Overview  

The purpose of this workshop is to consult with the public, the regulated community, and other interested persons to solicit feedback on draft regulatory concepts updating the methodology to be used for calculating the per-container handling fee paid to eligible participants. The purpose of these draft regulatory concepts is to implement, make specific, and clarify SB 156, Chapter 72, Statutes of 2024.

Request for Public Feedback 

At the public workshop CalRecycle will be presenting regulatory concepts of handling fee.

How to Participate in the Workshop 

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public workshop starting at 6:00 pm on November 14, 2024, to solicit stakeholder feedback on this matter. The public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in person at the Haagen-Smit Auditorium, California Air Resource Board Southern California Headquarters, located at 4001 Iowa Avenue, Riverside, California. The public workshop will also be accessible virtually via Zoom or Webcast for observation only.

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 regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by November 5, 2024, and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

Instructions for how to access the Zoom meeting (registration required) or Webcast (no registration required) are included below. 

 Public Workshop for SB 156 Handling Fee Regulations 

Date: November 14, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Pacific)

Location to Attend In-Person: Haagen-Smit Auditorium, 4001 Iowa Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507

Registration Link to Attend Via Zoom

Observe via Webcast

Please note that Zoom and Webcast participants will not be able to provide comments at this workshop. If you wish to participate remotely and anticipate providing comments, please join our next workshop on December 2, 2024.

 Important 

Interested parties and members of the public will be able to submit general comments and responses in-person.

Written feedback and questions may also be submitted prior to the workshop and after the workshop has concluded in one of the following ways:  

·         CalRecycle’s public comment portal: SB 156 Handling Fee Regulations workshop

·         via email to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line “SB 156 Handling Fee Regulations”

·         or via mail to:  

Shannon Lee

SB 156 Handling Fee Regulations

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit

1001 "I" Street, MS-24B

Sacramento, CA 95814

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

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