Californians Against Waste

Californians Against Waste CAW is the state’s leading waste reduction research, education and advocacy group.
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Paid for by Californians Against Waste - Protect the Plastic Bag Ban (Non-Profit 501 (c) (4))

receipts are coated in chemicals linked to cancer and infertility and they absorb through your skin on contact. AB 1604 ...
05/20/2026

receipts are coated in chemicals linked to cancer and infertility and they absorb through your skin on contact. AB 1604 would fix that. tell your CA legislator to vote yes. it takes 60 seconds.

https://cawrecycles.salsalabs.org/ab1604 to take action.

Great news: CAW-sponsored SB 881 (Senator Jerry McNerney ) just passed the Senate! With food insecurity on the rise and ...
05/19/2026

Great news: CAW-sponsored SB 881 (Senator Jerry McNerney ) just passed the Senate! With food insecurity on the rise and cuts in Federal funding, it's more important than ever to support the Farm to Food Bank Tax Credit and the Emergency Food for Families tax check off. Next up: the Assembly!

We're suing with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) because the SB 54 regulations stray from the guidelines the la...
05/13/2026

We're suing with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) because the SB 54 regulations stray from the guidelines the law outlines. We are holding CalRecycle responsible.

Read more here: https://tr.ee/O_4Iy9Scw0 or at the link in our bio.

We are so excited to have our Policy Associate Tony Hackett speak at the 2026 Zero Waste Symposium hosted by Zero Waste ...
05/06/2026

We are so excited to have our Policy Associate Tony Hackett speak at the 2026 Zero Waste Symposium hosted by Zero Waste North Bay.

Get your tickets here: https://zerowastenorthbay.org/

04/08/2026

This week, by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee!

Check out some highlights from our Legislative Director's testimony.

Congratulations to Senator Ben Allen on the passage of AB 1180 in committee today! Way to go, Environmental Justice Coal...
04/08/2026

Congratulations to Senator Ben Allen on the passage of AB 1180 in committee today! Way to go, Environmental Justice Coalition Against Plastic, Physicians for Social Responsibility- LA , & Surfrider Foundation !

SB 279, co-sponsored by Californians Against Waste, was one of the topics of discussion at this year's Compost 2026. Com...
02/05/2026

SB 279, co-sponsored by Californians Against Waste, was one of the topics of discussion at this year's Compost 2026. Compost 2026 kicked off this week in Sacramento, California and brought compost lovers from across the nation to talk about the organic waste industry. Thank you to our fellow co-sponsor John Haywood from the People, Food, and Land Foundation ( ) for highlighting !

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921 11th Street, Ste 502
Sacramento, CA
95814

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