Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling

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Commission Reports

• June 30, 2022 Recommendations Report*
• December 20, 2021 Recommendations Report*
• July 1, 2021 Final Recommendations Report* (5,048 KB, PDF)
• January 1, 2021 Preliminary Recommendations Report* (1,571 KB, PDF)

*For public convenience, CalRecycle is posting the Final Report and Preliminary Report on behalf of the Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling (Commission). AB 1583 (Eggman, Chapter 690, Statues of 2019) tasked the Commission as an independent advisory board to provide these policy recommendations. CalRecycle provides administrative support to the Commission and has not had any role in the preparation of this report or the recommendations contained therein. Therefore, any substantive questions regarding this Report should be addressed directly to the Commission via the Public Comment Portal.

Background

In 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law The California Recycling Market Development Act (AB 1583, Eggman, Chapter 690, Statutes of 2019). Public Resources Code Section 42005.5 requires CalRecycle to convene by July 1, 2020, a Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling consisting of representative of public agencies, private solid waste enterprises, and environmental organizations that have expertise in recycling. View the full text of the Act.

In 2020, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2287 (Eggman, Chapter 281, Statutes of 2020), which requires the commission to issue preliminary recommendations on or before January 1, 2021, and to issue policy recommendations and identify products that are recyclable or compostable and regularly collected in curbside recycling programs by July 1, 2021. The bill also requires the commission to provide an opportunity for the public to review and provide comment before finalizing a recommendation or identifying a product described above. The bill also authorizes the commission to share the recommendations and identifications with the Legislature or any state or federal agency. View the full text of the act.

All meetings are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.

Committees

Commissioners

Implementation Timeline

For more information, contact bzassist@calrecycle.ca.gov.