Start Date and Time: September 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m.

Locations:

• In-person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd 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 workshop, please contact textiles@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Overview

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold an informational public workshop on September 9, 2025. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a statutory overview of the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) described in the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (SB 707, Newman, Chapter 864, Statutes of 2024) and to introduce the PRO application process. Interested parties will be invited to ask questions.

Workshop Topics Include

·         Part I. Statutory Overview of the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)

·         Part II. PRO Application Overview

How to Participate in the Workshop

CalRecycle will hold the public workshop starting at 10:00 am. The public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in-person in the Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd 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 Textiles@CalRecycle.ca.gov by Friday, August 29, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important

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

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, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

Staying Informed

Information will continue to be shared via CalRecycle’s Textile Stewardship Listserv and posted on the Textile Stewardship webpage.

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