BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 2396 (McCarty) - Solid waste: annual reports ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: April 13, 2016 |Policy Vote: E.Q. 6 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: June 20, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AB 2396 (McCarty) Page 1 of ? 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. -- END --