BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2396 (McCarty) - Solid waste: annual reports
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|Version: April 13, 2016 |Policy Vote: E.Q. 6 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: June 20, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar |
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This bill does not meet the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: AB 2396 requires state agencies to include information
relating to commercial recycling and organic waste recycling in
their annual reports to the Department of Resources Recycling
and Recovery (CalRecycle).
Fiscal
Impact:
Minor additional state costs. State agencies are already
required to report annually to CalRecycle on their waste
diversion programs. This bill clarifies that mandatory
commercial recycling and mandatory organics are a part of the
waste diversion programs that agencies must include in their
annual reports.
Background: The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. The Integrated
Waste Management Act (Act) of 1989 establishes a statewide
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diversion goal of 75% by 2020. The Act also requires state
agencies to develop an integrated waste management plan
indicating how the state agency or facility will divert 50% of
its waste from landfill disposal and to submit an annual report
to the CalRecycle summarizing its progress in reducing solid
waste.
Local agencies are similarly required to divert, through source
reduction, recycling, and composting, 50% of solid waste
disposed by their jurisdictions. Local agencies must also
submit a countywide siting element to CalRecycle that includes
specified information regarding the transformation and disposal
of solid waste.
Statewide waste diversion goals. CalRecycle is tasked with
diverting at least 75% of solid waste statewide by 2020.
Currently, an estimated 35 million tons of waste are disposed of
in California's landfills annually, of which 32% is compostable
organic materials, 29% is construction and demolition debris,
and 17% is paper. In addition, CalRecycle is charged with
implementing Strategic Directive 6.1, which calls for the
reduction of organic waste disposal by 50% by 2020.
Proposed Law:
This bill requires state agencies to include information
relating to commercial recycling and organic waste recycling in
their annual reports to CalRecycle.
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