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SB 54, California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for certain packaging and food service ware materials, is finally up and running and quickly moving forward. In the past two months, CalRecycle’s regulations were approved and finalized, producers submitted their first supply reports to Circular Action Alliance (CAA), and CAA published its draft California Program Plan. Next, producers will submit their Individual Source Reduction (ISR) Plans by August 1 (clic

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This is part two of a three-part series addressing compostability. California’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, known as SB 54, has set an ambitious mandate for the year 2032: all single-use packaging and food service ware must be either recyclable or compostable. This legislation places the legal and financial responsibility on "Producers"—ranging from material suppliers to growers—to meet specific waste reduction and source reduction benchmarks. To navigate thes