A current CalRecycle rulemaking could dramatically impact how
county governments run their waste management programs. SB 1383
provided for a significant diversion of organic waste from
landfills and CalRecycle’s first draft of the rules implementing
the law had set forth an onerous and regimented statewide system.
CSAC staff and a coalition of waste industry stakeholders
submitted comments about the draft rule and have been working
closely with CalRecycle over the past six months to help share
insight on how the rule could impact county governments and waste
collection operations statewide.On Wednesday, February 21,
CalRecycle hosted a meeting with stakeholders to share their
intended updates to the rule and respond to the coalition letter.
There were many areas where Cal Recycle was willing to make
significant changes based on the feedback provided to them by the
coalition, including in areas of labeling, containers, rural
waste collection programs, and the approval of franchise
agreements. The proposed revisions are positive, but there
remains significant work to be done in the area of how CalRecycle
will enforce the law.
In the coming months, CSAC staff will continue to work with
CalRecycle in crafting this portion of the regulations. The new
draft of the rules incorporating recently discussed changes will
be released in early April ahead of two public workshops taking
place on April 4 and April 6. The full formal rulemaking is
expected in June.
