Environmental Groups File Suit Against CA’s Weakened Plastic Pollution Regulations

Environmental Groups File Suit Against CA’s Weakened Plastic Pollution Regulations

CalRecycle’s final regulations for SB 54, a landmark plastic reduction law, fall short.

Oceana, NRDC, CAW sue CalRecycle over SB 54 regs

Three environmental organizations have filed suit against CalRecycle over the finalized regulations implementing California’s SB 54 single-use packaging law, arguing the rules create unlawful loopholes that gut the legislation’s core mandates. Oceana, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Californians Against Waste Foundation (CAW) filed the lawsuit on June 2 in San Francisco Superior Court. The groups allege that CalRecycle’s final r…

Environmental Groups Sue CalRecycle Over Weakened Plastic Packaging Rules

Environmental organizations challenge California's finalized SB 54 regulations in court, claiming weakened rules create loopholes undermining plastic reduction and recycling goals.