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
Keller and Heckman Partner Sheila Millar and Counsel Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva authored the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) Working Paper, “Passing the Buck on Recycling: Textiles as a Case Study of State EPR Laws.” The article reviews international and domestic concerns over textile waste, provides an overview of California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (RTRA), and
California recently became the first state to adopt an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles by adopting Senate Bill 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (the RTRA or Act). Specific requirements will become effective in 2026. EPR is a regulatory approach that shifts the burden of recycling and reuse of products away
