2012 Spring Golf Classic
It's time for ACRI's 2012 Spring Golf Classic, so we invite you to put together your teams and polish your game for a day of outdoor fun. We hope to see you there! DATE/TIME: Monday, April 23, 2012 11:00 a.m. Check-in...
Photo Gallery - February 2012 Membership Meeting
At the ACRI February General Membership Meeting, industry professionals enjoyed dinner, drinks and installed the 2012 Board of Directors. ACRI was also proud to host guest-speaker Hannah Zhao, a renowned Economist of RISI. RISI is a leading informati...
Photo Gallery - 2011 Fall Golf Classic
ACRI's 2011 Fall Golf Classic was one of our best golf events to date. If you attended, we hope that you enjoyed the company of friends and the great weather. If you missed it, we hope that you will be able to join us for our next golf event - Spri...
Photo Gallery - July Membership Meeting
At the ACRI July General Membership Meeting, industry professionals enjoyed dinner, drinks and awarded the 2011 ACRI Scholarships. ACRI recently retained Curt Pringle & Associates to provide government affairs and association management services....
Mandatory Commercial Recycling regulation update
This just in from CalRecycle: Climate Change As you know, CalRecycle and the Air Resources Board (ARB) had intended to address the proposed Mandatory Commercial Recycling regulations at the ARB meeting on Oct. 20-21, 2011, where ARB was t...
ACRI Announces 2011 Scholarship Recipients
At ACRI's July General Membership Dinner, the Board of Directors honored the 2011 ACRI Scholarship recipients, Ariba Aboobakar and Allyson Jackson. Ariba and Allyson were chosen for their record of excellent academic performance, strong ...
Legislative Update - ACRI Opposes AB 950
ACRI has joined a coalition of small and large employers throughout California opposing AB 950 (Perez-D & Swanson-D). AB 950 mandates that for purposes of state employment law, a drayage truck owner/operator would be deemed an "employee" rathe...
Legislative Update - ACRI Supports AB 712
ACRI is supporting AB 712 (Williams-D). AB 712 recognizes the critical need for recycling facilities to be easily accessible in all communities. If California is to be successful in meeting its current recycling/diversion requir...
Legislative Update - ACRI Opposes AB 508
ACRI is opposing AB 508 (Swanson-D). AB 508 would prevent bid-winning companies from retaining existing employees when providing contract services. Such an action unfairly penalizes those employees who have a long standing relationship wi...
Legislative Update - ACRI Supports AB 316
ACRI is supporting AB 316 (Carter-D). AB 316 creates a fine and punishment for the grand theft of copper. With the prevalence of metal thefts from large construction sites, public utility yards, rural areas and schools, AB 316 w...
ACRI Retains Curt Pringle & Associates
The ACRI Board of Directors has retained Curt Pringle & Associates to provide management and government affairs consulting services. "We are excited to be part of the ACRI team and be able to bring our expertise to assist with your government an...
AB 1178 would prohibit local government from restricting the importation of solid waste based on place of origin
Existing law authorizes a city or county to assess special fees of a reasonable amount on the importation of waste from outside of the county to publicly owned or privately owned facilities. AB 1178 (Ma) would prohibit cities and counties from oth...
AB 712 would deny money to local governments that restrict or prevent supermarket recycling centers
AB 712 would prohibit the department from making any payments, grants, or loans to a local government that has adopted or is enforcing a land-use restriction that prevents the siting or operation of a certified recycling center at a supermarket sit...
AB 950 would deem independent drayage truck operators to be employees
AB 950 would make drayage truck operators employees of those persons who arrange for or engage their services. As a result, drayage truck drivers would be employees for purposes of state employment law, including, but not limited to, workers compe...
SB 567 would specify when certain labels like "compostable" and "marine degradable" could be used in connection with plastic products.
SB 567 (DeSaulnier) would specify when certain labels like "compostable" and "marine degradable" could be used in connection with plastic products. Existing law prohibits a person from selling a plastic bag or a plastic food or beverage container ...
ACRI relaunches its website
ACRI is relaunching its website with the aim of improving member services, building a stronger community of independent recyclers, and furthering ACRI's objectives and public outreach efforts. The ACRI board is excited to introduce to you a number o...
AB 1149 would extend market development payments until Jan. 2017
Current law allows the department to make discretionary expenditures (after core expenditures) of up to $10,000,000 to make market development payments for empty plastic beverage containers. These market development payments will sunset on January...
SB 862 would create the Southern California Goods Movement Authority
If passed, SB 862 (Lowenthal) would create the Southern California Goods Movement Authority, which shall be composed of one representative from each of the following: The Port of Los Angeles, appointed by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissi...
AB 508 to give bidding preference to protect displaced recycling services employees
Introduced on February 15, 2011, AB 508 (Swanson) would give a bidding preference to solid waste handling and recycling contractors and subcontractors who agree to retain, for a period of at least 90 days, certain employees who were employed to per...
Bill would make "grand theft" include copper theft over $250
Recently amended, AB 316 (Carter) now provides that the definition of grand theft shall include the theft of copper materials exceeding a value of $250. An earlier version would have allowed law enforcement to stop and inspect vehicles that are tr...
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2012 Spring Golf Classic
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Photo Gallery - February 2012 Membership Meeting
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Photo Gallery - 2011 Fall Golf Classic
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Photo Gallery - July Membership Meeting
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Mandatory Commercial Recycling regulation update
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ACRI Announces 2011 Scholarship Recipients
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Legislative Update - ACRI Opposes AB 950
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Legislative Update - ACRI Supports AB 712
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Legislative Update - ACRI Opposes AB 508
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Legislative Update - ACRI Supports AB 316
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ACRI Retains Curt Pringle & Associates
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AB 1178 would prohibit local government from restricting the importation of solid waste based on place of origin
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AB 712 would deny money to local governments that restrict or prevent supermarket recycling centers
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AB 950 would deem independent drayage truck operators to be employees
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SB 567 would specify when certain labels like "compostable" and "marine degradable" could be used in connection with plastic products.
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ACRI relaunches its website
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AB 1149 would extend market development payments until Jan. 2017
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SB 862 would create the Southern California Goods Movement Authority
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AB 508 to give bidding preference to protect displaced recycling services employees
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Bill would make "grand theft" include copper theft over $250