Politics & Government
Rich Gordon Named 'Recycling Legislator of Year'
A Gordon bill provided more incentives to remanufacture plastics in California, and another reauthorized a program to keep tires out of landfills.
Tuesday, Assemblyman Rich Gordon (D-Menlo Park) has been honored as a 2012 Recycling Legislator of the Year.
It came at Californians Against Waste’s Birthday Bash in celebration of 35 years of successful recycling policy Tuesday.
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Last year, Assemblyman Gordon successfully wrote and carried two key pieces of legislation affecting state recycling programs. AB 1149 expanded California’s Plastic Market Development Program and provided $20 million in additional funding. This provided additional incentives for California-based companies to re-manufacture plastics in-state, and has created hundreds of green jobs, according to Gordon's office.
Additionally, AB 525 reauthorized the waste tire grant program to keep tires out of the landfills.
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Currently, Gordon is carrying two bills to protect the California Beverage Container Recycling Program – CRV funds (AB 1933) and the California Tire Recycling Act (AB 1647). Both bills are currently pending in the Senate.
Assemblyman Gordon was named a 2012 Legislator of the Year alongside Senator Alex Padilla (San Fernando Valley).
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