Circular Action Alliance (CAA), California's approved Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for the implementation of SB 54, held its sixth Producer Working Group today, April 15. The Producer Work Group is a monthly opportunity for producers, producer legal representatives and trade associations to learn about and discuss priority producer issues (reporting, fees, source reduction, recyclability, etc. ). Today’s producer working group meeting focused on CAA’s proposed regulatory changes to CalRecycle’s proposed definition of obligated producer. Access the CRA team's recap HERE.

A copy of today’s producer working group presentation will be provided to our members once it is posted by CAA. It will also be posted on CAA’s website, along with all other past working group meetings HERE. Since we can share out the presentation, we did not take detailed notes on today's meeting slides, but we did (and do as standard practice for our members) take detailed notes on all Q&As during the meetings as these meetings are not recorded and the Q&As are not provided afterwards. 

REMINDER- ALL PRODUCERS NEED TO REGISTER WITH CAA BY JULY 1, 2024

REGISTER HERE

To continue to have access to CAA’s producer working group meetings, CAA has limited access to producers who have registered with the PRO following this meeting. To join all subsequent meetings after the May one (next one- PWG #7- will be on Mon. May 13), you will need to register. It is a simple registration process with no legal or financial obligation - CAA is simply seeking company name, contact name and contact info. and a selection of where you expect to be a producer (Colorado, Oregon, California). You can amend your registration at a later date if needed.

Additionally, of note: Earlier official deadline for producer registration from CalRecycle is likely April 1, 2025 - CAA has requested CalRecycle set a date requirement as the one they currently have- in 2027- is too late for CAA to set accurate fee schedules and other compliance needs for producers. As such, CAA has set an internal deadline that is more ambitious as a backstop to collect as much info as possible from the largest producer universe as possible.

Registration with CAA (CA's PRO) will reduce free riders in the system i.e.) non-compliant obligated producers, and provide CAA with more precise data for rate setting and other SB 54 compliance requirements for producers.

The next Producer Working Group (PWG #7) will be held on Monday, May 13 at 9:00AM PST.

As always, please reach out to the CRA team with questions.