CAAB-478
Solid waste: thermoform plastic containers: postconsumer thermoform recycled plastic: commingled rates.
- Jurisdiction:
- California
- Type:
- Recycled Content
- Last action:
- Aug 26, 2021
Plastic Packaging
Bill establishes postconsumer recycled content mandates for thermoform plastic containers with January 1, 2024 implementation date, directly regulating producer responsibility for material composition.
Compliance Dimensions
Recycled-Content MinimumsMinimum recycled-content required
“It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to the minimum recycled content of thermoform containers.”
Full bill text
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 478 Introduced by Assembly Member Ting February 08, 2021 An act relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 478, as introduced, Ting. Solid waste: thermoform containers: minimum recycled content. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, requires a rigid plastic packaging container, as defined, sold or offered for sale in this state, to meet, on average, at least 1 of 5 specified criteria, including that the container be made from 25% postconsumer material. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to the minimum recycled content of thermoform containers. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to the minimum recycled content of thermoform containers.
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