Notice of Public Workshop: SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Non-Regulatory Workshop

Start Date and Time: December 14, 2023 10:00 am

End Date and Time: December 14, 2023 12:00 pm

Locations:

In-Person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I St, 2^nd floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

Public Webcast: Public Meeting Live Webcasts

Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Public Comments:

In-Person

Zoom link (for verbal public comments): Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

Contact:

For further information about this meeting, please contact Javier Garcia at Javier.Garcia@CalRecycle.ca.gov, (916) 341-6213, or 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Overview:

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold a public workshop on December 14, 2023 to consult with the public, the regulated community, third-party contractors, and other interested persons to solicit feedback on some of the requirements outlined in SB 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022).

The topics of this workshop will cover non-regulatory topics, including an overview of the needs assessment and the component studies that will be conducted by department staff or contracted out. The second half of the workshop will focus on data that the Department currently has, and requests for data that could aid in the needs assessment studies.

Request for Public Feedback:

At the public workshop, CalRecycle will be presenting statutory overviews of the various topics as well as non-regulatory concepts. CalRecycle will provide discussion documents prior to the workshop to give interested parties time to review the content in advance. There will be opportunities for interested parties to provide verbal or written feedback during the workshop. CalRecycle requests feedback to be focused on the specific topics being discussed.

How to Participate in the Workshop:

CalRecycle will hold the public workshop starting at 10:00 AM on December 14, 2023, to solicit feedback on these topics. The public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in person in the Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible.

The public workshops will also be accessible virtually via Zoom, enabling direct participation, and via Webcast, for observation only. Instructions for how to access the Zoom meeting (registration required) or Webcast (no registration required) are included below. A detailed agenda will be provided prior to the workshop. 

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in-person at the workshop and remotely via Zoom or webcast. For in-person interpretation services, headsets will be available and can be provided by CalRecycle staff prior to or during the workshop. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify the Department at packaging@CalRecycle.ca.gov by December 7 2023, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important:

Members of the public will be able to submit general comments and responses both in-person and via Zoom. Questions and feedback may also be submitted prior to the workshop and after the workshop has concluded by emailing them to packaging@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line: SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Workshop. 

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