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State climate funds will bring 20 million meals to Californians in need
SACRAMENTO – More help is on the way for the nearly 1 in 4 Californians left hungry by the COVID-19 economic downturn. As part of California’s fight against the climate crisis, California announced $3.5 million to 12 local projects that reduce climate super pollutants by redirecting still-fresh, surplus food to Californians who need it most.
Less trash pollution, more local jobs—California invests $25 million to rebuild a cleaner, more self-sustaining economy
SACRAMENTO–To confront a surge of pandemic-fueled, single-use trash pollution and a global climate crisis, California is investing $25 million in local communities to modernize recycling systems. Long-term upgrades from our disposable economy to one centered on reuse and in-state remanufacturing could create over 100,000 much-needed new jobs.
6 arrested, $300,000 seized in suspected Las Vegas to Southern California recycling fraud scheme
SACRAMENTO–California agents arrested six suspects and are searching for a seventh in connection with a large-scale scheme to defraud the state’s bottle and can deposit program.
California’s Carpet Industry to Pay $1 Million for Recycling Failures
SACRAMENTO–The organization representing carpet manufacturers will pay the state $1,175,000 in penalties for its repeated failure from 2013 through 2016 to meet recycling and landfill diversion goals under California’s Carpet Product Stewardship Law. The settlement agreement follows a California Third District Court of Appeal ruling affirming administrative civil penalties against Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE).
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