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 on solid waste and organic waste handling regulatory concepts that will be considered in drafting regulatory text. These changes are necessary to implement SB 279 and AB 411.

Request for Public Feedback 

At the public workshop CalRecycle will be presenting draft regulatory concepts for public feedback.

How to Participate in the Workshop 

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public workshop starting at 10:00 am on September 08, 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, on the 2^nd floor of the CalEPA Headquarters at 1001 I St, 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 August 31, 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. 

Public Workshop for Solid Waste and Organic Waste Handling Permanent Regulations 

Date: September 08, 2026

Time: 10:00 am

Location to Attend In-Person: Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, CalEPA Headquarters, 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814

Registration Link to Attend Via Zoom

Observe via Webcast

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. 

Important 

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

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: Solid Waste and Organic Waste Handling Informal Rulemaking Comment Period  

·        or via mail to:  

Mitchell Haddon

Solid Waste and Organic Waste Handling Permanent 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.

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

Please visit the Solid Waste and Organic Waste Handling Regulations webpage for more information about this rulemaking.