Los Angeles County, sanitation agencies, and other groups are asking California to temporarily stop issuing fines and to delay new solid waste and recycling regulations for six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) temporarily paused rules on recycling hours and redemption activities late last month. But groups dealing with garbage say pending organic waste regulations to reduce methane emissions are too burdensome because of economic and staffing issues.
In addition to the state’s largest city, Rural County Representatives of California, California Special Districts Association, the League of California Cities, and other groups asked California Environmental Protection ...
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