California to get new recycling laws in 2012

摘要

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed several bills into law, expanding recycling in the Golden State. Assembly Bill 1149 extends the sunset date for the Plastic Market Development program. Instead of expiring on the first of the new year, the end-date for the program is now 2017. The bill authorizes CalRecycle to invest up to 50 percent of the savings from an expected drop in PET processing fee offsets in the program - estimated to be $10 million per year. Funds would then be redistributed in the form of grants and payments to develop plastics recycling in the state. AB 341 brings recycling services to multi-family housing units and business spaces, in addition to expanding the state's diversion target to 75 percent by 2020.