Nick Lapis, CAW's Director of Advocacy, told Resource Recycling that we are “really excited to see Governor Newsom appoint Zoe to this position.”

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📸: California EPA

Today, Secretary Yana Garcia swore CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller into office.

Having served as CalRecycle's first-ever deputy director for the Division of the Circular Economy, Heller is well equipped to lead California toward a sustainable future!

Please join us in celebrating!

🌱Composting = recovery of discarded materials, reduced landfill & incinerator waste + pollution, reduced surface & groundwater contamination, reduced soil erosion, and improved soil structure.

♻️Better waste systems = 70% cost cut per tonne.

Thanks to Janice Hahn & Lindsey P. Horvath for championing the need to close the loophole in the statewide bag ban #SB1053 (@SenBlakespear & Ben Allen) & #AB2236 (@BauerKahan)

Read more: hoodline.com/2024/05/los-an…

#SB1053 would close the loophole in California's 2014 bag ban by eliminating the current exemption for thick plastic grocery bags that are not being reused or recycled.

TAKE ACTION. Send a message to Anna Caballero to #BanTheBag for good! bit.ly/stopplasticbags

🗣️ Ban. Plastic. Bags.

We support #SB1053 alongside Californians Against Waste, CALPIRG, and many other environmental and public health groups.

We urge Anna Caballero to advance this important environmental and public health bill and close the plastic bag loophole. #CAleg

Confusing expiration dates make up a FIFTH of avoidable food waste. It's time to end the confusion with by simplifying expiration dates #AB660 #AB2577 by ASM Jacqui Irwin NRDC 🌎🏡 NRDC 🌎🏡_Action

Landfills emit methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas. However, approaches such as composting, anaerobic digestion, and animal feed can reduce landfill gas emissions by up to 90%.

Implementing zero waste solutions plays a crucial role in building a sustainable future. 💚

It's time to #BanTheBag for good! Send a message to Senator Anna Caballero 👉 bit.ly/stopplasticbags

DYK? The green compost bins serviced in the RethinkWaste service area (Burlingame to East Palo Alto) gets turned into nutrient-rich compost, which goes back to the community to be used for houseplants, home & community gardens, and more ♻🌱. #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek

Thanks for your commitment to #compost as a climate champion Assemblymember Damon Connolly!

'Heller will step into a demanding role.' CalRecycle is working to implement numerous high-profile policies: SB 1383, SB 343, SB 54, the state’s EPR for packaging law; and multiple updates to the bottle bill, among other initiatives. wastedive.com/news/zoe-helle…

Yesterday for #CAOceanDay , I was proud to join CALPIRGStudent, Senator Catherine Blakespear, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan at Capitol Park to speak on our latest measure seeking to curb plastic pollution in our oceans. If passed, #SB1053 will eliminate the use of non-recyclable plastic film grocery bags.

This #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek , we must remember to compost for the climate!

By composting food scraps and organic matter, we can prevent planet warming methane emissions from entering the atmosphere 🌎

A ban on expanded polystyrene is now in effect in the cityoflosangeles LA Sanitation & Environment ♻️💧🌳👏

Reusable LA members spoke with LAist about why this is an important step to safeguard the health of the environment & communities in the region.

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Proud to celebrate #CAOceanDay at a Capitol Park press conference today highlighting all our efforts to protect our beaches and ocean. We need to pass #SB1053 to eliminate plastic film bags from being provided at grocery store checkouts and contaminating the water and killing sea

CA's #PlasticPollution prevention law encourages companies to design packaging for reuse and recycling to cut plastic waste. More info: ow.ly/OjNF50RyIoP #NationalPackagingDesignDay