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Californians Against Waste is an environmental research and advocacy organization that identifies, develops, promotes and monitors policy solutions to pollution and conservation problems posing a threat to public health and the environment.

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATION

Learn about current legislation making its way through the California Legislature.

 

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SIMPLIFYING EXPIRATION DATES

Governor Newsom bans the use of consumer-facing “sell by” dates and requires the use of standardized food date labeling terminology, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste.

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RIGHT TO REPAIR

The Repair Revolution is here! Governor Newsom signed the nation’s strongest Right to Repair Act into law.

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📢 Exciting News! #SB244, California's Right to Repair Act, has successfully passed the Senate Appropriations Committee! 🎉 Now, we need YOUR support to ensure its victory in the next crucial step. Send a message to your State Senator using the tool in our bio! #RightToRepair #RepairRevolution #EWaste #ElectronicRepair
🌱 Good news for San Francisco's restaurant scene! 🍴 A fantastic initiative is growing, rewarding restaurants that choose reusable food ware. The @sfenvironment program will expand to 200 restaurants to help transition to reusable plates, utensils and more! The program offers grants of up to $500 per business to cover the costs of buying reusables and related equipment, like bus carts and bins 💚 Read more at the link in our bio! #SustainableRestaurants #ReusableFoodWare #ChooseToReuse #Reusables #Reuse
Join us in the fight against toxic plastic packaging! 🚫🌍 AB 1290 is California's weapon to eliminate PVC packaging. Together, let's protect communities and consumers! 💪 Take action with the link in our bio Read the worldwide extent of vinyl ch
Join us in the fight against toxic plastic packaging! 🚫🌍 AB 1290 is California's weapon to eliminate PVC packaging. Together, let's protect communities and consumers! 💪 Take action with the link in our bio Read the worldwide extent of vinyl chloride disasters linked in our bio #AB1290 #EliminateProblematicPlastics #BanPVC #VinylChloride #PVC #PVCPlastics
📣 Calling all repair rebels! 🔧 Let's join forces and unleash the power of #SB244, The Right to Repair Act. Don't miss your chance to 'hammer' out a positive change. Click the link in our bio! #RightToRepair
📣 Calling all repair rebels! 🔧 Let's join forces and unleash the power of #SB244, The Right to Repair Act. Don't miss your chance to 'hammer' out a positive change. Click the link in our bio! #RightToRepair
⚙️ Take action now for SB 244 California's Right to Repair Act ⚙️ With Colorado passing #RightToRepair for farmers, this could be year. We need your help, send a message to urge @portantino to support SB 244 at the link in our bio! #RightToRepair
⚙️ Take action now for SB 244 California's Right to Repair Act ⚙️ With Colorado passing #RightToRepair for farmers, this could be year. We need your help, send a message to urge @portantino to support SB 244 at the link in our bio! #RightToRepair #SB244 #ElectronicRepair #EWaste #CALeg
A must read by Emily Broad Lieb from @harvardflpc in today's @latimes 📰 🔗 in bio #AB660 #FoodWaste #FoodWastePrevention
A must read by Emily Broad Lieb from @harvardflpc in today's @latimes 📰 🔗 in bio #AB660 #FoodWaste #FoodWastePrevention
Learn more about the benefits of compost 🌱🍏 during #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek Stay tuned as we share more about how California is leading the way in composting organics! #Compost #CompostAwareness #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteLiving
Learn more about the benefits of compost 🌱🍏 during #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek Stay tuned as we share more about how California is leading the way in composting organics! #Compost #CompostAwareness #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteLiving
“About a third of the food supply 🫑 is wasted every year—6 million tons in California alone— while Californians are struggling with the increased cost of food,” said Gracyna Mohabir, a Policy Associate with @californiansagain
“About a third of the food supply 🫑 is wasted every year—6 million tons in California alone— while Californians are struggling with the increased cost of food,” said Gracyna Mohabir, a Policy Associate with @californiansagainstwaste “This bill will benefit consumers while addressing the staggering impacts food waste has on climate change.” Read the full 📰 linked in our bio #AB660 #FightFoodWaste #FoodDateLabels #CALeg
"The issue we have is that the same term can mean something totally different when used by different manufacturers” - Nick Lapis, CAW Read the full @sfchronicle article in our bio #AB660 #FoodDateLabels
"The issue we have is that the same term can mean something totally different when used by different manufacturers” - Nick Lapis, CAW Read the full @sfchronicle article in our bio #AB660 #FoodDateLabels
📣 Stay tuned for exciting news! Later today, a press conference will be held to discuss AB 660, @asm_irwin which aims to eliminate consumer confusion over expiration dates. Say goodbye 👋 to expiration date confusion! #AB660 #PressConference #Expira
📣 Stay tuned for exciting news! Later today, a press conference will be held to discuss AB 660, @asm_irwin which aims to eliminate consumer confusion over expiration dates. Say goodbye 👋 to expiration date confusion! #AB660 #PressConference #ExpirationDateClarity #FightFoodWaste
Let's end our ☠️toxic☠️ relationship with plastics that harm our health! Click the 🔗 in our bio to send a message ✉️ to your legislator urging them to pass AB 1290! #SingleUsePlastics #EliminateProblematicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPla
Let's end our ☠️toxic☠️ relationship with plastics that harm our health! Click the 🔗 in our bio to send a message ✉️ to your legislator urging them to pass AB 1290! #SingleUsePlastics #EliminateProblematicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
A must read from the @latimes! Help pass SB 244 by sending a message to Sen. Portantino bit.ly/ActNowSB244 at the 🔗 in our bio #RightToRepair #CALeg #SB244 #Repair
A must read from the @latimes! Help pass SB 244 by sending a message to Sen. Portantino bit.ly/ActNowSB244 at the 🔗 in our bio #RightToRepair #CALeg #SB244 #Repair
Order up, now without the landfill! LA County restaurants & food facilities must now use food-service ware (like cups 🥤dishes / containers 🍽️ and cutlery 🍴) that are recyclable ♻️ or compostable 🌱 Huge congrats to our friends at @reusablela
Order up, now without the landfill! LA County restaurants & food facilities must now use food-service ware (like cups 🥤dishes / containers 🍽️ and cutlery 🍴) that are recyclable ♻️ or compostable 🌱 Huge congrats to our friends at @reusablela and other allies for their work on this! #SingleUse #SingleUsePlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Don't let big corporations control what you can and can't fix. 💡🔧 Support SB 244 - The Right to Repair Act! Take action now using the link in our bio #RightToRepair #SB244 #FixItFirst
📢 Exciting News! #SB244, California's Right to Repair Act, has successfully passed the Senate Appropriations Committee! 🎉 Now, we need YOUR support to ensure its victory in the next crucial step. Send a message to your State Senator using the too
🌱 Good news for San Francisco's restaurant scene! 🍴 A fantastic initiative is growing, rewarding restaurants that choose reusable food ware. The @sfenvironment program will expand to 200 restaurants to help transition to reusable plates, utensils
Join us in the fight against toxic plastic packaging! 🚫🌍 AB 1290 is California's weapon to eliminate PVC packaging. Together, let's protect communities and consumers! 💪 Take action with the link in our bio Read the worldwide extent of vinyl ch 📣 Calling all repair rebels! 🔧 Let's join forces and unleash the power of #SB244, The Right to Repair Act. Don't miss your chance to 'hammer' out a positive change. Click the link in our bio! #RightToRepair ⚙️ Take action now for SB 244 California's Right to Repair Act ⚙️ With Colorado passing #RightToRepair for farmers, this could be year. We need your help, send a message to urge @portantino to support SB 244 at the link in our bio! #RightToRepair A must read by Emily Broad Lieb from @harvardflpc in today's @latimes 📰 🔗 in bio #AB660 #FoodWaste #FoodWastePrevention Learn more about the benefits of compost 🌱🍏 during #InternationalCompostAwarenessWeek Stay tuned as we share more about how California is leading the way in composting organics! #Compost #CompostAwareness #ZeroWaste #ZeroWasteLiving “About a third of the food supply 🫑 is wasted every year—6 million tons in California alone— while Californians are struggling with the increased cost of food,” said Gracyna Mohabir, a Policy Associate with @californiansagain "The issue we have is that the same term can mean something totally different when used by different manufacturers” - Nick Lapis, CAW Read the full @sfchronicle article in our bio #AB660 #FoodDateLabels 📣 Stay tuned for exciting news! Later today, a press conference will be held to discuss AB 660, @asm_irwin which aims to eliminate consumer confusion over expiration dates. Say goodbye 👋 to expiration date confusion! #AB660 #PressConference #Expira Let's end our ☠️toxic☠️ relationship with plastics that harm our health! Click the 🔗 in our bio to send a message ✉️ to your legislator urging them to pass AB 1290! #SingleUsePlastics #EliminateProblematicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPla A must read from the @latimes! Help pass SB 244 by sending a message to Sen. Portantino bit.ly/ActNowSB244 at the 🔗 in our bio #RightToRepair #CALeg #SB244 #Repair Order up, now without the landfill! LA County restaurants & food facilities must now use food-service ware (like cups 🥤dishes / containers 🍽️ and cutlery 🍴) that are recyclable ♻️ or compostable 🌱 Huge congrats to our friends at @reusablela
Don't let big corporations control what you can and can't fix. 💡🔧 Support SB 244 - The Right to Repair Act! Take action now using the link in our bio #RightToRepair #SB244 #FixItFirst

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