Cal Recycle recently released its final informal draft of
regulations that would implement major changes in organic waste
processing as provided for under SB 1383. CSAC Staff has been
working closely with the Department for several months during the
development of the regulations to provide feedback and its share
concerns.
CSAC has recently submitted comments to Cal Recycle on the most
recent version of the regulations. These comments express CSAC’s
appreciation for the inclusion of some elements of flexibility in
compliance with the new regulations. However, the letter also
expresses ongoing concerns with the inclusion of local government
procurement requirements and the inclusion of specific fines and
penalties.
CSAC has suggested that the local procurement requirements and
the fines and penalties sections should be addressed in separate
rulemaking after the implementation of the program in 2022.
