Tag: CalRecycle
Consumer Watchdog Ranks CA’s Bottle Deposit System Worst in Nation, SB372 Reaches Senate
Bill To Overhaul Bottle Deposit System Passes Out Of Senate Committee
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said in testimony today before the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on bottle deposit reform legislation, SB...
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CA Winemakers React To New Proposed CA Bottle Bill
Consumer Watchdog on the Need to Overhaul CA’s Failed Recycling Program
Press Conference on Consumer Watchdog’s new report “Trashed” and the Failures of CA’s Bottle Deposit System
Consumer Watchdog Warns Of Bottle Deposit System Collapse Without Major Reform
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog reported today that a major overhaul of the state’s once-vaunted bottle deposit system is needed to make drink makers...
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CVS Fined Millions For Recycling Violations
CVS Fined $3.6 Million In California For Failing To Recycle
By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS December 10, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cvs-fine-cvs-fined-3-6-million-in-california-for-failing-to-recycle/ CVS, the nation’s largest pharmacy health care provider, is facing a record $3.6 million fine for...
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Consumer Watchdog Applauds CalRecycle’s $3.6 Million Fine Against CVS For Failing To Redeem Bottle Deposits
Says Big Win For Consumers Must Be Followed With Continued Enforcement Los Angeles, CA — After years of paltry enforcement of California’s 1986 bottle deposit...
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Recycling Fail: CVS Faces $3.6 Million Penalty
By Sharon McNary, LAist / KPCC December 9, 2019 https://laist.com/2019/12/09/recycling_fail_cvs_faces_36_million_penalty.php California’s recycling officials are making an example of drugstore giant CVS, accusing the chain of...
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CVS Stores Failed To Redeem Customers’ Cans And Bottles, And The Chain Faces $3.6-Million Penalty
By James Rainey, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 9, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-09/cvs-fails-redeem-cans-bottles Seeking to pressure retailers to accept recyclable containers from consumers, the state of California has...
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