In this Update:

• CalRecycle CEQA Scoping Meeting Recap
• CAA Producer Reporting Q&A Session Recap
• CalRecycle Model Dealer Cooperative Stewardship Plan Workshop Recap

CalRecycle CEQA Scoping Meeting Recap

Feedback to CRA Due December 16 and to CalRecycle Dec. 19

CalRecycle held a CEQA public scoping meeting on its Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) "to establish various elements of CalRecycle's oversight and enforcement responsibilities under SB 54." The CRA team attended the workshop and has provided a recap for our members. Click HERE to access the recap.

CalRecycle's oversight and enforcement requirements under SB 54 include "implementing the statutory requirement for producers of covered materials to source reduce plastic covered materials by 25% by Jan. 1, 2032; to ensure that all plastic covered material offered for sale, distributed in or imported into the state achieves the recycling rate of 65% on and after Jan. 1, 2032; and to ensure that all covered material offered for sale, distributed in or imported into the state on or after Jan. 1, 2032 is recyclable or eligible for being labeled 'compostable."

Comments on the draft PEIR are due to CalRecycle by 5:00PM PST on Dec. 19, 2024. Please send feedback to sarah@calretailers.com or by replying to this email by Monday, December 16. Comments can also be submitted directly to CalRecycle online by clicking HERE or via mail to the contact information listed below. View draft PEIR HERE.

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

13th Floor - Fidan Aghayarova

P.O. Box 4025

Sacramento, CA 95812-4025

CAA Producer Reporting Q&A Session Recap

Circular Action Alliance (CAA), California's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for the implementation of SB 54, held the first of two sessions focused on reporting requirements and getting producers ready to report to the PRO. Reporting to the PRO starts in August 2025. The CRA team attended the reporting session and has provided a recap for our members HERE. View the session slides HERE. CAA's second reporting Q&A session will be held on December 4. Register HERE.

CalRecycle Model Dealer Cooperative Stewardship Plan Workshop Recap

CalRecycle held a public workshop to provide an overview of a draft of the model dealer cooperative stewardship plan and receive public comments. The CRA team attended the workshop and provided a recap for our members. Read the recap HERE.

The model dealer cooperative stewardship plan was developed pursuant to the Public Resources Code section 14578.5(a), and outlines requirements pertaining to dealer cooperative stewardship plans from Public Resources Code section 14578.5(c)(1) through (6) and proposed regulations in California Code of Regulations, title 14, chapter 5, subchapter 4.5, article 3. Together, these sections serve as the foundational sources of requirements for dealer cooperative plan submittal procedure and contents. 

Written comments are due December 2, 2024 and can be submitted directly to CalRecycle via email to DealerCoops@calrecycle.ca.gov. CRA members can also send comments to CRA by November 30 to submit on your company's behalf by replying to this email or sending to sarah@calretailers.com.