AB 1705 (McKinnor)

OVERVIEW:

AB 1705 will prohibit the establishment and expansion of transformation and EMSW facilities until the state has achieved its 75% recycling target established by the legislature in AB 341 (Chesbro, 2011) and the 75% organic waste reduction goal established by the legislature in SB 1383 (Lara, 2016) for three consecutive years.

THE ISSUE:

Incinerators and chemical recycling facilities have historically been sited in low income communities of color; proximity to these sites is associated with respiratory issues, reproductive health issues, and cancer due to the harmful pollutants they emit.

Position: Sponsored by Californians Against Waste & Valley Improvement Projects
Contact: Nick Lapis & Nicole Kurian

STATUS: Dead. Not brought up for a vote in the Assembly Appropriations Committee prior to the deadline.

Current language, analysis, and votes:  AB 1705