Engaging Community to Achieve Environmental Justice
Government employees know how to address environmental crises; but, unless we live in communities with contaminated drinking water, searing heat waves, and pollution-induced asthma attacks, we can...
View ArticleWhat is Climate Change?
Climate change is a hot topic for our country right now. While the vast majority of the scientific community agrees that humans are having an impact on our planet, there are still some who remain...
View ArticleWisdom from Martin Luther King, Jr.
A healthy planet and environment for EVERYONE matters to us.
View ArticleAre Your Apartment Complex and Workplace Recycling?
California law requires businesses, including multifamily complexes, to arrange for recycling services.
View ArticleBusinesses Not Complying with Recycling Laws? Let Us Know!
Did you know California law requires businesses, including multifamily complexes, to arrange for recycling services?
View ArticleWeather Stops Work on Camp Fire Debris Removal
The Incident Management Team for Camp Fire debris removal operations in Butte County has ordered the temporary demobilization all wildfire debris removal crews until March 19, 2019. The recent string...
View ArticleThrough the Lens: A Photographic Look at CalRecycle's Programs
Here is a small sampling of my favorite photos from the past five years. If you like what you see, don’t forget to follow California EPA on Instagram--we contribute images often and you can see what...
View ArticleFighting Climate Change by Feeding Those in Need
This past Thursday, February 27, CalRecycle partnered with Yolo Food Bank for California’s very first SB 1383 edible food recovery public kick-off meeting, giving 100 leaders from food recovery...
View ArticleEight Ways to Stretch Your Food While Quarantined
Most of us are sheltering-in-place right now, having already stocked up on non-perishable canned and frozen food. Since every foray into society could bring exposure to COVID-19, consider ways to...
View ArticleIt's Earth Day's Birthday! How Can You Save the Planet from Home?
While we stay home to save lives, protecting the environment is still an important part of remaining healthy. With Earth Day just three weeks away, CalRecycle launches our online Earth Month...
View Article5 Ways to Save the Planet (and Entertain the Kids) While Staying Home
We’re all in this together. If it wasn’t clear before this global health pandemic, it is now. Beating COVID-19 requires all of us to adopt new habits and lifestyle changes to keep a bad situation from...
View ArticleEarth Day - Americans Take Action to Protect Our Future
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22. As we stay home to save lives, we can use our unified spirit to help save the planet, as well.
View ArticleThe Easiest Ways to Save the Planet from Home
Right now we are driving, buying, and throwing away less. While we shelter in place, the Earth is taking a deep breath and healing from our constant activity. The Los Angeles basin’s air quality has...
View ArticleSave Hundreds of Dollars a Year and Make Your Groceries Go Further!
While we’re staying home to save lives, most of us eat almost all our food at home. You can avoid extra trips to the grocery store, and save money. Follow these easy tips to reduce your household food...
View ArticleCalRecycle Funds Six New School Food Pantries to Feed Children in Need
Since 2013, San Diego’s White Pony Express Food Bank has supplied 9 million pounds of food to Californians who don’t get enough to eat. During the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order they have more than...
View Article5 Million Pounds of Fresh Produce a Year Feeds Californians in Need Because...
About 5 million pounds of fresh produce a year goes to Los Angeles agencies that feed people who don’t have enough to eat, thanks to funding from CalRecycle. Food recovery organization Food Forward...
View ArticleCalifornia Hunger Doubles During COVID-19 As a New Climate Law Directs...
Hunger in California has doubled, and in some counties has tripled, since the state’s Stay-At-Home order went into effect, according to the California Association of Food Banks. A little-known climate...
View ArticleNew Statewide Commission Explores Ways to Adapt California Recycling
California’s new Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling is getting right to work on strategies to help boost waste reduction, reuse, and recycling in the wake of changing...
View ArticleHow Recycled Tires Can Save California Roads at Risk of Landslide
With grant assistance and technical guidance from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Santa Barbara County rebuilt Ortega Ridge Road in 2019 using more than...
View ArticlePlastic Recycling Gets a Legal Boost: World’s Highest Standard for Recycled...
California just took an historic step to combat plastic pollution and accelerate the state’s transition away from fossil fuels to a cleaner, green economy. Under a first-in-the-nation law, the state...
View ArticleGovernor Gavin Newsom Appoints CalRecycle’s New Director
Rachel Wagoner, of Sacramento, has been appointed Director of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
View ArticleRoad to Recovery: Camp Fire Tree Removal Progress Update
The State of California continues to aid Butte County in its recovery from the Camp Fire. Wildfire residential debris recovery ended in November of 2019. California is now focused on removing over...
View ArticleFinancial Support Available for California Jurisdictions and Businesses
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has compiled potential funding sources, employee training assistance, and other financial incentives that manufacturers and...
View ArticleFeed People Not Landfills: $3.5 million for food rescue will slash climate...
As part of California’s fight against the climate crisis, California announced $3.5 million to 12 local projects that reduce climate super pollutants by redirecting still-fresh, surplus food to...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Bottle Bill Turns 30
This month marks 30 years since California implemented the landmark California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, also known as AB 2020 (Margolin, Chapter 1290, Statutes of 1986)....
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