California Recycling Regulation Information

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Welcome! Recyclingandregulation.com is dedicated to educating and training businesses and local jurisdictions involved in recycling within California's regulated environment. We are dedicated to making the process better for business, the public and government agencies. Why? In many companies there is a belief that the best path is not to make waves so as to elicit persecution or retribution by government regulators. This occurs when management ignores the written regulation in favor of just trying to get along. There is a cost associated with this method. First, there is a de-emphasis on knowing regulations and secondly, the cost of responding to the whims of any regulator. This usually ends up with unnecessary and burdensome agreements as well as fines. The way to prevent all of this is to know the regulatory process.

One of the primary reasons that businesses fail in the regulatory process is time. Time is always a limited resource, and regulations take time. We save you time, and time is money. We focus on the 7 problem areas that cost you to lose money and subject you to fines and enforcement actions. We identify the 11 red flags that indicate a dangerous lack of knowledge. We provide the solution which makes it easy to learn, easy to impliment, and easy to control the process to protect your company. We provide you with the 9 things you must know to control the regulatory process. This education and training gives you the knowledge to become competent and control your own destiny. Our research has proven that response to regulation formation and changes is almost nonexistent, and those that do respond are ignored because they didn't know how to respond properly. Don't leave yourself vulnerable to this happening to you.

Under regulation there is always the potential for catastrophic risk. Generally speaking the management of most companies treat the occurrence of catastrophic damage as unlikely to happen and difficult to predict. Therefore most choose to ignore it until it happens.

Owners, investors and corporate decision-makers tend to approach the regulatory process in one of three ways. There's the were all in it together approach, where they assumed that if things get too bad everyone will protest in unison. They ignore risks because they're too scary or too complex, and what can we do about them anyway? Then there is the let the big guys lead philosophy. Well ride along in the wake of the companies with more resources who are better equipped to deal with this. If the big boys are safe, so are we. Finally, there is the we have our own expert". The expert seems to know what they're doing but where and how did they learn it? Generally it's from talking to people at the state since there is no school for it. Besides, they seem to know what they're doing. That is until the company gets shut down, hit with a large fine, or denied payment by the state. This is followed by a mad scramble to find attorneys and assets necessary to solve the problem, generally at significant cost. Attorneys are not trained or familiar with the regulatory process so expect them to learn about it while you pay them. They will still not know everything they should to represent you. The only way to protect yourself is to learn the process. WE TEACH YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF!

Teaching you what you need to know about the regulatory process.
Inform and provide analysis of future legislation and proposed regulation changes. We talk to the agencies for you.
Teach you the format to make your comments effective and heard. This dictates how you study the regulations.
Give you the instructions to protect your investment. Businesses are shut down because they don't know the law!
Supply guidance and reminders (Net Cost Report, DTSC Handler, DR6 Reports, DR7 Reports, E-waste & CRV Payments).
Drill you on the differences between regulation vs. underground regulation. They do tell you things that aren't law!
Prevent your employees from making avoidable violations by developing simple manuals, signage, documents, etc.
Advocate on your behalf because some fear government retaliation.
Prepare you for the future! You'll hear about changes by the CIWMB, DTSC, DOC, Weights & Measures, etc.
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