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California's Bottle & Can Recycling Law--The Bottle Bill

The nearly 20 year history of the California Bottle Bill has demonstrated that the combination of consumer recycling incentives and a convenient recycling infrastructure will result in greater recycling.

Since 1988, Californians have recycled more than 10 million tons of aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers. No other recycling program or policy in this state has resulted in higher recycling levels, and no program of its kind in the country has been found to be more cost effective.

Press Release: California Has Record-High Recycling Rates>>

 


icon_caw_top_priority Our Top Priority Legislation

SB 1625 (Corbett) Updating California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law
Summary. SB 1625 aimed to update California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law by, among other measures, expanding the program to include all plastic bottles.

AB 2640 (Huffman) Compostable Organics Management
Summary. This bill is intended to promote the highest and best use of organic materials in California.

AB 2058 / AB 2769 (Levine-Brownley-Davis) Offsetting the Costs of Carryout Bag Litter
Summary. Required a fee single-use carryout bags distributed at large grocery stores and pharmacies.

 


Actions

Reduce the Harmful Materials in Electronic Devices
Please help us support requiring manufacturers to phase out the use of hazardous materials in all consumer electronics sold in California. This would model a directive currently in place in the European Union, that requires manufacturers of all electrical and electronic equipment to phase out the use of known toxic and carcinogenic elements from the design of their products.

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Help Bring Recycling To All Californians
Most of California's communities have operating curbside recycling programs, but not all have these recycling programs available in apartments or multifamily dwellings. All the while, not all of the state's communities have reached the 50% diversion rate from landfills established by the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989.

TAKE ACTION NOW to Support AB 822!

 

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