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.
AB 218 (Saldaña) Toxic Electronics Phase Out
Summary.
Phases out the use of specified hazardous materials in consumer electronics, consistent with the European Union's ROHs Directive.
AB 822 (Levine) Bringing the Opportunity to Recycle to Every Californian
Summary.
Provides a residential recycling opportunity for more than 7.1 million Californians residing in more than 2.4 million multifamily dwelling units.
SB 1020 (Padilla) Solid Waste Diversion
Summary.
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to adopt policies, programs, and incentives to increase statewide waste diversion to 60% by 12/21/2012 and 75% by 2020.
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