Notice of Public Meeting: October 28, 2025 Plastic
Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) Material
Characterization Study Preliminary Findings
Start Date and Time: October 28, 2025 9:00 am
End Date and Time: October 28, 2025 12:00 pm
Locations:
In-Person: Sierra Hearing
Room, 1001 “I” St, 2nd?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 public meeting, please
contact the Material Characterization Study Team at wastechar@calrecycle.ca.gov, or
1001 “I” Street MS #13-B, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Overview:
The purpose of this public meeting is to present relevant
statutory provisions, study methodology, and preliminary findings, in addition
to solicit feedback from the public, regulated community, and other interested
parties regarding the material characterization study preliminary findings to
support to support implementation of the Plastic Pollution Prevention and
Packaging Producer Responsibility Act [Senate Bill (SB) 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022)].
Request for Public Feedback:
The SB
54 Material Characterization Study Revised Preliminary Findings Report is
posted on CalRecycle’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging
Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) webpage so interested parties can
review the content in advance. There will be opportunities for interested
parties to provide verbal feedback during the public meeting.
How to Participate in the Public Meeting: CalRecycle
will hold the public meeting starting at 9:00 AM on October 28, 2025.
The?public meeting will be a hybrid in-person and virtual meeting. Instructions
for how to access the Zoom meeting (registration required) or Webcast (no
registration required) are included below.
To join in-person:
The public meeting will be held in the Sierra Hearing Room
at the CalEPA Headquarters. The Sierra Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.
Sierra Hearing Room
CalEPA Headquarters
1001 “I” St, 2nd
floor
Sacramento, CA 95814.
To join through Zoom:
To join through Zoom, we are requesting you sign-up here. Zoom participants will be invited to ask questions or
provide feedback during the informational session.
To join through Webcast:
To join through the Webcast, please go to the?CalEPA Public Webcast
webpage.?Webcast participants will not be able to ask questions. If you
are participating remotely and anticipate asking questions, we recommend you
join through Zoom. No registration is necessary to view the webcast.
Spanish Translation:
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available
in-person at the session 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 session. If you need interpretation
services in a language other than Spanish, please notify the Department at wastechar@CalRecycle.ca.gov
by October 21, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Instructions for submitting
public comment:
Members of the public can submit general comments and
responses both in-person and via Zoom. Questions and comments can also be
submitted by emailing wastechar@CalRecycle.ca.gov with the subject line: SB 54
Revised Preliminary Findings.?The deadline to submit comments is November
12, 2025. Preferred formats include e-mail or PDF.
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