Can California save recycling? - CalMatters

Plastic bottles on a conveyor belt at GreenWaste Recovery's facility in San Jose on July 29, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.

With one California recycling bill already dead, will this be the year the state tackles its waste crisis?

by Rachel Becker February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Many special interests and legislators agree California’s recycling system is broken. Here’s how they aim to fix it.

Workers at GreenWaste Recovery sort plastic waste.

California lawmakers stall on landmark legislation to curb plastic trash

by Rachel Becker September 14, 2019September 14, 2019

California recycling crisis: Accumulated plastic bottles at the greenwaste recycling facility on July 29, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters

Can California save recycling?

A $25 million payment wasn’t enough to keep recycler open

by Dan Morain August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

A pile of plastic bags at Greenwaste recycling facility in San Jose on July 29, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.

Can California save recycling?

Tired of plastic junk? California’s recycling bills propose dramatic new rules

by Rachel Becker August 8, 2019August 9, 2019

Two levels of conveyer belts carrying items to be recycled seen from above at greenwaste in San Jose on July 29, ,2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters

Can California save recycling?

Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like

by Rachel Becker August 1, 2019August 9, 2019