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CalRecycle drafts revised plastic recycling rules that are more friendly to industry

State waste officials have taken another stab at rules implementing a landmark plastic waste law, more than two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom torpedoed their initial proposal. CalRecycle, the state ...
Los Angeles Times

CalRecycle drafts revised plastic recycling rules that are more friendly to industry

CalRecycle proposed a new set of draft regulations to implement SB 54, the 2022 law designed to reduce the amount of California’s single-use plastic waste. The rules include broad exemptions for a ...
Los Angeles Times

Want to understand CalRecycle’s chemical recycling rules? You’ll need to pay

In its proposed new rules to implement Senate Bill 54, CalRecycle says it will consider recycling technologies that follow standards issued by the Geneva-based International Organization for ...
E&E

CalRecycle loosens state’s plastic waste reduction rules

California’s recycling agency exempted more products in its redo of its plastic waste reduction rules after Gov. Gavin Newsom raised concerns about costs. SACRAMENTO, California — California’s ...
JD Supra

CalRecycle Withdraws SB 54 Draft Rules

On January 9, 2026, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) withdrew its proposed implementing regulations for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging ...