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CalMatters OpEd- How California Bottle Recycling Overhaul Could Give Heaps of Landfill Money Back to Consumers
By Liza Tucker, CAL MATTERS
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/06/bottle-recycling-overhaul-california-consumers/
Californians pay about $1.5 billion in recycling deposits every year on beverages from bottled water to beer. But less than 1 in 4 people bother to redeem...
New Watchdog Report Lays Out Checklist For CalRecycle To Make Bottle Deposit Refunds Easy As Buying The Beverages
Los Angeles, CA— Consumer Watchdog released a report today outlining what CalRecycle, the state’s recycling regulator, should do beginning at its public workshop on April 25 to craft new...
Consumer Watchdog Breaks Down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Bottle Deposit Reform Legislation
Los Angeles, CA — A landmark new package of laws expanding and reforming the broken bottle deposit system could increase consumer access to bottle deposit refunds if the rules...
Empty Wine and Liquor Bottles Will Be Worth 10 Cents Each In California, Under New Recycling Law
Newsom signs measure environmental groups have urged since 1980s to reduce litter
By Paul Rogers, BAY AREA NEWS GROUP
September 28, 2022
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/09/28/empty-wine-and-liquor-bottles-will-be-worth-10-cents-each-in-california-under-new-recycling-law/
Just polished off a nice Chardonnay? A glass of Pinot...
Newly Signed Law to Expand Statewide Recycling Rebate Program Loaded With Pork
‘The amended bill added $400 millions in grants ‘for major corporations that don’t need it’
By Evan Symon, CALIFORNIA GLOBE
September 29, 2022
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/newly-signed-law-to-expand-statewide-recycling-rebate-program-loaded-with-pork/
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law...
Proposed California Recycling Bill Includes Glass Bottles
By Shawnte Passmore, KMAX CBS TV Sacramento, CA
September 6, 2022
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/bottle-recycling-bill-includes-wine-and-spirit-bottles/
SACRAMENTO - Lawmakers are hoping the governor signs a bill to expand the state's recycling program.
The goal is to increase...
California Bottle Bill Adds Wine and Spirits, Plus Last-Minute Funding for Glass Markets and Recycling
By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE
September 2, 2022
https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-bottle-bill-wine-spirits-glass-expansion/631125/
Dive Brief:
A significant update to California’s bottle bill, SB 1013, will add wine and distilled spirits to the state’s container deposit system starting Jan....
Opinion: California’s Failed Bottle Deposit System
Opinion column by Jim Shields, MENDOCINO BEACON
September 1, 2022
I’ve always thought California’s preeminent citizens’ advocacy organization is Consumer Watchdog (“CW”).
This week, the group urged Governor Newsom to reform a...
California May Add WIne, Liquor Bottles To Recycling Program
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 1, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-climate-and-environment-5764cb82719ea35ae1907934ccb4a870
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option...
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