Start Date and Time: May 29, 2025, 1 p.m.

End Date and Time: May 29, 2025, 5 p.m.

Locations:

• In-person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
• Public Webcast: Public Meeting Live Webcast 
•  Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

     Public Comments:

•      In-person
• Zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting Registration

     Contact:

For more information about this meeting, please contact batteries@calrecycle.ca.gov, or (916) 341-6480.

Overview 

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold an informal public workshop on May 29, 2025, to provide an overview of the Responsible Battery Recycling Act (AB 2440, Irwin, Chapter 351, Statutes of 2022), describe California's rulemaking process, and solicit feedback on the proposed regulations.

Workshop Topics Include

•  Part I. Statutory Overview of the Responsible Battery Recycling Act
•  Part II. Rulemaking Process in California
•  Part III. Summary of the Proposed Regulations

Request for Public Feedback 

CalRecycle will provide a full draft of the proposed regulations 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 feedback during the workshop and written feedback after the workshop regarding the proposed regulations. CalRecycle requests that interested parties identify the applicable section number of the proposed regulatory text associated with their comments.

How to Participate in the Workshop 

CalRecycle will hold the public workshop starting at 1:00 p.m. 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 workshop will also be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct participation, and via Webcast for observation only.

Language Access

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 CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by May 22, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important 

Interested parties will be able to provide comments and questions both in-person and via Zoom during the workshop.

Written feedback may also be submitted after the workshop has concluded until June 12, 2025, in one of the following ways:  

·         CalRecycle’s public comment portal: Responsible Battery Recycling Act Informal Comment Period

·         Via email to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line “May 2025 Responsible Battery Recycling Act Workshop.”

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

Subscribe to the Battery Stewardship GovDelivery to receive updates related to the Battery Stewardship Program.

Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations GovDelivery to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.

Please visit the Responsible Battery Recycling Act Rulemaking webpage for more information about this rulemaking.