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ACR 180

Relative to Compost Awareness Week.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Catherine Blakespear and 1 co-sponsor

Designates a specific week in May 2026 as Compost Awareness Week to promote public education on composting benefits and support California’s organics goals.

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27).
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Bill Summary · ACR 180

Summary of ACR 180 (2025-2026) — Compost Awareness Week

Overview

  • Measure: Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR 180)
  • Session: California Legislature, 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced by: Assembly Member Connolly; Coauthors: Senator Blakespear, Assembly Member Damon Connolly, Assembly Member Catherine Blakespear
  • Purpose: Official designation of a statewide Compost Awareness Week in California

Main Purpose and Intent

ACR 180 designates a specific week in 2026 as Compost Awareness Week. The resolution seeks to publicize and promote awareness about composting, its benefits to soil health, water conservation, climate resiliency, and waste reduction, and to align with broader state priorities around organics diversion and compost use.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • Designation of Compost Awareness Week: The week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, inclusive, is officially designated as Compost Awareness Week in California.
  • Message and Rationale: The resolution highlights:
    • Composting as a method to return organic resources to soil and support the carbon cycle.
    • Benefits of finished compost for healthy food production, drought resilience, flooding resilience, reduced water use, erosion control, remediation of fire-damaged lands, and reduction of chemical fertilizer dependence.
    • Connection to California’s long-standing goals on organics diversion and compost use (notably referencing Senate Bill 1383, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016).
    • The role of local governments and public agencies in promoting compost use through public works and community programs.
    • The broader theme of International Compost Awareness Week for 2026: “Compost! Feed the Soil that Feeds Us.”
  • Conformance with Policy Goals: The measure aligns with California’s emphasis on waste reduction, recycling, resource recovery, pollution reduction, and soil health.

Who or What Would Be Affected

  • Public Awareness and Education: The designation is largely symbolic but aims to mobilize public education and outreach across California about composting benefits.
  • Government and Agencies: Encourages local governments, highway departments, soil conservation districts, extension offices, and public works agencies to highlight and potentially expand composting practices in public projects and programs.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Status: As of the latest session actions, the measure:
    • Was referred to the Senate/Assembly committees (RLS: Rules, Legislative, and other relevant committees in the bill’s flow).
    • Had coauthors updated and received committee support (passed out of committee with a party-line or unanimous vote as indicated, then moved toward Third Reading).
  • Next Steps: If enacted, the designation would take effect for the specified week in May 2026. The resolution would require transmission of copies to the author(s) for distribution.

Notes for Readers

  • This is a ceremonial, recognition measure rather than a regulatory or funding bill.
  • It complements California’s broader environmental and waste-management framework, including SB 1383’s emphasis on reducing organic waste and increasing compost use.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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