Public Meeting Notice: Notice of Public Workshop – SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products Emergency Regulations

Start Date and Time: July 14, 2026, 10 a.m. 

End Date and Time: July 14, 2026, 2 p.m. 

Locations: 

In-person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 

Public Webcast: Public Meeting Live Webcast 

Zoom: Registration Link to Attend Via Zoom    

Contact Name: Ashley Harley 

Contact: 

For more information about this meeting, please contact Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.  

Overview 

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will be holding an informal public workshop to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other interested persons regarding certain statutory requirements for the Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program (Public Resources Code sections 42460 - 42486), as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 1215 (Newman, Chapter 370, Statutes of 2022) (“SB 1215”). The purpose of this draft regulatory language is to implement, make specific, and clarify SB 1215.  CalRecycle also intends to re-adopt select language from two prior regulations packages. For background on those rulemakings, please visit SB 1215 - Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003.  

Workshop Topics Include 

Request for Public Feedback 

At the public workshop, CalRecycle will be presenting the draft SB 1215 regulatory text. CalRecycle will provide a discussion document containing 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 feedback during the workshop. CalRecycle requests feedback to be focused on the specific topics being discussed. 

How to Participate in the Workshop 

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public workshop starting at 10:00 a.m. on July 14, 2026, to solicit stakeholder feedback on this matter. 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 regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by July 6, 2026, 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. 

Important 

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

Please note that Webcast participants will not be able to provide comments. If you are participating remotely and anticipate providing comments, it is recommended to join through Zoom. No registration is necessary to view the Webcast. 

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 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products Informal Rulemaking Comment Period 

 or via mail to: 

Rachel Blum 

SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products Emergency Regulations   

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit 

1001 "I" Street, MS-24B 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

By submitting a written comment to CalRecycle in connection with this rulemaking action, you shall be deemed to have expressly indicated a willingness to receive a notice by means of an electronic written communication via email unless you specifically request CalRecycle to deliver its notice(s) via non-electronic communication. 

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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