This month, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is soliciting public feedback on two rulemakings related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs that apply to covered battery-embedded products (along with other types of electronics) and loose batteries. Comments on CalRecycle’s draft regulations to implement SB 1215, which revised the state’s Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program (E-Waste Recycling Program) to include covered battery-embedded products, were due on June 6, 2025. CalRecycle is also accepting comments, due June 12, 2025, on draft regulations implementing AB 2440, which established a new state-wide Battery Stewardship Program for certain primary and rechargeable batteries. 

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