Dive Brief:

• Pomona, CA City Council recently stretched out for a year an existing moratorium on creating or expanding recycling and waste operations.
• A committee appointed by the council last year is still working on completing regulations for recycling and waste facilities. The moratorium’s year extension will give the group time to finish its work.
• Originally begun in June 2014, the moratorium came after the urging of the Clean and Green Pomona citizen’s group. The grassroots group formed after fires at local recycling businesses.

Dive Insight:

Pomona’s moratorium could seem drastic, but it also could be seen as prudent. City leaders want to avoid any future fires or other problems with waste and recycling operations, which is why the city is creating tighter regulations.