Tag: Recycling
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
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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You Can’t Save The World If You Can’t Get Recycling Right
Op-Ed by Susan Shelley, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 You can’t save the world if you can’t get recycling right Recycling is...
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Consumer Watchdog Highlights California’s Recycling Troubles
Consumer Watchdog Welcomes Resignation of CalRecycle Director, Recycling Agency Shakeup
Los Angeles, CA—Consumer Watchdog welcomed the resignation today of the CalRecycle Director as a first step in overhauling the troubled agency in charge of the state’s...
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CA Leg Compromise Gets $10 Million More For Recycling Centers, Small Exemption for Grocers
Sacramento, CA — Amendments to AB 54 (Ting) last night freed $5 million for beleaguered consumer recycling centers, seeming to seal what appears to be a...
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Grocers Launch Last-Week-Of-Session Attack on Bottle Deposit Law
Seek Exemption From Recycling Responsibilities As Consumers Turn To Stores For Deposits Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today condemned eleventh-hour legislation by Senator Steve...
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Consumer Watchdog Urges Governor To Take Urgent Steps On Recycling
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to crack down on the state’s recycling regulator CalRecycle and to take urgent steps that...
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