Report 2018-107 Recommendation Responses

Report 2018-107: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery: It Has Not Provided the Oversight Necessary to Ensure That the Mattress Recycling Program Fulfills Its Purpose (Release Date: August 2018)

Recommendation for Legislative Action

The Legislature should amend the recycling act to require CalRecycle to establish goals for the mattress program that relate to increasing consumer convenience, encouraging source reduction, and reducing illegal mattress dumping, as well as for any other areas that CalRecycle identifies as critical to the mattress program achieving the intent of the recycling act. It should require CalRecycle to establish goals in the first three specified areas by July 2020.

Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 legislative session to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken

The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 legislative session to address this specific recommendation.


Description of Legislative Action

As of August 30, 2021, the Legislature has not taken any additional actions to address this specific recommendation.

AB 187 (Chapter 673, Statutes of 2019) requires CalRecycle, in consultation with the mattress recycling organization (organization) and based on methodology contained in the plan, to develop and make public, on or before July 1, 2020, metrics and goals for increasing consumer convenience for used mattress drop-off, disposal, and recycling in a way that applies to the entire state regardless of socioeconomic conditions.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented


Description of Legislative Action

AB 187 (Chapter 673, Statutes of 2019) requires CalRecycle,

in consultation with the mattress recycling organization (organization) and based on methodology contained in the plan, to develop and make public, on or before July 1, 2020, metrics and goals for increasing consumer convenience for used mattress drop-off, disposal, and recycling in a way that applies to the entire state regardless of socioeconomic conditions.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented


Description of Legislative Action

AB 187 (C. Garcia) would, in part, require CalRecycle, in consultation with the mattress recycling organization, and after taking into consideration relevant economic and practical considerations and other information, establish and make public the following, on or before July 1, 2020, metrics and goals for increasing consumer convenience for used mattress drop off, disposal, and recycling in a way that applies to the entire State regardless of socioeconomic conditions.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken


Description of Legislative Action

The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken


All Recommendations in 2018-107