Imageworks
Imani Lee, Inc.
Infinite Functions, Inc.
Inn of the Seventh Ray
Inner Gardens
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Instant Imprints
Integrated Resource Management, Inc.
John Kelley, AIA Architect
Judy Schriebman
Just Transition Alliance
Kahl Consultants
Kleine Editorial Services
Kuuki Biotechnology LLC
LA ProPoint, Inc. Lamebrane Records
Lam Bentz Vineyard, LLC
Larry Chinn
Laughing Star Designs
LB Designs
Leane Eberhart
Learning Fundamentals
Left Coast Instruments, Inc.
Leikam Enterprises, LLC
Life Settlement Financial
Linden Appraisal Services
Lindon Schultz Architect/Engineer
Lindsey Vaillancourt
Little Footprint Lighting
LMA
Lotus Crafts
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
Louis h. Felthouse Architect Inc.
Lundco electric
M. E. Sawyer Company
Machado Fitness & Self Defense Training
Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
MARI-FLITE Ferries, Inc.
Marianna Mejia
Marstel-Day, LLC
Mary's Green and Clean Handcrafted Soaps
McVay & Co. Builders
MD Resource Corporation
Metabo Scientia
Mineta San Jose International Airport (Airport Environmental)
Mohave Power Co. Inc
Mondo Life, Inc.
Moving Picture Weddings
Music Interactive
Native Designs
Natural Cleaning Products USA
Oakhurst Technology
Ocean Conservation Society
Ocean Innovations
Octy, Inc
Pacific Builders
Pacific Ink, Inc.
Pacific Latex Products / Malgam Ent. Inc
Parallel Interactive Communications
Party Lite candles / Candlescaping by Paula
Patricia Owen
Philip Auerbach
Pinnacle Installations, Inc.
Polyglot Ltd.
Pool Dan
Precision Powder Coatings
Premium Roofing & Waterproofing
Prima Collections
Pundir Group, Inc
Quality Piano Tuning
Redpoint Engineering
Renewable Energy Consultant
Richards & Sterling
Ripplewood Resort
Robert Cronin
Rosales Business Partners LLC
RV-ID, Inc.
Santa Cruz Fire Equipment Company
Save The Whales
SCOPE*TEK
Scott Johnson Consulting
Seat Advisor
Sfnewsfeed.us
Shaktiart
Shen Wei (USA) Inc.
Sherpali
Sierra Solar Systems
Sierra Wealth Advisors
Silent Tribunal LLC
Slatter Construction, Inc.
Solar Wind Works
Solectric Electric
Sound Service Company
Spottswoode Winery, Inc.
Starlight Productions
Starlight School
State Farm-Julie Cook, agent
Stein Neurology
Steve Nice Consulting
Sue White
Suisun Creek Vineyards
Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
SWERVE
TaterWare
The Valley Women’s Club
Tegrus Builders Inc.
The Added Edge, Inc.
The MacPete Law Firm
The Rosebud Agency
The Soul Mine
The Tucker Schoeman Venture (architects)
Thrive Eco Solutions Inc
Tierra Sol y Mar, Inc.
Tim Brophy Construction
Tim Devine Musical Services
Timesmithing
Tom Sawyer Software
Treehouse Design Partnership
TSA Contracting, Inc.
UCSD
United States Green Building Council (California Advocacy Committee)
V8 Media
Vicki L. Cyr, C.P.A.
Victoria M. Armigo, EA
Vigitron
VIVA Transcription Corporation
Viv Biz Club
White Wolf Journeys
William Mariner, D.C.
Work It Out, Inc.
Write to the Heart
World Centric
Zone One Pharmacy
Neighborhood Councils and Associations (Total population represented 755,550)
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (represents 25,355 people)
Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (represents 37, 236 people)
Mar Vista Community Council (represents 55,000 people)
North Hills East Neighborhood Council (represents 29,250 people)
North Hollywood North East Neighborhood Council (represents 12,000 people)
Palms Neighborhood Council (represents over 30,000 people)
Reseda Neighborhood Council (represents 66,575 people)
San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
Silver Lake Neighborhood Council (represents 34,675 people)
South Robertson Neighborhood Council (represents 45,000 people)
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council (represents 81,788 people)
Tarzana Neighborhood Council (represents 37,778 people)
United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council (represents 70,472 people)
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council (represents 110,747 people)
Venice Neighborhood Council (represents 40,885 people )
West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (represents 30,873 people)
Westwood Neighborhood Council (represents 47,916 people)
Local Government (Total population represented 8,934,746)
City of Arcata
City of Belmont (population 24,918)
City of Calabasas (population 23,058)
City of Capitola (population 9,781)
City of Carpinteria (population 13,040)
City of Culver City (population 38,883)
City of Encinitas (population 59,518)
City of Glendale (population 191,719)
City of Long Beach (population 462,257)
City of Los Angles (population 3,800,000)
City of Manhattan Beach (population 35,135)
City of Millbrae (population 21,257)
City of Monterey (population 27,810)
City of Oakland (population 390,724)
City of Palo Alto (population 61,200)
City of Pasadena (population 137,122)
City of Richmond (population 103,166)
City of San Clemente (population 61,610)
City of Santa Cruz (population 59,946)
City of Santa Monica (population 87,563)
City of Sebastopol (population 7,379)
City of Ventura (population 110,813)
City of West Hollywood (population 34,399)
City and County of San Francisco (population 815,358)
County of Los Angeles (unincorporated population 1,000,000 +)
County of Monterey (unincorporated population 158,561)
County of Santa Clara (unincorporated population 900,000)
County of Santa Cruz (unincorporated population 129,161)
County of Sonoma (unincorporated population 146,238)
Town of Fairfax (population 7,099)
Sanitation Districts, Refuse Workers, Recyclers and Composters
California Refuse Recycling Council (CRRC)
California Resource Recovery Association
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee / Integrated Waste Management Task Force
Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority
Marin Sanitary Service
Monterey Regional Waste Management District
Napa Recycling and Waste Services
Recology
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Solid Waste Association of North America, California Chapters (SWANA)
Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
StopWaste.Org (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)
Waste Connections Inc.
Environmental Justice/ Health and Worker Safety
Black Women for Wellness
Breast Cancer Fund
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
Great Beginnings for Black Babies, Inc.
Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
Pacoima Beautiful
Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles
Worksafe, Inc
Environmental and Ocean Conservation Groups
Ballona Creek Renaissance
Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON)
Board of the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority
California Coastkeeper Alliance
California Coastal Coalition
California Coastal Commission
California League of Conservation Voters
Californians Against Waste
Defenders of Wildlife
Earth Resource Foundation
Ecology Action
Endangered Habitats League
Environment California
Environmental Working Group
Heal the Bay
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Malibu Surfing Association
Natural Resources Defense Council
O’Neill Sea Odyssey
Planning and Conservation League
San Diego Coastkeeper
Save the Bay
Save Our Shores
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Seventh Generation Advisors
Sierra Club California
Sustainable Earth Initiative
Teens Turning Green
The Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Watershed Project
Trashbusters USA
Labor Organizations
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
Schools and School Workers
Cabrillo College
California School Nutrition Association
Sacramento Unified School District, Superintendent
Opposition:
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
American Chemistry Council
Black Business and Professional Association
Brawley Chamber of Commerce
California Chamber of Commerce
California Film Extruders and Converters Association
California Forestry Association
California Grocers Association
California Manufacturers and Technology Association
California Restaurant Association
Chambers Alliance of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
City of Lodi
Dart Container Corporation
El Centro Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce
Food Service Packaging Institute
Fullerton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Greater Corona Chamber of Commerce
Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Environmental Association
Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lemoore Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles County Business Federation
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce
Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce
Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Natural Environmental Protection Company
Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
Pactiv Corporation
Rendondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Regional Black Chamber, San Fernando Valley
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
Seawright Custom Precast, Inc.
Society of the Plastics Industry
South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
Southwest California Legislative Council
Stockton Chamber of Commerce
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
The Dardanelle Group
Valley Industry and Commerce Association
Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
72 individuals
SB 589 (Lowenthal, 2011-12) - Fluorescent Light Recycling
Summary.
SB 589 would establish a product stewardship program for mercury-containing lamps.
Position and Status.
Watch. SB 589 is now a 2-year bill.
Description.
SB 589 would require manufacturer of household mercury-containing lamps to prepare, submit to CalRecycle for approval. Once approved, the manufacturers must then implement the household mercury-containing lamp stewardship plan.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support:
OSRAM Sylvania, Inc.
Opposition:
None on file
SB 833 (Vargas, 2011-12) - Gregory Canyon Landfill
Summary.
SB 833 would have limited the building of landfills that are within a specific distance of a San Diego waterway or Native American sacred site. Specifically, this legislation would have applied to the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
Governor Brown vetoed SB 833.
Description.
This bill would protect the San Luis Rey River, the drinking water aquifers it feeds, and sacred Native American sites in northern San Diego County by making it illegal to build or operate a landfill within 1,000 feet of those sensitive resources. The bill would apply only to new landfills and not existing, permitted landfills or any expansion of an existing, permitted landfill.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Nick Lapis (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Barona Band of Mission Indians
California Coastal Protection Network
California Native American Heritage Commission
California Tribal Business Alliance
City of Oceanside
Endangered Habitats League
Environmental Health Coalition
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
Inaja Cosmit Band of Mission Indians
Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians
Los Coyotes Band of Indians
Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Nation
Native American Heritage Commission
Natural Resources Defense Council
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Pala-Pauma Sponsor Group
Pam Slater-Price, 3rd District San Diego County Board of
Supervisors
Planning and Conservation League
Ramona Band of Cahuilla
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
RiverWatch
San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club
San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council
San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Sierra Club California
Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
Surfrider Foundation
United Auburn Indian Community
Unit-Here
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
SB 915 (Calderon, 2011-12) - Plastic Carryout Bags
Summary.
SB 915 mandates reduced plastic bag use and establishes a schedule of required recycled content in plastic bags, including both post consumer content and post-industrial content.
Position and Status.
CAW was watching this bill. It was pulled from Senate Environmental Quality Committee on 5/2 and is no longer active.
Description.
SB 915 currently has unspecified plastic bag reduction goals by an unspecified date. It also requires increasing levels of recycled content in plastic bags starting with 5% post-consumer content (pcc) and 15% post-industrial content (pic) in 2013 and ending with 10% pcc and 20% pic in 2015.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support.
Hilex Poly
Opposition.
Heal The Bay
Seventh Generation Advisors
Surfrider
SB 1118 (Hancock, 2011-12) Mattress Recycling
Summary.
SB 1118 would help reduce illegal mattress dumping by requiring manufacturers to take back used mattresses at the end of life at no cost to the consumers.
Manufacturers are responsible for developing, financing and implementing a convenient and cost effective program to collect and recycle used mattresses generated in this state.
Position and Status.
CAW supports. SB 1118 passed the Assembly Floor with a resounding 48-31 vote. But the bill did not pass the Senate Floor when it came up for a "concurrence" vote before the constitutional midnight deadline to pass legislation, killing the bill.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Supporters:
Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Californians Against Waste
California Retailers Association
CA Recycling Market Development Zones
California State Association of Counties
California Product Stewardship Council
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Stockton
City of Oakland
City and County of San Francisco
City of Roseville
City of San Joaquin
City of Thousand Oaks
Costa Mesa Sanitary District
CR&R
DR3 Mattress Recycling
Environment California
Goodwill Industries - Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada
Goodwill Industries - San Joaquin Valley
Hope Services
League of CA Cities
LFP Mattress Recycling
Napa Recycling & waste Services
Natural Resources Defense Council
Recology
Regional Council of Rural counties
Republic Services, Inc.
Sierra Club
Sunset Waste Systems
Tuolumne County Solid Waste Division
Waste Management
Zanker Road Resource Mgmt, Ltd
Overview:
Manufacturers are Responsible for implementation of a recovery and recycling program
The recession hit everyone hard, especially local governments. That’s why local governments can no longer afford to subsidize the cost of cleaning up and disposing of used mattresses.
California taxpayers and local governments are already paying major costs for the cleanup and disposal of used mattresses. And because of the lack of a convenient and efficient collection and recycling system, tens of thousands of mattresses are illegally dumped or simply left on the curbside. Implementing the comprehensive collection and recycling system proposed by SB 1118, will lower the current cost of used mattress management. Yes, this cost will have to be paid for by manufacturers, and not taxpayers.
Phased in Recycling Target
25 % by 2015
50% by 2017
75% by 2020
The recycling targets in SB 1118 are the same targets and timeframe adopted by the state for all solid waste – 75% recycling by 2020.
Creating Green Jobs Existing CA recycling policies have created more than 125,000 green jobs in the state and generated $10 billion in goods and services annually. SB 1118 will build on this trend.
SB 1219 (Wolk, 2011-12) Plastic Bag Recycling
Summary.
SB 1219 proposes to extend the sunset of AB 2449 (Levine) which mandates plastic bag recycling at supermarkets.
Position and Status.
Governor Brown signed the bill into law on 9/19/12. It passed the Assembly on August 21 42-30. It passed out of the Senate on May 3 with a 22-13 vote and out of the Senate Environmental Quality committee on 4/16 with a 5-1 vote.
Description.
Starting in 2007, AB 2449 (Levine) mandated plastic bag recycling collection at large grocery stores throughout California. AB 2449 sunsets on January 1, 2013.
SB 1219 would extend the AB 2449 sunset to January 1, 2020. It would also remove the AB 2449 preemption of local charges on plastic bags.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
1 Bag at a Time
Command Packaging
Western Plastics Association
SB 1329 (Simitian, 2011-12) Prescription Drug Collection and Distribution
Summary.
SB 1329 improves county programs for the collection and distribution of surplus pharmaceuticals by allowing additional health and care facilities to participate.
Position and Status.
CAW supports.
SB 1329 passed the Assembly on 8/23 and was concurred in the Senate on 8/30. It was chaptered on 9/28.
Description. SB 1329 expands the allowed participants in county programs to donate and distribute unused surplus pharmaceuticals for redistribution to those in need of financial assistance. It authorizes the creation of these programs by either the county board of supervisors or a public health official. It also allows for the transfer of medications to another pharmacy or clinic.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422
Support.
Supporting Initiatives for Redistribution of Unused Medication (Sponsor)
Aegis of Corte Madera
American Cancer Society
Bethesda Home
California Assisted Living Association
California Assisted Living Association
California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF)
California Medical Association (CMA)
California State Association of Counties
Californians Against Waste
Children's Recovery Center of Northern California
Community Care on Palm
Golden Age Convalescent Hospital
Golden Empire Convalescent Hospital
Marin Community Clinics
Marlinda Imperial Convalescent Hospital
National Federation of Independent Business
San Francisco Towers
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Sierra Club California
Stonebrook Healthcare Center
Wind Chime of Marin
SB 1159 (Calderon, 2011-12) Plastic Bag Recycling
Summary.
SB 1159 would require supermarkets to distribute plastic bags that are labeled with a prominent recycling reminder.
Position and Status.
CAW was watching this bill which is now considered dead. It was in the Senate Environmental Quality committee and failed to pass the June 1 deadline.
Description.
SB 1159 requires that, starting July 2013, supermarkets will distribute plastic bags with a 1-inch high, bold font, label "Please Recycle This Bag.” It is an urgency statute.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Tony Hackett (916) 443-5422