AB 2718 (Adams) Reducing Opportunities to Recycle
Summary. AB 2718 (Adams) would reduce opportunities to recycle by exempting supermarkets from current requirements to redeem beverage containers in-store if the supermarket is unserved by a recycling center.

Position and Status. CAW opposes. AB 2718 passed the house of origin and is now in the Senate. AB 2718 was introduced Feb 19.

AB 222 (Adams) Bio-Refineries / Conversion Technologies
Summary. AB 222 (Adams) was amended on July 15th to no longer give diversion and RPS credit to waste-to-energy. technologies. Previous version of the bill would have allowed controversial and environmentally-unproven waste-to-energy technologies to count as “recycling” under the state’s landmark recycling law (even though they destroy resources) and to count as “renewable” under the state’s renewable energy law (even though they generate electricity from fossil source

AB 1141 (Calderon) - Carryout Bags
Summary. AB 1141 would have required manufacturers of plastic bags to pay a $0.001 per-bag fee, but would have denied the proceeds of this fee to cities that have banned any single-use bag and also would have required cities that have banned single-use bags to provide alternative single-use bags at no cost.

Position and Status. CAW opposed.  AB 1141 was held in Asm NR April 20.

SB 44 (Denham) Abolish the California Integrated Waste Management Board
Summary. SB 44 would abolish the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

Position and Status. CAW opposes.