Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) will announce the successful passage of her legislation, Assembly Bill 1778, which cracks down on professional recycling poachers.  On Thursday, AB 1778 cleared the Assembly floor with a bipartisan vote of 42-20.  The bill, which places responsible requirements on buy back operations and salvage yards that purchase large quantities of newspaper and recyclable CRV materials like aluminum cans, is in response to the growing trend of organized poaching rings roaming the streets late at night and stealing materials from recycling bins.  These poachers, operating as organized fleets, wake residents up in the middle of the night, throw materials they don’t want on the ground and trespass on private property.

***Excellent visuals of recycling bins recycle trucks, and available b-roll of poacher fleets in action

WHO:

Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
Michael Sangiacomo, President and CEO, Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.
Mike Costello, Circulation Vice President, San Francisco Examiner
A number of residents in support of the legislation

WHEN:

Friday, May 23, 2008
10:30 a.m.

Palega-Portola Recreation Center
500 Felton St. San Francisco, CA 94134
Back Stairs.