CalRecycle - Tribal Relations
CalRecycle is committed to strengthening working relations with California Native American tribes:
- Engaging and consulting with Tribes
- Enhancing cultural resource protections
- Reducing environmental burdens and
- Fostering trust and collaborative partnerships.
We are dedicated to strengthening relationships with tribal governments and communities and increasing participation in CalRecycle’s programs building a circular economy.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Tribal Roundtable hosted by the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians –
Time - TBD
In-person Location: 2726 Mission Rancheria Rd,
Lakeport, CA, 95453
more details to come
Other tribal engagements will be updated here!
NAFP State Level engagement
NAFP engages with Calrecycle
California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) brings together the state’s recycling and waste management programs to move the state towards a circular economy that reduces waste and reuses all materials.
Advisory Board Member-SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention Act & Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
SB 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022) requires an advisory board to be appointed by CalRecycle’s director to:
- Identify barriers and solutions to creating a circular economy;
- Advise CalRecycle, producers, and producer responsibility organizations on SB 54 implementation.
The board’s 13 voting members and 3 nonvoting members represent:
- Local government,
- Environmental and environmental justice organizations,
- Manufacturers, recycling and solid waste enterprises, and
- Retail and grocery associations.
Representing - Disadvantaged or Low Income or Rural Communities
– Fred Briones, Chief Executive Officer of Native American Fiber Program