CalRecycle has begun formal rulemaking activities regarding the SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Regulations. The attached Notice of Proposed Action (Notice) was published by the Office of Administrative Law on March 8, 2024, and the public comment period began on March 8, 2024. CalRecycle will also hold a hybrid public hearing regarding this rulemaking on April 23, 2024. CalRecycle is extending the public comment period, and the public comment period will now end on May 8, 2024.   

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in-person at the hearing 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 hearing. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify the Department at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by April 12, 2024, and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please refer to the attached Notice and the SB 54 Regulations rulemaking webpage for more information about this rulemaking, including how to submit comments and participate in the scheduled hybrid public hearing on April 23, 2024.  

To receive updates on this and other rulemakings, please register for the CalRecycle Proposed Regulations listserv.