CalRecycle Withdraws SB 54 Draft Rules

On January 9, 2026, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) withdrew its proposed implementing regulations for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54). SB 54 is a landmark California packaging law that, by 2032, requires a 25% reduction in single-use plastic packaging and single-use plastic food service ware and requires that all covered packaging and food service ware sold in California be recyclable or compostable.... By: Foster Garvey PC