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Senate Rules Committee forwards Zoe Heller for CalRecycle director, presses timeline to implement SB 54 regulations
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to move Zoe Heller’s nomination for CalRecycle director to the Senate floor after she outlined an implementation schedule for SB 54 regulations, a budget change proposal for propane cylinders, and the agency’s role in wildfire debris removal and recycling of construction materials.
The Senate Rules Committee unanimously moved Zoe Heller’s nomination to the full Senate on May 7 after questioning focused on the department’s timeline to implement SB 54 — California’s statute to reduce plastic pollution — and on CalRecycle’s role in wildfire debris removal and recycling of construction and organics materials.
Heller, who said she has worked at CalRecycle for nearly eight years and was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as director, described her priorities as implementing landmark recycling legislation, fostering a circular economy, and making the department “thoughtful, transparent” in difficult decisions. “I’m honored to have been appointed by Governor Newsom to serve as the director of CalRecycle,” she said.
Committee members asked Heller to confirm a timeline for SB 54 rule‑making. Heller said the agency would finalize a new draft of the regulations, host a public workshop on May 27, submit a revised economic…
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