CA AB70

Defines "pyrolysis" in the California Integrated Waste Management Act as the thermal decomposition of material at elevated temperatures in the absence or near absence of oxygen

Requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery by January 1, 2027, to amend regulations to include pipeline biomethane converted exclusively from organic waste as an eligible recovered organic waste product that local jurisdictions can count toward their procurement targets

Supports California's existing mandate to reduce methane emissions by 40% by 2030 and divert 75% of organic waste from landfills, recognizing that methane causes 84 times more climate damage than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period

Declares legislative intent to accelerate organic waste diversion and beneficial reuse, citing findings that organic waste diversion investments are among the most cost-effective climate investments