:: Imperial Valley Resource Management Agency

Information on AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR):

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Recycle/Commercial/FAQ.htm

Information from the Institute for Local Government:

http://www.ca-ilg.org/commercial-recycling-resource-center

Two additional documents are available for MCR:

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities

ALL THREE HHW locations will be CLOSED until further notice per Governor Gavin Newsom COVID-19 Lockdown for Southern California

El Centro HHW will be open only this Saturday January 23, 2021 for the City Clean-Up event from 8am-12 noon, El Centro residents only.

City Cleanups

City of El Centro Community Clean-Up
Saturday January 23, 2021
599 E Main Street
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Read City Cleanup Restrictions here.

To Fix America's Broken Recycling System, States Want Companies to Foot the Bill

“If you want to reduce pollution without more regulation, you make the producer pay.” Read full article here.

The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary

A plastic bag encounters enemies and escapes death on its epic migration to its final destination: the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. View Video.

Turning Plastic back into Oil

Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil. Read here.

What Cities Need to Know About SB 1383 and Funding Organic Waste Management

For further information CALL
1-877-RECYCLE or 1-877-732-9253

California Emergency Management Agency
CALMAX Website
Visit the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

IVRMA Jurisdictions

City of Brawley
City of Calexico
City of Calipatria
City of El Centro

City of Holtville
City of Imperial
City of Westmorland
County of Imperial

Cal Recycle Legislation

Assembly Bills:
-> AB 939 "California Integrated Waste Management Act (IWMA) of 1989"
-> AB 1826 Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe)

AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling:
-> Cal Recycle FAQ
-> Commercial Recycle Resource Center
-> Mandatory Commercial Recycling

Senate Bills:
-> SB 212 - Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship
-> SB 1016 Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act. Of 2008
-> SB 1374 Construction and Demolition Diversion
-> Waste Diversion Program Implementation

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The IVRMA shall not be liable or responsible to any person or entity for any loss or damage caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly by or from the information or ideas contained, suggested or referenced in this site.

ADA Compliance

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 the Imperial Valley Resource Management Agency will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities.