On June 30th, CalRecycle announced its appointees to the SB 54 Single-Use Packaging Advisory Board, including Tedd Ward, Director of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority. RCRC nominated Ward for the position earlier this year.
SB 54 (Allen) of 2022 requires manufacturers of single-use packaging and food service ware to take responsibility for the management and recycling of the products they introduce into commerce. The Advisory Board is comprised of various solid waste, environmental, and local government stakeholders and will help inform the state about infrastructure needs and barriers to support reuse and recycling and provide advice to CalRecycle on developing and implementing SB 54 regulations.
Tedd Ward has over 30 years of experience in local government solid waste management and recycling; has chaired the Rural Counties’ Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority (ESJPA) Technical Advisory Group since 2020; and served for two years on California’s Statewide Commission on Recycling Markets & Curbside Recycling.
Other appointees to the Advisory Board include Timothy Burroughs, Director of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, and Doug Kobold, Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council.
For more information, please contact John Kennedy, RCRC Policy Advocate.