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2019 & OLDER CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION All legislation shown on this page is specific to the state of California for the years shown. Click on the year below to see California legislation related to CPSC's Mission each legislative session. For a full history of the bill, go to leginfo.legislature.ca.gov AB 142 (Garcia, '19) Updating fees on lead acid batteries AB 187 (Garcia, 19) Updating Mattress Stewardship Program for transparency & protecting public funds SB 726 (Caballero, '19) HHW Material Exchange SB 212 (Jackson, '18) Extended Producer Responsibility for Pharmaceuticals & Sharps AB 729 (Chu, '19) Updating carpet stewardship program to modulate & protect public fee money AB 1158 (Chu, '17) Updating Carpet Stewardship Program for transparency on program performance general links GENERAL INFO Find Your Legislator CA Legislation Info Tune in to free live webcasts of California legislative hearing Assembly media archives

2024 LEGISLATION AB-2 , Re cycling: solar photovoltaic modules. Assemblymember Ward (D-San Diego). SPONSORED BY CPSC. This bill would expand the definition of “covered electronic device” to include a “customer-owned solar PV module,” as defined, thereby expanding the scope of the act to include covered solar photovoltaic (PV) module products, for limited purposes, as provided. The bill would also require, on or before October 1, 2026, and on or before October 1 each year thereafter, CalRecycle to establish a covered solar PV recycling fee based on the reasonable regulatory costs to administer covered electronic waste recycling. The bill would require the charge to be imposed upon a consumer or a service provider serving the consumer for the purchase of a new or refurbished covered solar PV module product. The bill would also require the charge to be adjusted annually based on the California Consumer Price Index. The bill would create the Covered Solar PV Module Recycling Fee Subaccount as a continuously appropriated fund in the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account. Because the funds deposited to the Covered Solar PV Module Recycling Fee Subaccount would be a new source of funds in the continuously appropriated subaccount within the continuously appropriated Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account, the bill would make an appropriation. By expanding the scope of the act to make it applicable to covered solar PV module products, the bill would expand the scope of a crime, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. Current Status: Merged into AB 1238 on 06/10/24. Died in the Senate Com. on APPR. on 08/16/24. Press California legislative snapshot: Right-to-repair, labor dispute bill, bottle bill expansion still on table - WasteDive, 9/6/2023 New push to create solar panel recycling program in California - CBS News, 3/8/2023 AB-1238 , Hazardous waste: solar panels. Assemblymember Ward (D-San Diego). SPONSORED BY CPSC. This bill would require the department to develop alternative management standards for managing photovoltaic modules. The bill would specify parameters for the standards, including, but not limited to, that they promote the safe collection, reuse, and recycling of photovoltaic modules. The bill would require the department to hold at least one public workshop to discuss concepts for the standards with stakeholders before submitting an initial statement of reasons to the Office of Administrative Law. Because a violation of regulations adopted by the department under these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Current Status: Died in the Senate Com. on RLS. on 07/03/24. SB-707 , Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024. Senator Newman (D-Fullerton). SPONSORED BY CPSC. This bill would enact a stewardship program known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, which would require a producer of apparel, as defined, or textile articles, as defined, to form and join a producer responsibility organization or PRO. The bill would require the PRO to be approved by the department pursuant to the requirements of the bill, as provided. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement the program no earlier than July 1, 2028. The bill would require the PRO to submit to the department, for approval or disapproval, a complete plan for the collection, transportation, repair, sorting, and recycling, and the safe and proper management, of apparel, as defined, and textile articles, as defined, in the state. Upon approval of a plan, or commencing July 1, 2030, whichever is earlier, the bill would make a producer subject to specified civil penalties, unless the producer is a participant of a PRO, and all apparel and textiles are accounted for in the plan. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/28/24. Fact Sheet CPSC Fact Sheet SB 707 Handout SB 707 Webinar Slides Sponsor Letter of Support Coalition Letter of Support Sign on in support: www.surveymonkey.com/r/supportSB707 Bill Analysis Handout Press 85% of Clothes Discarded Annually: A Wake-Up Call for Fashion's Waste Crisis - E+ELeader, 1/2/2025 California Becomes First State to Implement Mandatory Clothing Recycling Program - CBS News, 12/27/2024 The Impacts of the Nation's First Textiles EPR - Waste Today, 11/28/2024 Study Outlines Plan to Transition US Plastic Packaging, Textiles to Circular Systems by 2024 - Recycling Today, 11/20/2024 Waste Prevention Legislation Gives Nod to Consumer Rights - The Acorn, 10/25/2024 The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 - JDSupra, 10/24/2024 California Enacts First-of-its-Kind Clothing Recycling Law - MONDAQ, 10/21/2024 New Law Requires Clothing Companies to Have Recycling Program in Place by 2026 - Nation of Change, 10/17/2024 A Closer Look at California's Recently Passed Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 , Holland and Knight, 10/17/2024 A Greener Holiday Future: California Establishes First Apparel and Textile Article EPR Program - Perkins Coie , 10/17/2024 California Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 - Hey Fashion, 10/16/2024 California 2024 Textile EPR Law SB 707 Summary - Reverse Logistics Group, 10/16/2024 Recycling-related Bills Greenlit in California - Recycling Today, 10/2/2024 USA's First EPR for Textile Recycling Passed in California - Innovation in Textiles, 10/1/2024 California Governor Signs Textile Recycling Bill into Law - Business of Fashion, 9/30/2024 Senator Newman's Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 Signed by Governor - Fullerton Observer, 9/30/2024 Governor Newsom Ratifies California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act - Sourcing Journal, 9/30/2024 California Gov. Newsom Signs Textile EPR Bill into Law; Vetoes and Signs Other Recycling Bills - Waste Dive, updated 9/30/2024 California is One Step Closer to Tackling Fashion Waste - PIRG, 9/24/2024 Clothes Piling up in Your Closet? A Landmark California Bill Would Mandate Brands Recycle Them - The Guardian, 9/24/2024 California Bill Leads the Charge on EPR - Ecotextile, 9/19/2024 The Great Paradox in Retail: Great Prices but Bad for the Planet Fast Fashion - Los Angeles Times, 9/12/2024 First in the Nation Textile Extended Producer Responsibility Program Legislation Passes the California Legislature - Fibershed, 9/10/2024 California Wants Fashion Brands to Pay for Waste - The Business of Fashion, 9/5/2024 EPR Bills on California Governor’s Desk Reflect Stro ng and Growing Movement - PSI, 9/5/2024 KCBS All News Featuring Doug Kobold on SB 707 (Newman) - KCBS, 9/5/2024 California Passes 'Responsible Textile Recovery Act' To Tackle Textile Waste - TexSpaceToday, 9/4/2024 California Passes Three Landmark Environmental Bills - Waste 360, 9/4/2024 AAFA Supports Responsible Textile Recovery Act, Pledges Engagement - Just Style, 9/3/2024 California Legislature Passes Textile EPR, SB 1383 Updates and Much More - Waste Dive, 9/3/2024 Historic California Textile EPR Passes in State Legislature - Sourcing Journal, 8/30/2024 California Apparel EPR Bill Moves Forward - Waste Today, 8/29/2024 More than 30 Small Businesses Sign-on in Support of Statewide Clothing Recycling Program - CALPIRG, 8/23/2024 Goodwill Positions Itself as a Growing Player in the Recycling Industry - Wastedive, 8/19/2024 California Textile Recycling Bill Clears Key Assembly Hurdle - Politico Pro, 8/15/2024 California Advances Bill to Hold Fashion Accountable for its Waste - Vogue Business, 7/4/2024 California Responsible Textiles Recovery Act Moves Forward in State Assembly - Sourcing Journal, 7/3/2024 Newman's Landmark Textile Recycling Bill Advances in California Assembly - Fullerton Observer, 7/2/2024 California's Textile Recycling Bill Re-Introduced with Industry Input - Sourcing Journal, 6/26/2024 What to Know About 4 EPR Bills Still in Play in California - Waste Dive, 5/28/2024 What is the Responsible Textile Recovery Act - Ecotextile, 5/28/2024 Tackling Textiles at the Santa Barbara Dump - Santa Barbara Independent, 5/5/2024 What Does Extended Producer Responsibility Look Like for Retail - The Fashion Law EPR & Textile Stewardship with Joanne of CPSC - Clothes Horse, 7/16/2023 A slew of countries are asking fashion companies to pay for recycling programs as clothing waste becomes overwhelming - Fortune, 5/31/2023 How Fashion Companies Can Take Responsibility for Their Waste and Move Toward A Just, Circular Textile Economy - Fibershed, 5/26/2023 Regulators Want Fashion Brands to Pay for Their Textile Waste - Bloomberg, 5/25/2023 California SB 707: EPR Textile Recycling and Repair Program with CPSC’s Dr. Joanne Brasch - Swap Society, 4/27/2023 California introduces textile recycling bill - Ecotextile, 3/2/2023 A California bill wants to make brands responsible for fashion's waste problem - Vogue Business, 2/27/2023 SB-1280 , Waste management: propane cylinders: reusable or refillable. Senator Laird (D-Santa Cruz). SPONSORED BY CPSC. Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, establishes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and requires the department to adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out the act. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, prohibit the sale or offer for sale of propane cylinders other than those propane cylinders that are reusable or refillable, as defined. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this bill with an effective date of January 1, 2028. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/22/24. Fact Sheet Coalition Letter of Support Sign on in support: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Support_SB1280 California Attorney General - Comment Letter to PHMSA Bill Analysis Press California To Ban Sale, Use of Single-Use Propane Cylinders - RV Business , 11/15/2024 California To Ban The Sale And Use Of Single-Use Propane Cylinders, For Good Reason - Expedition Portal, 11/01/2024 Say goodbye to gas cylinders – their sale and use are banned throughout the state – this is the deadline - Union Rayon, 10/31/2024 What to know about how camping stove propane is changing in California - San Francisco Chronicle, 10/27/2024 New laws in California ban disposable propane canisters and plastic carryout bags - South Tahoe Now, 9/27/2024 New California bill bans single-use propane cans used by campers - San Francisco Chronicle, 9/26/2024 Newsom Signs Bill Banning Single-Use Propane Cylinders for Camping - Breitbart, 9/26/2024 Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Requiring Propane Cylinders Sold in the State to be Refillable or Reusable - Waste360, 9/24/202 California State Legislature Supports a Transition to Refillable, One-Pound Propane Cylinders - Waste Advantage, 9/11/2024 California State Senator John Laird Introduces Legislation Requiring Propane Cylinders Sold in the State to Be Refillable or Reusable - Waste Advantage, 2/21/2024 SB-560 , Solid waste: gas cylinders: stewardship program. Senator Laird (D-Santa Cruz). CPSC LEAD. This bill would establish a stewardship program for gas cylinder products, as defined, and would authorize producers of those products to establish one more producer stewardship organizations for that purpose. The bill would require each producer or producer stewardship organization to submit a gas cylinder stewardship plan to the department that details, among other things, convenient and accessible opportunities for the recovery of gas cylinders used by consumers. The bill would prohibit gas cylinder producers that are not participating in a department-approved stewardship plan from supplying, selling, or offering for sale gas cylinders in the state. The bill would impose recordkeeping and reporting requirements on producers and producer stewardship organizations with department-approved stewardship plans and would require those producers to pay all administrative and operational costs associated with establishing and implementing the stewardship plan in which it participates, including the cost of collection, transportation , recycling, and the safe and proper management of recovered gas cylinders. The bill would require the department to set, review, and revise necessary convenience and performance standards and ensure appropriate data metrics for the gas cylinder stewardship program. Current Status: Died in Senate Appropriations Committee on 01/18/24. AB-660 , Food and beverage products: labeling: quality dates, safety dates, and sell-by dates. Assemblymember Irwin (D-Los Angeles). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would instead require, on and after July 1, 2026, a food manufacturer, processor, or retailer responsible for the labeling of food items for human consumption that chooses, or is otherwise required by law, to display a date label to communicate a quality or safety date on a food item manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, to use one of the specified terms on the date label, as provided. The bill would prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale in the state a food item for human consumption manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, that displays a quality or safety date label that is not labeled in accordance with these terms. The bill would prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale in the state a food item for human consumption manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, that is labeled with the phrase “sell by,” as specified. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/28/24. CPSC Letter of Support AB-863 , Carpet recycling: producer responsibility organizations: fines: succession: training. Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would establish a carpet producer responsibility program that would require producers of covered products to form and join a single producer responsibility organization (PRO) for the collection and recycling of a covered product. This bill would define a “covered product”, as carpet, as defined. The bill would require the PRO to develop a producer responsibility plan for the collection, transportation, recycling, and the safe and proper management of covered products in the state. The bill would require the PRO to perform specified public outreach regarding the plan before submitting it to the department for approval. The bill would require the PRO to review the plan at least every 5 years after approval. The bill would also require the PRO to submit an annual report to the department. The bill would require all reports and records provided to the department to be provided under penalty of perjury. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would restrict public access to certain information collected for the purpose of administering this program. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/27/24. Press: California Carpet Circularity Bill Signed into Law by Governor Newsom - Waste Advantage, 9/30/24 California AB 863 Signed into Law - Floor Daily Net, 9/30/24 Franco Rossi Discusses California Carpet Recycling Bill AB -863 - Floor Daily Net, 9/30/24 David Bender Discusses Status AB- 863 - Floor Daily, 9/6/24 California Carpet EPR Bill Aims to Restructure Recycling Program - Wastedive, 6/26/24 AB-1347 , Solid waste: paper waste: proofs of purchase. Assemblymember Ting (D-San Francisco). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2026, require a business, as defined, that accepts payment through cash, credit, or debit transactions, subject to certain exceptions, to provide a consumer with the option to receive or not receive a proof of purchase. On and after January 1, 2026, the bill would prohibit a business from printing a paper proof of purchase if the consumer opts to not receive a proof of purchase, unless otherwise required by state or federal law. The bill would also exempt a business from the requirement to provide the consumer with an option to not receive a proof of purchase if a consumer voluntarily opts in to receive a proof of purchase through the rules of an association, warehouse, or other club to which the consumer belongs. The bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2024, a paper proof of purchase provided to a consumer by a business from containing bisphenol A, and, on and after January 1, 2025, from containing any bisphenols. The bill would specify that a violation would be punishable by a civil penalty of $100 for each day the business is in violation, but not to exceed an annual total of $3,000. The bill would authorize the Attorney General, a county counsel, a district attorney, or a city attorney to enforce those provisions. Current Status: Died in the Senate Com. on APPR. on 08/16/24. AB-1659 , Sale of small electronic devices: charging devices. Assembly Member Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would prohibit a manufacturer from selling a small electronic device, as defined, for the first time, and first sold in California, on or after January 1, 2026, unless that small electronic device meets certain criteria, including being equipped with a USB Type-C receptacle, as specified. The bill would require a wholesaler or retailer of a small electronic device manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, to offer to make the sale without a charging device, and to display, as specified, certain information depending on the existence and specifications of an included charging device. The bill also would require the wholesaler or retailer to provide a specified purchaser with certain information relating to the wired charging devices that can be used with the small electronic device, as specified. Current Status: Died in the Senate Com. on APPR. on 08/16/24. AB-2201 , Toxics: air care products. Assembly Member Addis (D-San Luis Obispo). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2026, a person from selling or distributing in commerce in this state an air care product, as defined, that contains certain specified chemical ingredients, except as provided. The bill would require a manufacturer of an air care product to prepare specified technical documentation or other information and would require the manufacturer to submit to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, upon request, that documentation or other information within 28 days after the date of the request. The bill would require a manufacturer to provide a specified certification to a person who sells or offers for sale that manufacturer’s air care product, upon the request of that person, or to display the certification prominently on the shipping container or on the packaging of the air care product. The bill would authorize a manufacturer to use the existing procedure established for the protection of information submitted to the department that is claimed to be a trade secret. The bill would authorize the department to adopt regulations to implement and administer these provisions. Current Status: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Addis on 05/30/24. AB 2214 , Ocean Protection Council: microplastics. Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) and McKinnor (D- Inglewood). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2025, the council to establish and lead an interagency coordination group, and would require the council, in coordination with the interagency coordination group, to identify and recommend to the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2025, statutory changes that are needed to implement the recommendations described in the Statewide Microplastics Strategy, as specified. The bill would require the council, in coordination with the interagency coordination group, to adopt a workplan, on or before December 31, 2025, outlining which participating agencies within the interagency coordination group will implement the recommendations. The bill would require the workplan to be provided to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2025. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029. Current Status: VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/22/24. AB 2236 , Solid waste: recycled paper bags: standards: carryout bag prohibition. Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2026, revise and recast those provisions to, among other things, recast the definition of a “single-use carryout bag” to a “carryout bag,” and would revise the definition to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale for the purpose of carrying purchased goods and that is not a recycled paper bag. The bill would create a carryout bag exception to include a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, as specified. The bill would revise the definition of “recycled paper bag” to require it be made from a minimum of 50% postconsumer recycled materials on and after January 1, 2028, without exception. The bill would also prohibit a store from providing, distributing, or selling a carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except as provided. The bill would also repeal the provisions relating to standards for and the certification of reusable grocery bags, and would repeal a provision relating to certain obsolete at-store recycling program requirements. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations and would make related conforming changes. Current Status: Died on the Assembly Floor on 8/30/24. Coalition Letter of Support Press California Passes Expands Plastic Bag Ban - Plastics Recycling Update, 9/5/24 Complete Plastic Bag Ban Clears California Senate - Resource Recycling, 5/30/24 California Lawmakers Pass Bills to Ban Plastic 'Reusable' Shopping Bags - KRON4, 5/22/24 AB 2445 , Prescriptions: personal use pharmaceutical disposal system. Assembly Member Wallis (D-Riverside) . CPSC OPPOSE. This bill would prohibit a dispenser from dispensing a prescription drug containing an opioid to a patient for outpatient use unless the dispenser also provides a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system, as defined, to the patient. The bill would provide that its provisions become operative only upon the Legislature enacting a framework for the governing of a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system program. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Current Status: Died in the Assembly Com. on B. & P. on 05/10/24. Letter of Opposition AB 257 7 , Organic waste: reduction regulations. Assembly Member Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks). CPSC SUPPORT. Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation with the state board, to adopt regulations that achieve those targets for reducing organic waste in landfills, and include in those regulations, among other things, requirements intended to meet the goal that not less than 20% of edible food that is currently disposed of is recovered for human consumption by 2025. This bill would require the department to include in those recovered edible food requirements, product labeling requirements that reduce food waste. Current Status: Died in the Assembly Com. on APPR. on 05/17/24. Coalition Letter of Support AB 2761 , Product safety: plastic packaging: Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act. Assembly Member Hart (D-Santa Barbara). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would enact the Reducing Toxics in Packaging Act, which would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2026, a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing in the state plastic packaging that contains certain chemicals, as specified. The bill would exclude from that prohibition packaging used for certain medical, drug, and federally regulated products. The bill would authorize the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of that prohibition, as specified. Current Status: Died in the Senate Coms. on E.Q. on 06/19/24. AB 2762 , Plastic waste: California Reusable Beverage Container Act. Assembly Member Friedman (D-Burbank). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would require, for certain beverage manufacturers, by January 1, 2031, that no less than 5% of the volume of beverages that a beverage manufacturer sells in beverage containers in California be sold in reusable beverage containers, and that by January 1, 2032, no less than 60% of that 5% be in reusable beverage containers that were returned for reuse. The bill would provide for periodic increases to those percentages. The bill would require, beginning January 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, a beverage manufacturer to report certain information to the department regarding the sale of beverages in beverage containers and reusable beverage containers, as specified. The bill would require a beverage manufacturer to make those reports publicly available on the beverage manufacturer’s internet website. The bill would require, beginning in 2031, the department to aggregate the information provided by beverage manufacturers into an annual report, as specified. The bill would authorize one or more beverage manufacturers to form a reusable beverage container management system and to submit a plan to the department regarding their plan to comply with the requirements of this bill, as specified. Current Status: Died in the Assembly Com. on APPR. on 05/17/24. SB 903 , Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Senator Skinner (D-Oakland). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2032, prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale a product that contains intentionally added PFAS, as defined, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control has made a determination that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use, the prohibition is preempted by federal law, or the product is previously used. The bill would specify the criteria and procedures for determining whether the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable use, for renewing that determination, and for revoking that determination. The bill would require the department to maintain on its internet website a list of each determination of currently unavoidable use, when each determination expires, and the products and uses that are exempt from the prohibition. The bill would impose an administrative penalty for a violation of the prohibition, as specified. The bill would establish the PFAS Penalty Account and require all administrative penalties received to be deposited into that account and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be used for the administration and enforcement of these provisions, as specified. Current Status: Died in the Senate Com. on APPR. on 05/17/24. Coalition Letter of Support SB 1053 , Solid waste: recycled paper bags: standards: carryout bag prohibition. Senators Blakespear (D-Encinitas) and Allen (D-Los Angeles). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2026, revise and recast those provisions to, among other things, recast the definition of a “single-use carryout bag” to a “carryout bag,” and would revise the definition to mean a bag made of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale for the purpose of carrying purchased goods and that is not a recycled paper bag. The bill would create a carryout bag exception to include a bag provided to a customer before the customer reaches the point of sale, that is designed to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items in a checkout bag, or to contain an unwrapped food item, as specified. The bill would revise the definition of “recycled paper bag” to require it be made from a minimum of 50% postconsumer recycled materials on and after January 1, 2028, without exception. The bill would also prohibit a store from providing, distributing, or selling a carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale, except as provided. The bill would also repeal the provisions relating to standards for and the certification of reusable grocery bags, and would repeal a provision relating to certain obsolete at-store recycling program requirements. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations and would make related conforming changes. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/22/24. Coalition Letter of Support Press California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again - NPR,9/25/24 California Passes Expanded Plastic Bag Ban - Plastic Recycling Update, 9/5/24 Complete Plastic Bag Ban Clears California Senate - Resource Recycling, 5/30/24 California Lawmakers Pass Bills to Ban Plastic 'Reusable' Shopping Bags - KRON4, 5/22/24 SB 1066 , Hazardous waste: marine flares: manufacturer responsibility. Senator Blakespear (D-Encinitas). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would create a manufacturer responsibility program for the safe and proper management of marine flares. The bill would define “covered product” to mean a pyrotechnic device that produces a brilliant light or a plume of colorful smoke as a visual distress signal, such as on a marine vessel, to attract attention and pinpoint a person’s location in an emergency. The bill would require a manufacturer of a covered product to develop and implement a manufacturer responsibility plan for the collection, transportation, and the safe and proper management of covered products, as specified. The bill would establish a process and timeline for DTSC to review and approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve a plan and for the implementation of an approved plan. The bill would require that an approved plan be published on DTSC’s internet website, except for specified manufacturer data that would not be open to public inspection. The bill would prohibit DTSC from adopting regulations to implement the act with an effective date earlier than July 1, 2028. Current Status: VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/29/24. Factsheet CPSC Letter of Support Press Environmentalists, marine flares manufacturer spar ahead of Newsom’s veto deadline - PoliticoPro, 9/13/2024 SB 1066: A Game-Changer for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection - The Log, 9/12/2024 What to Know About 4 EPR Bills Still in Play in California - Waste Dive, 5/28/2024 Proposed Legislation on Marine Flares May Prompt Reflection by Seafarers - The Log, 4/24/2024 California Senator Blakespear Introduces Marine Flare Producer Responsibility Act - Sirius Signal, 2/16/2024 SB 1143 , Paint products: stewardship program. Senator Allen (D-Los Angeles). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would revise and recast the architectural paint recovery program as the paint product recovery program. The bill would expand the scope of the stewardship program from architectural paint to paint products, and thereby subject paint products to the requirements of the program. The bill would define “paint product” to mean architectural coatings, aerosol coating products, nonindustrial coatings, and coating-related products, as provided. The bill would exempt aerosol coating products, coating-related products, and nonindustrial coatings added to the stewardship program by the bill from the requirements of the program until January 1, 2028, or the approved stewardship plan’s implementation date for those products, whichever occurs sooner, as specified. Among other changes, the bill would require a manufacturer, individually or through a stewardship organization, to review its plan at least every 5 years after approval by CalRecycle and determine whether amendments to the plan are necessary. The bill would rename the account for the deposit of fees the Paint Product Stewardship Account and would rename the subaccount for the deposit of civil penalties the Paint Product Stewardship Penalty Subaccount. The bill would make conforming changes. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR ON 09/29/24. CPSC Letter of Support Fact Sheet Press California Takes Steps to Reduce Hazardous Paint Dumping - Waste Advantage, 9/30/24 What to Know About 4 EPR Bills Still in Play in California - Waste Dive, 5/28/2024 SB 1167 , Solid waste: single-use drinking vessels. Senator Blakespear (D-Encinitas). CPSC SUPPORT. This bill would require a chain restaurant, before serving a beverage, to ask a customer if the customer intends to consume the beverage on the premises or off the premises. The bill would prohibit a chain restaurant from serving a beverage in a single-use vessel if a customer indicates intent to consume the beverage on the premises, as specified, and would subject a violator to the enforcement provisions described above. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Current Status: Died in the Senate Com. on E.Q. on 04/17/24.

THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS BOARD MEMBERS PRESS STAFF ANNUAL REPORT FUNDERS The Organization THE ORGANIZATION The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) is a powerful network of local governments, non-government organizations, businesses, and individuals supporting policies and projects where producers share in the responsibility for managing problem products at their end of life. CPSC is California’s thought leader and expert on Product Stewardship and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) movement. EPR enjoys the support of more than 26 million Californians. That’s nearly 70% of the state's population! Nearly 150 resolutions have been passed by California local jurisdictions and organizations supporting a more sustainable and toxic free environment through product stewardship. CPSC works closely with companies like Flame King who have redesigned products for reuse as well as those who have established pilot or permanent collection programs with some sharing of costs with others in the product chain. In July 2015, the CPSC Board, current CPSC Executive Director (Doug Kobold), and others formed the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC), a 501(c)(4). With CPSC’s legislative successes in California, increasing demands for CPSC’s assistance had come from all across the country, creating the need for an entity that could carry CPSC’s work forward, without lobbying limits, on a national scale. Let us know how we can help your city or county take the first step towards adopting producer responsibility to promote safer, healthier families and communities! CPSC Mission Statement To shift California’s material economy from a linear model that subsidizes resource extraction, including ratepayer financed collection and disposal, towards a circular economy that relies upon producer-financed and managed recovery programs with reliable and transparent oversight, while improving the health and well-being of all Californians. CPSC Vision Producers have the primary responsibility to establish, fund, and manage end of life systems for their products with reliable oversight, ensuring accountability and transparency. CPSC will accomplish our mission by: Providing greater support for waste prevention and materials recovery than comparable supports for raw materials or energy extraction; Fostering separation of materials discards for safety and recovery; and Keeping products in use longer through reuse, repair, and salvage. Read about CPSC's outreach to university students here. From the Executive Director Welcome to the CPSC website! Our goals are to educate you about producer responsibility, inspire you, and provide you with the tools to take action. Have a product related problem in your community? Let us know how we can help! Learn more about current sponsorship opportunities, or consider showing your support by contributing to CPSC so we can continue to work on the products that matter the most to you, your family, and your community. With gratitude, Doug Kobold Board Member BOARD MEMBERS CPSC is grateful to have a board that reflects both the diversity of our state's communities and diversity of industry stakeholders. Learn more about how CPSC, by design, ensures diversity on nearly every front. Tedd Ward Chair Director Del Norte Solid Waste Mgt Authority Crescent City, CA Tedd's bio Colleen Foster Vice Chair Area Sr Mgr Municipal Sales Republic Services Oceanside, CA Colleen's bio Alexa Kielty Treasurer Residential Zero Waste Senior Coordinator SF Dept of Environment San Francisco, CA Alexa's bio Amy Hammes Secretary Recycling Specialist City of Burbank Burbank, CA Amy's bio Julia Au Senior Outreach, Education, and Compliance Manager RethinkWaste San Carlos, CA Julia's bio Derek Crutchfield Recycling Coordinator City of Vallejo Vallejo, CA Derek's bio Naomi Lue Zero Waste Supervisor Castro Valley Sanitary District Castro Valley, CA Naomi's bio Kristina Miller City Manager City of Rio Vista Rio Vista, CA Kristina's bio Wes Nelson Director of Sourcing & Sales Circular Polymers Lincoln, CA Wes' bio Susanne Passantino Market Director Government Affairs Republic Services Los Angeles, CA Susannes' bio Steve Rodowick Paradise Recreation & Parks District Paradise, CA Steve's bio Chris Sheppard Principal Engineer County of LA Dept. of Public Works Los Angeles, CA Chris' bio Jennifer West Program Manager StopWaste Jennifer's bio Naama Brenner Abramovitch Recycling Specialist Napa Recycling Naama's Bio Kayla Rodriguez Government Affairs Recology Kayla's bio STAFF Staff We are a diverse group of highly accomplished experts in our fields of practice. We are passionate about the work we do and the communities we serve. Doug Kobold Executive Director Doug's bio Connect on LinkedIn Joanne Brasch, PhD Assistant Director Joanne's bio Connect on LinkedIn Virginia McCormick Senior Associate Virginia's bio Connect on LinkedIn Bani Dhaliwal Associate I Bani's bio Connect on LinkedIn Gemma Goebel Associate I Gemma's Bio Connect on LinkedIn Lev Birman Intern Lev's bio Connect on LinkedIn Israel Okeyinka Volunteer Israel's bio Connect on LinkedIn Funders SPONSORS Thank you to our sponsors and associates for supporting CPSC! CPSC advocates on behalf of countless cities, towns, and other jurisdictions here in California. We are grateful for their financial support, along with various other sponsors, and all that they do to further our mission and vision for material management in California. Learn more about sponsoring CPSC here and click here to learn more about CPSC sponsorship levels. Circular Sponsors ($20,000 or more ) Platinum Sponsors ($10,000 or more ) Gold Sponsors ($5,000 to $9,999) Silver Sponsors ($2,500 to $4,999) Bronze Sponsors California Waste Haulers Council Product Care Association of Canada R3 Consulting Regent Apparel Sirius Signal For Life Textile Exchange Vision Paint Recycling Inc. Green Sponsors California Association of Recycling Market Development Zones TDC Environmental Business Waste Management Consulting Green Cities of California EarthSort Reciprocal Benefits Sponsors California Resource Recovery Association Californians Against Waste CPSC Staff Representation on External Boards and Committees Our team continues to advance EPR initiatives by actively participating on external boards and committees. ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORTS 2025 2024 2023 2 022 2021 2020 A WARDS Arrow Awards Overview The California Product Stewardship Council recognizes California businesses for outstanding leadership, innovation and partnerships in prod uct stewa rdship and green design. The Arrow Awards recognize innovative product stewardship programs, outstanding partnerships in product stewardship and serve to inspire organizations to integrate the principles of product stewardship. Learn more about current and previous awards! Eligibility Any business entity (division or facility locate d in California), third party stewardship organizations and non‐profits are eligible to apply. Award Recipient Benefits A custom-designed award made of recycled ma terials by Bay Area artist Ellen Blakeley presented at an evening awards event attended by more than 700 loc al and state government representatives, state legislators and industry representatives. Statewide media coverage Organization’s profile on CPSC’s Arrow Awards web page fo r one year Organization’s profile in CPSC’s electronic newsletter, distributed to more than 3,000 viewers Organization’s video (if submitted) uploaded to CPSC’s YouTube Channel Use of Arrow Awards medallion on organization’s public relations materials Ongoing promotion and support from CPSC A link from CPSC’s website to award recipients Award Categories Overall Excellence Award: The Golden Arrow Award for Overall Excellence in Product Stewardship This award will be given to a company that demonstrates excellence in several aspects of product stewardship, including green design, toxics reduction, packaging reduction, increased reuse, repair, re-manufacture, convenient product take-back and end of life (EOL) management for one or more products. Note : Do not apply for this award. The Golden Arrow Award winner will be selected by the review panel from the applicants of the categories below. If you wish to be considered for the Golden Arrow Award, then ensure your application speaks to all three individual categories. Green Arrow Award for System and Design Innovations This award will be given to a company that demonstrates an innovative product, package or system-approach that removes or reduces toxic or other problematic attributes present in other similar products. Examples: citrus cleaners that replace petroleum solvents; refillable packaging vs. one-way disposable; integrated (cradle-to-cradle) approach to providing a product, i.e., prepaid mailer to return product to manufacturer for reuse or recycling. The Bow and Arrow Award for Coalition Building This award will be given to a company or group that has excelled in building partnerships and demonstrating the inter-dependence between producers, distributors, retailers, public agencies and other stakeholders. The award may recognize a producer, a group of producers, an industry or trade association, or a stewardship organization that works with public agencies, retailers or other stakeholders to deal with EOL issues. The Infinity Arrow Award for Service and Take-Back This award will recognize a retail business, group of businesses, or chain that has initiated an outstanding Take Back program for one or more product as an additional convenience and service to their customers, and works with the producers of those products in developing safe storage and recovery of EOL products and packages. Read more about current and previous award winning companies. View pictures from the ceremonies and see the press on CPSC's arrow awards. Pictured right: Group photo featuring the 2025 Arrow Award recipients. Legislative Excellence Awa rds Overview The California Product Stewardship Council recognizes California legislators for outstanding leadership, innovative solutions, and development of strategic partnerships in regards to statewide policies on product stewardship and green design. Read more about current and previous award winning legislators. Associate/Sponsor of the Year Awards Overview The California Product Stewardship Council recognizes associates and partn ers for outstanding leadership in their field, innovative solutions to longstanding issues, and effective partnership in regards to product stewardship and green design in California. Read more about current and previous award winning local governments and sponsors. PRESS FEATURING CPSC Breaking Down California's SB 707: The Textile Recovery Act of 2024 & The Nation's First Textile EPR Bill - Conscious Chatter, 5/26/26 California Gears Up for Nation's First Textiles EPR Program - Waste360, 5/18/26 CARE Meeting Focuses on Recycling Innovation, New York Legislation - Floor Daily, 05/07/2026 Quick Green Tip: Turning old clothes into new opportunities - VC Reporter, 04/16/2026 Group with Global Ties to EPR Legislation Chosen to Implement California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act - Sourcing Journal, 03/02/2026 Vape Waste Legislation and Pilots Increase Due to Facility Fire Issues - Waste Dive, 02/03/2026 New California Fee Targets Batteries in PlayStations, Power Tools, and Singing Cards - CalMatters, 1/2/2026 California EPR stakeholders keep pushing through regulatory gray area - Packaging Dive, 10/7/2025 California Lawmakers Ban PFAS in Food Packaging, Limit Microbeads - Packaging Dive, 9/15/2025 Recycling Leaders from California Acknowledged for Pushing the Envelope with Plastic and Textile Recycling - Waste Advantage, 8/6/2025 Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes - UC DAVIS, 6/25/2025 Textile recycling programs move forward across U.S. - Waste Dive, 6/16/2025 Innovative Sorting for Sustainable Futures: Fiber Identification Technologies Tested in California to Drive Textile Circularity - Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, 6/14/2025 Where 3 Key Waste and Recycling Bills Stand in California - Waste Dive, 6/9/2025 Waste Regulations Incentivizing Reuse and Recycling of Medical Textiles in California - European Society of Medicine, 6/6/2025 Will New Laws Help or Hinder Fashion's Waste Problem - Financial Times, 5/29/2025 Sustainability Report 2025 - Sourcing Journal, 5/20/2025 Textile Recycling Enters the Fold - Resource Recycling, 5/19/2025 California's EPR Agenda Expands - Waste 360, 4/29/2025 Let's End Disposable Vape Waste - Capitol Weekly, 4/24/2025 Overwhelming: What Happens to 50,000 lbs. of Extra LA Wildfire Clothing Donations - The Guardian, 1/28/2025 Propane Party - Monterey County Now, 1/23/2025 When San Diego Didn't Have the Kind of Fabric Store She Wanted, She Created One - San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/2/2025 Waste Prevention Legislation Gives Nod to Consumer Rights - Thousand Oaks Acorns, 12/6/2024 California Collects Over 8,500 Expired Marine Flares in Statewide Effort to Protect Communities and Waters - Redheaded Blackbelt, 11/27/2024 Coastal Counties Across California Collect Over 8,500 Single-Use Marine Flares - Waste Advantage Magazine, 11/26/2024 Resale and Recycling Providers Are Gearing for California's Textile EPR - Sourcing Journal, 11/21/2024 Textile Recycling Efforts Pick Up Steam in LA, New York, and Beyond - Waste Dive, 11/13/2024 Outfitting Tomorrow Event Connects Students and Industry Leaders to Discuss a More Sustainable Outdoor Gear Industry - Colorado State University, 11/8/2024 What to know about how camping stove propane is changing in California - San Francisco Chronicle, 10/27/2024 Local boaters get safer marine flares, dispose of expired ones in Morro Bay - KSBY, 10/27/2024 Multiple Coastal Jurisdictions Partner with State on Expired Marine Flare Collection Events - Waste Advantage, 10/10/2024 New California bill bans single-use propane cans used by campers - San Francisco Chronicle, 9/26/2024 Clothes Piling up in Your Closet? A Landmark California Bill Would Mandate Brands Recycle Them - The Guardian, 9/24/24 California Bill Leads the Charge on EPR - Ecotextile, 9/19/24 California Moves Toward Eliminating Single-Use Propane Cylinders with SB 1280 - Redheaded Blackbelt, 9/15/24 California State Legislature Supports a Transition to Refillable, One-Pound Propane Cylinders - Waste Advantage, 9/11/24 First in the Nation Textile Extended Producer Responsibility Program Legislation Passes the California Legislature - Fibershed, 9/10/24 EPR Bills on California Governor’s Desk Reflect Strong and Growing Movement - PSI, 9/5/24 KCBS All News Featuring Doug Kobold on SB 707 (Newman) - KCBS, 9/5/24 California Passes Three Landmark Environmental Bills - Waste 360, 9/4/24 California Legislature Passes Textile EPR, SB 1383 Updates and Much More - Waste Dive, 9/3/24 Historic California Textile EPR Passes in State Legislature - Sourcing Journal, 8/30/24 It Will Soon Be Easier for Americans to Recycle Batteries - WIRED, 7/15/24 California Ocean Litter Strategy Webinar - July 2024 - California Ocean Protection Council, 7/10/2024 Senator Josh Newman's Landmark Textile Recycling Bill Advances in California Assembly - Waste Advantage, 7/3/24 California Legislator Continues to Push for Textiles EPR Law - Recycling Today, 7/3/24 California Responsible Textile Recovery Act Moves Forward in State Assembly - Sourcing Journal, 7/3/24 Newman's Landmark Textile Recycling Bill Advances in California Assembly - Fullerton Observer, 7/2/24 Renewal Projects Receive $50,000 in DOE Competition - Resource Recycling, 6/25/24 How California Treasurer Fiona Ma Became 'Obsessed' with Waste and Recycling - Waste Dive, 6/11/24 What to Know About 4 EPR Bills Still in Play in California - Waste Dive, 5/28/24 Sorting for Circularity Report - Fashion for Good, RRS, 5/22/224 Tackling Textiles at the Santa Barbara Dump - Santa Barbara Independent, 5/5/24 Marine Flares in California - Dockside Podcast, 4/29/24 Top Environmental Pollution Issues in SoCal - Spectrum Infocus News, 4/28/24 Threadhaus Revolutionizes Fashion with the Launch of R3 Reform Jacket on Earth Day in NYC - EIN Presswire, 4/26/24 Santa Barbara Wants System to Repurpose Fabrics, Avoiding Textile Waste - Noozhawk, 4/18/24 Homeboy Threads, The California Product Stewardship Council and TOMRA Demonstrate how Collaboration and Global Tech can Reduce Waste, Protect the Environment and Create Jobs - Waste Advantage, 3/06/24 TOMRA Demonstrates Textile Sorting at Homeboy Threads in Los Angeles - TOMRA, 3/01/24 Thread #9: Michael Learns to Autosort - Linkedin, 2/29/24 Cal Cities Nominee at the Helm of New Plastic Prevention Advisory Board - Cal Cities, 2/10/24 Thread #4: Autosort in Action! - Medium, 2/4/24 California to Prohibit the Use of Recyclability Labeling on Ineligible Products - Sourcing Journal, 1/30/24 EPR, Bottle Bills and Right-to-Repair Legislation Make a Return in 2024 with Nuanced New Details - Wastedive, 1/29/24 California Names Circular Action Alliance its Sole Producer Responsibility Organization - Wastedive, 1/9/24 California Product Stewardship Council’s “Make the Electronic Marine Flare Switch” Campaign Promotes Safe Marine Flare Disposal and Reusable Alternatives - Scrap Monster, 11/24/23 California Product Stewardship Council’s “Make the Electronic Marine Flare Switch” Campaign Promotes Safe Marine Flare Disposal and Reusable Alternatives - Waste Advantage, 11/22/23 Circular Pol ymers by Ascend and ReDefyne Experts Highlight Expanded Options for Post-Consumer Recycled Nylons - Textile World, 11/14/23 Rig ht to Repair Wins in California With U.S. Proposal in the Works - Waste 360, 11/6/23 A Q&A with Senator Josh Newman: How the circular economy effort in California is making a major impact on the environment - Sac News & Review, 10/24/23 Pyrotechnic marine flares ignite concerns for safety - Best of SNO, 10/5/23 Pyrotechnic marine flares ignite concerns for safety - Scot Scoop, 9/29/23 C alifornia Responsible Textile Recovery Act Tabled Until 2024 - Sourcing Journal, 9/21/23 Keeping Up - Capitol Morning Report, 9/15/23 California legislative snapshot: Right-to-repair, labor dispute bill, bottle bill expansion still on table - WasteDrive, 9/6/23 A ATCC To An nounce 2023 Future Leaders Award Recipients - Textile World, 8/29/23 Upcoming Marine Flare Collection Events - The Log, 8/17/23 Sustainable Textiles: Protecting Your Health and the Planet - YMyHealth, 7/25/23 EPR & Textile Stewardship with Joanne of CPSC - Clothes Horse, 7/16/23 Make your camping trip more sustainable by swapping out this one item - The Orange County Register, 7/14/23 France will start subsidizing their citizens' shoe repairs - Business Insider, 7/12/23 California’s proposed Responsible Textile Recovery Act pulled from legislative session - Fashion Dive, 7/12/23 Newman converts textile recycling measure to 2-year bill - Politico, 7/11/23 CalRecycle names its first packaging EPR advisory board - Resource Recycling, 7/10/23 California textile recycling bill gets amendments ahead of key hearing - Politico, 7/6/23 Goodwill project finds clothing repair sustainable, but expensive - Mission Local, 5/18/23 A slew of countries are asking fashion companies to pay for recycling programs as clothing waste becomes overwhelming - Fortune, 5/31/23 How Fashion Companies Can Take Responsibility for Their Waste and Move Toward A Just, Circular Textile Economy - Fibershed, 5/26/23 Regulators Want Fashion Brands to Pay for Their Textile Waste - Bloomberg, 5/25/23 Zero Waste Symposium returns in person to the North Bay - Northern California Public Media, 5/12/23 California SB 707: EPR Textile Recycling and Repair Program with CPSC’s Dr. Joanne Brasch - Swap Society, 4/27/23 Why Recycling Plants Keep Catching on Fire - TIME, 4/13/23 California officials hint at big e-scrap program changes - E-Scrap News, 3/29/23 In California, Textile Waste is Out of Fashion - Future World, 3/16/23 California Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Textile Recycling Bill - International Sleep Products Association, 3/14/23 The Textile Dilemma: From Manufacturing, To Waste, To Solutions - EcoJustice Radio, 3/6/23 California could make apparel producers liable for textile waste - Sourcing Journal, 3/6/23 California legislature takes on textiles - Recycling Today, 3/3/23 Fashion companies would have to help recycle clothes under proposed California bill - Paradise Post, 3/3/23 California legislature takes on textiles - Waste Today, 3/3/23 Fashion companies would have to help recycle clothes under proposed California bill - The Mendocino Beacon, 3/3/23 Fashion companies would have to help recycle clothes under proposed California bill - The Orange County Register, 3/2/23 California, US introduces bill for collection & recycling of textiles - Fibre2Fashion, 3/2/23 Legislation Introduced to create first-of-its-kind EPR textile recycling and repair program in CA - Waste Advantage, 2/28/23 A California bill wants to make brands responsible for fashion's waste problem - Vogue Business, 2/27/23 Awards Press CPSC PRESS ARCHIVE

PHARMACEUTICAL EPR SHARPS EPR The Story of SB 212 - Bringing Producer Funded Pharmaceutical and Sharps to California State and local governments in the United States followed the lead of Canada, France, Spain, and others to implement phar maceutical EPR laws and local ordinances. In 2018, California passed national precedent for an EPR program for pharmaceuticals and sharps. For over ten years prior, CPSC helped pass several local ordinances and shared insight with other states to build momentum that lead to the passage of the statewide program. Each of the local ordinances are described below with chronological history and relevant supporting documents. SB 212, sponsored by CPSC, was authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (Santa Barbara) and was signed by Governor Brown in September 2018. The legislation is in the regulatory process as the designated agency, CalRecycle, establishes the regulations to carry out the directives of SB 212. The bill's authors, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assembly member Phil Ting shared their victory with the press, as did CPSC . To learn more about the problems caused by improper disposal of pharmaceuticals and other health products such as sharps, read CPSC’s “A Prescription for Change” publications below. Sacramento County - Spring 2014 Marin County - Fall/Winter 2014 San Mateo - Spring/Summer 2015 Alameda County - Spring 2016 Santa Clara - Spring 2016 Butte & Tehama Counties - Fall 2016 San Joaquin County - Summer 2018 First California County to Pass a Pharmaceutical EPR Program: Alameda County, California On July 24, 2012, Alameda County adopted the Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance . This ordinance is based on the program in British Columbia, operated by many of the same pharmaceutical companies doing business in the U.S. This precedent setting ordinance was the first in the nation to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the safe collection and disposal of unused medications from the public, starting with a challenge by the pharmaceutical industry in December of 2012 and two appeals which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court denying the request to hear the case on May 26, 2015. Alameda Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance Timeline: 1/26/18: Alameda County adopted proposed revisions to the 7/24/2012 Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance. Key changes in the revisions include: Adds Over-the-Counter (OTC) medications to the covered items Allows for collection of Controlled Substances at both law enforcement AND DEA registrants (Pharmacies and Hospitals) Requires the stewardship organization to provide a kiosk to any DEA Registrant even if they have reached the 110 site goal originally stated Minor changes to definitions to clarify ordinance, and make enforcement easier 5/26/15: U.S. Supreme Court denies petitioners’ Writ of Certiorari (request to hear case) 4/15/15: Alameda responds to Supreme Court questions 2/25/15: Director of the Department of Environmental Health approves the two stewardship plans that were submitted. 2/23/15: Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Program Public Hearing to review submitted product stewardship plans Exelsis Drug Disposal Plan – updated 2/2/2015 Alameda MED-Project LLC Plan – updated 2/23/2015 12/29/14: PhRMA and other plaintiff organizations file a Petition For Writ of Certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case – Petition text 9/30/14: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules for Alameda County – Court ruling 7/11/14: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing video (the hearing starts around the 1:01:50 mark) 1/5/14: Alameda County responds to the PhRMA petition - Appeal text 9/12/13: Notice of appeal is filed by PhRMA and other plaintiff organizations in the Federal Court of Appeals 8/28/13: US District Judge Richard Seeborg finds the ordinance constitutional in the 9th circuit court 12/7/12: Alameda County is sued by three organizations representing the pharmaceutical industry 7/24/12: Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance is adopted by unanimous vote by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Other Alameda resources: CPSC Pharmaceutical EPR Fact Sheet - Alameda Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance Website Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance Amendment Update Package Slideshow – Bill Pollock, 1/11/16 US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Hearing Video – PhRMA v. County of Alameda, 7/11/2014 - (Alameda hearing begins at 1:01:50) Pharmaceutical EPR Programs in Local Counties in California Information below is for each county in California that has an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model ordinance for safe medicine and sharps disposal. City & County of San Francisco, California In 2010, San Francisco introduced a Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance. However, in 2012 the city chose to instead accept $110,000 from PhRMA and Genentech to fund a pilot project to collect data on the issue. In August 2013 the same two organizations provided another payment of $125,000 to fund the pilot project an additional year. A separate Safe Drug Disposal Information Ordinance was passed in May 2011 to supplement the PhRMA-funded pilot program by requiring pharmacies that won’t host a bin to advertise those that do. The Safe Medicine Disposal Pilot program has been well-utilized, with over 37,000 pounds collected in the first 26 months. Following the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholding Alameda’s ordinance, San Francisco Board President David Chiu reintroduced the Ordinance on October 21, 2014. Board President Chiu was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2014 and Supervisor London Breed became the author of the ordinance and was elected President of the Board of Supervisors. The ordinance was heard in committee on February 26th with a 3 – 0 vote to move the ordinance to the full Board. The ordinance was heard before the full Board twice – once on March 10, 2015 where it received an 11 – 0 vote to adopt and again on March 17, 2015 where it received a second and final unanimous vote to adopt. San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee signed the legislation on March 26, 2015 and the ordinance’s date of enactment is 30 days after signing. CPSC Fact Sheet on San Francisco City and County Pharmaceutical EPR Ordinance- revised 8/16/18 Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance – signed 3/26/2015 Resources: SF Environment Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance Information San Francisco Board of Supervisors Meeting 3/10/2015 – Meeting video, San Francisco Government TV, 3/10/2015 (Ordinance discussion begins 00:16:20) Government Audit and Oversight Committee Public Hearing – Hearing video, San Francisco Government TV, 2/26/2015 Creating Safe Medicine Disposal Options – Op Ed by London Breed, San Francisco Examiner, 2/25/2015 San Francisco May Be First Major U.S. City With a Drug Take-Back Program – Ed Silverman, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/2015 Contra Costa County, California 12/20/16 – Final Safe Drug Disposal ordinance adopted on consent. Ordinance is effective 30 days from passage. County staff will return to the Board with an update before July 2017 and work to address multiple additional items including the makeup of the Stewardship Organization that implements the program to be listed as a 501-c3 and adding specificity to the method of medication disposal. 12/13/16 – Motion to waive the ordinance reading and fix 12/20/16 as the adoption date of the revised ordinance passes unanimously by 5-0 vote. San Mateo County, California CPSC Fact Sheet on San Mateo’s Pharmaceutical EPR Ordinance – revised 8/2/2018 4/28/15 – Ordinance adopted on consent Resources: San Mateo County Health System Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance Information County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors Meeting 4/14/15 – Meeting video, San Mateo County YouTube Channel, 4/14/15 (Ordinance discussion begins 1:39:31) Proposed San Mateo County Ordinance Would Require Drug Companies to Pay for Disposal Program – Kamala Silva Wolfe, San Francisco Examiner, 1/14/2015 Educational insert piece: A Prescription for Change: How Improperly Disposed Medications and Needles Are Affecting Our Community Health – San Mateo County Environmental Health, 6/2015 Summary of Medication Disposal Consumer Survey Results – San Mateo County [PDF] Santa Barbara County, California CPSC Fact sheet on Santa Barbra’s Pharmaceutical EPR Ordinance – Revised 8-2-18 6/7/16 – Board of Supervisors heard staff presentation and public comment on their proposed pharmaceutical EPR ordinance and passed by a 3-1 vote, with one Supervisor abstaining. The ordinance can become law after a final vote in two weeks. 5/19/15 – Board of Supervisors Hearing held on unused pharmaceuticals; Board directed staff to begin stakeholder process. 10/6/15 – agenda item 15-00784 passed by a 5-0 vote and directs staff to draft an EPR ordinance for pharmaceuticals and return to the Board in early 2016. 6/7/16 – Board of Supervisors hearing held on proposed pharmaceutical EPR ordinance ; ordinance passed by a 3-1 vote with one Supervisor abstaining. 6/21/16 – Proposed ordinance passes with 4-1 vote to adopt . Ordinance becomes effective 7/21/16 Resources: County Board of Supervisors Meeting 6/7/16 – Item #7, Stewardship for Safe Drug Disposal County Board of Supervisors Meeting 6/21/16 , Stewardship for Safe Drug Disposal County of Santa Barbara Press Release – Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Adopt Safe Drug Collection Program Ordinance , 6/21/16 Santa Clara County, California CPSC Fact Sheet on Santa Clara’s Pharmaceutical and Sharps EPR Ordinance – Revised 8/27/18 3/7/18- The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors has passed a law (Ordinance No., NS-517.92) requiring sharps manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies who produce and distribute medicines that require home injection to submit and implement a comprehensive plan for safe disposal of consumer-generated sharps waste. 3/14/17 – Ordinance to amend the existing Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance in order to clarify and strengthen ordinance requirements prior to implementation of MED-Project’s proposed stewardship passed by a 3-0 vote with two Supervisors recusing themselves. 5/19/15 – Ordinance introduced at Board of Supervisors Meeting and passed by a 3-0 vote with two Supervisors recusing themselves due to pharmaceutical investments. 6/23/15 – Ordinance second reading before Board and received a unanimous 3 – 0 vote to adopt, with two Supervi sors recusing themselves due to pharmaceutical investments. 7/23/15 – ordinance went into effect. Resources: County of Santa Clara Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance Information County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Meeting 5/19/15 – Meeting video, County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, 5/19/15 (Ordinance discussion begins at 3:47:20) Marin County, California 7/28/15 – Ordinance first reading at Board of Supervisors Hearing and received a 4-0 vote to approve, with one Supervisor recusing themselves due to pharmaceutical investments. 8/11/15 – Ordinance read the second time and received a 4-0 vote to adopt, with one Supervisor recusing themselves due to pharmaceutical investments. 9/11/15 – ordinance went into effect. County of Marin Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance – Adopted, 8/11/15 Press and Resources County of Marin Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance Information Marin Joins List of County Drug Takeback Ordinances As Local EPR Goes Nationwide – California Life Sciences Association, 8/10/15 Marin: Drug Firms Must Pay for Disposal of Their Medications , Nels Johnson, Marin Independent Journal, 8/12/15 Los Angeles County, California 8/11/15 – agenda item #4 passed by a 4-0 vote with one Supervisor abstaining; directed staff to initiate the stakeholder process for development of a pharmaceutical and medical sharps EPR ordinance. 11/13-15 – public stakeholder meeting held at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. 5/17/16 – After three previous postponed votes, the LA County Board of Supervisors postponed voting on their proposed pharmaceutical and sharps EPR ordinance. The item will be rescheduled for the next Board public meeting held June 14, 2016. The Board heard public comment and asked a few questions. Coverage of 5/17/16 vote to postpone: Video of EPR ordinance public comment and Board discussion Vote on LA County drug take-back proposal delayed again – Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, 5/16/16 LA Times Column Covers LA County Proposed EPR Ordinance – California Inc., David Lazarus, 5/16/2016 Dangerous prescription drug battle plan for LA County: Let’s put it off, Hoa Quach, MyNewsLA.com , 5/17/16 6/14/16 – The Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 with two supervisor’s abstaining in favor of a motion that will have industry contribute funding towards quarterly take back events, study the results of Walgreen’s voluntary medication collection program in LA County, and create an education campaign on existing take back locations and disposal in the trash. The EPR ordinance may be reconsidered in November 2016. Video of 6/14/16 Board of Supervisors meeting staff report, public comment, and Board discussion LA County Supervisors set — again — to vote on drug take-back ordinance , Stephanie O’Neill, Southern California Public Radio, 6/13/16 L.A. County supervisors roll back plans for a drug take-back program , Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 6/14/16 Pharma loses one batter over drug take-back programs, but wins another, Ed Silverman, STAT News, 6/16/16 8/26/16 – County of Los Angeles disapproves the revised plan submitted on 8/12/16 in a letter to industry and identifies areas where the plan needs improvement Resources: Letter of Support from CPSC and 11 other signatories and List of Key Elements of a Properly Constructed Ordinance , 11/9/15 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Pharmaceutical Take-Back website Santa Cruz County, California CPSC Fact Sheet on Santa Cruz’ Pharmaceutical and Sharps EPR Ordinance – revised 8/7/18 9/1/15 – agenda item #27 passed and directed staff to initiate the stakeholder process for development of a pharmaceutical and medical sharps EPR ordinance. 10/8/15 – a public stakeholder meeting was held at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chambers. 11/10/15 – Ordinance read for the first time at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Hearing and received a 5-0 vote to approve the first reading and then approved again at the second reading 12/8/15 with a 5-0 vote. 1/8/16 – Ordinance goes into effect. 8/9/16 – City of Santa Cruz proposed Safe Drug and Sharps Disposal Ordinance passes by a 7-0 vote. Ordinance goes into effect 9/9/2016 City of Santa Cruz and National Stewardship Action Council press release , Updated 10/21/16 8/25/16 – City of Capitola proposed Safe Drug and Sharps Disposal Ordinance passes by a 5-0 vote. Ordinance goes into effect the 31st day after passage. Sonoma County, California 8/10/18- Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance posted for public comment before County Supervisors vote on 9/11/18 9/22/17 – Sonoma County Board of Supervisors announce Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance in press release 10/4/16 – Sonoma County Board of Supervisors held a Safe Medicine Disposal – EPR Study Session (Agenda Item #21) at their public Board Meeting and directed staff to continue working cooperatively with the existing Safe Medicine Ordinance Collaborative, cities, and other stakeholders and return to the Board with a pharmaceutical EPR ordinance proposal that includes a deeper analysis and recommendations regarding the ordinance options and a program implementation plan. Sonoma County Press Release – Sonoma County to Develop Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance , 10/4/16 San Luis Obispo County, California 3/11/15 – Ordinance passed by the the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Authority (IWMA) Board of Directors by an 11-0 vote with two Directors absent. Ordinance is “Transitional to EPR” policy since a different group in the product chain – in this case retailers – is having to pay for the program but not producers. 4/11/15 – Ordinance takes effect. Effective 9/11/15, retail pharmacies in the IWMA region are required to provide a mail back program and/or collection receptacle program to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs as required under the Ordinance 1/10/2018 – Full EPR Ordinance passed by the IWMA shifts the cost burden of the program to the producers. Tehama County, California 7/3/18 – Ordinance passed by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors by a 4-1 vote. The ordinance covers both medications and sharps and is the first to require the stewardship organization to be an IRS c3 to promote public benefit and be transparent as a non profit. This is the first rural county to pass an ordinance with both medications and sharps collection paid for by producers. Pharmaceutical EPR Programs Around the Country New York State 7/11/18 – Drug Take Back Act Take Back Act passes. Key points from the act include that ALL pharmacies must participate and the collection of sharps are not included. Washington State 1/10/18- Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs release letter of support for secure drug take-back legislation 2/9/18- Washington state passes , with an 86-12 bipartisan vote, new secure medicine return legislation. King County On June 20, 2013 the King County Board of Health in Washington passed the Secure Medication Return Rule & Regulation to create a drug take-back program for King County residents. The program promotes the safe disposal of unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and will be funded and operated by the drug manufacturers. On November 27, 2013 four groups of major drug manufacturers sued the County. The suit was dismissed following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5/26/2015 decision not to hear industry’s legal challenge to the Alameda County Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance. Status – On October 16, 2015, King County approved the Return Meds LLC stewardship plan and rejected the King County MED-Project LLC stewardship plan. The MED-Project submitted a revised proposed stewardship plan for review in accordance with the December 14, 2015 deadline. The compliance deadline for the approved stewardship plan to be fully implemented is no later than April 13, 2016. King County Secure Medicine Return Program website National Press Release – King County and Alameda County Secure Medication Return 6/26/13 King County Medication Take-Back Fact Sheet 5/7/13 Washington County Additional Washington Counties with EPR medicine disposal ordinances: Kitsap (2016), Pierce (2016), Snohmish (2016), Whatcom (2017), Clallam (2017) This video describes the drug manufacturers’ MED-Project program that is working in Snohomish and King counties under their Secure Medicine Return ordinances. The WA Secure Drug Take-Back Act (SHB 1047) is modeled on these successful local laws. Pharmaceutical EPR Programs Around the World Europe Belgium – Bonusage First implemented in the Brussels region in 2002, Bonusage is organized through a partnership of pharmaceutical wholesalers, manufacturers, and pharmacies. The program is funded by wholesalers, who pay for collection, storage and transportation, and manufacturers, who pay for incineration of the collected materials based on market share. Medicines managed through the program increased 33% from 2000 to 2011. CPSC Program Fact Sheet France – Cyclamed The Cyclamed program started in 1993 as a voluntary program before becoming mandated by law in 2007. Funding is fully provided by the pharmaceutical industry and all pharmacies are mandated to take back medicines. CPSC International Pharmaceutical EPR Fact sheet France Cyclamed List of Industry Participants/Funders In 2012 Dastri, a non-profit organization, was approved to collect and dispose of hazardous sharps waste. This program is funded entirely by drug manufacturers. CPSC International Sharps EPR Fact sheet – France Dastri List of Industry Participants/Funders Hungary – Recyclomed The Recyclomed program began collecting medicines in 2005 after legislation mandated a national program. Funding is provided by drug manufacturers and all pharmacies are mandated to host take-back. In 2011 there were over 4,000 locations nationally. CPSC International Pharmaceutical EPR Fact Sheet- Hungary Portugal – Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Resíduous de Embalagens de Medicamentos (SIGREM ) Administered by the nonprofit VALORMED, SIGREM was implemented in 2001 with funding provided by pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors as well as the national pharmacy association. Although participation is voluntary, over 99% of pharmacies acted as take-back locations in 2011. CPSC Program Fact Sheet Spain – SIGRE Medicines and the Environment Administered by the nonprofit SIGRE, this program has been in operation since 2003 with manufacturers funding and operating the take-back program. Collection is located exclusively at pharmacies, with over 21,000 participating take-back locations in 2014. Results indicate that over 70% of households utilize the system. CPSC International Pharmaceutical EPR Fact Sheet – Spain Sweden – Sveriges Farmaceuter Sweden passed legislation in 2009 mandating a producer responsibility take-back program for medications. The Swedish Pharmacy Association is the managing non-profit, consisting of nine member companies that operate the program. 85% of Swedes are aware they can take-back medications to a pharmacy. CPSC International Fact Sheet Pharmaceutical EPR – Sweden North America Canada – Medications Return Programs This producer funded and operated program started voluntarily in British Columbia (B.C.) over 15 years ago and since has become mandated. The program has expanded beyond B.C. and now operates in most provinces. British Columbia Medications Return Program Fact Sheet Manitoba Medications Return Program Fact Sheet Nova Scotia Medication Disposal Program and Safe Sharps Bring-Back Program Fact Sheet CPSC International Fact Sheet Pharmaceutical EPR – Ontario 2014 Annual Report on the Ontario Medications and Sharps Collection Program, Health Products Stewardship Association, 2015 2013 Annual Report on the Ontario Medications and Sharps Collection Program, Health Products Stewardship Association, 2014 Prince Edward Island Medication Return Program and Sharps Collection Program Fact Sheet Saskatchewan Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Program Fact Sheet – “transitional” EPR program Mexico – Sistema Nacional De Gestión De Residuous De Envases Y Medicamentos (SINGREM) Administered by Mexico’s National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CANIFARMA), the SINGREM program began collecting medicines in 2010 in several Mexican states with funding supplied by CANIFARMA. In 2014 the program underwent a major national expansion to implement the program in all cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants. As of 2014, there were 4,000 collection locations in 22 states. CPSC International Pharmaceutical EPR Fact Sheet - Mexico List of Industry Participants/Funders South America Brazil – Descarte Consciente Administered by Brazil Health Service , Descarte Consciente was implemented in 2010 with funding provided by the pharmaceutical industry. Collection is located at pharmacies but is not mandatory. In 2013 the program collected 22 tons. CPSC Program Fact Sheet List of Industry Participants/Funders Colombia – Punto Azul Administered by Colombia’s National Association of Entrepreneurs (ANDI), the Punto Azul program began collecting medicines in 2010 with funding supplied by pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers. Collection is located at pharmacies and large supermarkets but is not mandatory. In 2014 there were over 685 locations nationally covering 43% of the population. CPSC Program Fact Sheet Other Resources Unused Pharmaceuticals – Where Do They End Up? A Snapshot of European Collection Schemes – Health Care Without Harm Sharps EPR in the United States Alameda County The County of Alameda passed an EPR ordinance for sharps on 11/15/15. The ordinance requires producers that sell sharps in Alameda County to participate in a product stewardship plan for the collection and disposal of sharps. The ordinance went into effect on 12/18/15. By June 18, 2016 sharps producers must notify the County of their intent to participate in a product stewardship plan. Proposed product stewardship plans must be submitted to the County by December 18, 2016. More information is available on Alameda County Environmental Health’s Safe Drug and Consumer-Generated Sharps Disposal webpage. Santa Cruz County The County of Santa Cruz passed an EPR ordinance for pharmaceuticals and sharps on 12/8/15. The ordinance requires producers that sell sharps in Santa Cruz County to participate in a product stewardship plan for the collection and disposal of sharps. The ordinance went into effect on 1/8/16. By March 1, 2016 sharps producers must submit proposed product stewardship plans to the County for review and approval. San Luis Obispo County In 2008 the County of San Luis Obispo adopted a “transitional EPR” sharps management ordinance , setting up a program for the public to conveniently and safely take back used sharps to a retailer, free of charge. The ordinance places the responsibility for providing sharps take back on the retailers with no funding from industry or other members of the product chain. In January, 2018, San Luis Opispo passed a full EPR ordinance , requiring manufactures to pay and manage the pharmaceutical and sharps waste in the county. Santa Clara County In 2018, the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance (No. NS-517.92 ) requiring sharps manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies who produce and distribute medicines that require home injection to submit and implement a comprehensive plan for safe disposal of consumer-generated sharps waste. This ordinance builds upon the County’s success of the existing Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance, first passed in 2015 and revised in 2017, which provides safe, free and convenient drop-off of unwanted or expired medications. See the County Press Release for more information. Transitional EPR Local Programs for Sharps A “Transitional” EPR legislation/policy requires that other members of the product chain but not the producers themselves take responsibility for end-of-life management of the product. In California transitional EPR policy has typically impacted retailers but in other countries different members of the product chain have been included. City of Sacramento In 2010, Sacramento adopted a sharps take-back ordinance that required all retail stores, hospitals, and other points of sale or distributors of sharps for home use in the City to take back sharps at no additional cost to the customer at the time of return. Tulare County In 2014 the Tulare County JPA and eight other cities in the county adopted sharps take-back Ordinance , modeled after the 2008 San Luis Obispo ordinance, which provide no-cost sharps take-back to Tulare residents. The ordinances require pharmacies and pet stores, among other retailers of sharps in Tulare County, to establish a system for collection of home-generated sharps waste in their retail outlet. Tulare County Sharps Brochure Tulare County Cities Mandate ‘Sharps’ Drop-off Boxes – Lewis Griswold, Fresno Bee, 7/5/14 Santa Cruz County In August 2014 the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors adopted a sharps take-back ordinance , which requires every retailer and provider of sharps in the unicorporated area of the county to provide at no-cost a sharps take-back program to residents. The ordinance requires pharmacies and pet stores, medical or veterinary offices, clinics, hospitals and approved needle exchange programs located in the unincorporated area of the county to establish a system for collection of home-generated sharps waste on site during normal hours of operation. The ordinance provides several options for compliance. The ordinance takes effect September 5, 2014 with businesses required to establish collection programs by October, 1, 2014. City of Galt On October 20, 2015 the Galt City Council adopted a sharps take-back Ordinance which requires retailers selling needles within the City to provide safe disposal for their customers. The ordinance takes effect November, 20, 2015 with businesses required to establish collection programs by January 20, 2015. Del Norte County CPSC partnered with the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority (DNSWMA) on a grant to foster more product take-back programs. CPSC and DNSWMA developed outreach materials to educate the citizens of the County on proper sharps disposal and to help them to protect their neighbors and community from needlestick injuries. Pharma EPR Sharps EPR

2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION 2021 SB 289 , Recycling: batteries and battery-embedded products. Senator Newman (D- Brea). CO-SPONSORED BY CPSC. DIED ON 5/20/2021. This bill would make the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act of 2006 and the Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004 inoperative as of June 30, 2025, and would repeal those acts as of January 1, 2026. The bill would enact the Battery and Battery-Embedded Product Recycling and Fire Risk Reduction Act of 2021, which would require producers, as defined, either individually or through the cr eation of one or more stewardship organizations, to establish a stewardship program for batteries and battery-embedded products. The bill would require a stewardship organization or producer, on or before June 30, 2025, to submit to CalRecycle a stewardship plan for the collection, transportation, and recycling, and the safe and proper management, of batteries or battery-embedded products in the state. The bill would require the plan to include specified elements, including a collection system for batteries and battery-embedded products with a specified minimum distribution of collection sites and a funding mechanism to provide sufficient funding for implementation of the plan. CPSC Coalition Letter of Support Fact Sheet Senate Committee on Environmental Quality Bill Analysis Current Status: Held in the Committee on Appropriations and died on 5/20/2021. AB 1 , Hazardous Waste. Assembly Member Garcia (D- Downey). This bill would create the Board of Environmental Safety in the California Environmental Protection Agency and require the board to conduct no less than 6 public meetings per year. The bill would provide for the duties of the board, which would include, among others, reviewing specified policies, processes, and programs within the hazardous waste control laws; proposing statutory, regulatory, and policy changes; and hearing and deciding appeals of hazardous waste facility permit decisions and establish an office of ombudsperson to receive complaints and suggestions from the public. This bill would require the department to review, at least once every 5 years, the financial assurances required to operate a hazardous waste facility and the cost estimates used to establish the amount of financial assurances required. The bill would require the department, no later than 90 days after receiving an application for a hazardous waste facilities permit, to post on its internet website a timeline with the estimated dates of key milestones in the application review process. This bill would repeal the provision making implementation of the act contingent upon, and limited to, the availability of funding on January 1, 2023. Current Status: Referred to Senate Committees on Environmental Quality and Judiciary to be heard TBD. AB 100 , Drinking water: pipes and fittings: lead content. Assembly Member Holden (D-Pasadena). SUPPORT. PASSED. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/8/2021. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2023, prohibit a person from manufacturing, and offering for sale in the state, an endpoint device, as defined, that does not meet a certain lead leaching standard. The bill would, commencing July 1, 2023, prohibit a person from introducing into commerce or offering for sale in the state an endpoint device that does not meet that lead leaching standard. The bill would require the consumer-facing product packaging or product labeling of an endpoint device to bear specified lettering if the endpoint device meets that lead leaching standard and the above-described definition of “lead free.” Coalition Letter of Support Assembly Floor Alert Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/8/2021. AB 246 , Contractor Disciplinary Actions for Illegal Dumping. Assembly Member Quirk (D- Hayward). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 8/31/2021. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the Contractors’ State License Board (board). Under existing law, a willful or deliberate disregard by a licensed contractor of various state building, labor, and safety laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action by the board. This bill would reorganize these provisions and would add illegal dumping to the list of violations that constitute a cause for disciplinary action against a contractor by the board. CPSC Letter of Support Fact sheet Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 8/31/2021. AB 332 , Treated Wood Waste. Assembly Member Quirk (D- Hayward). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 8/31/2021. This bill would require a person managing treated wood waste to comply with the hazardous waste control laws or the management standards established in the bill, including standards for the reuse, storage, treatment, transportation, tracking, identification, and disposal of treated wood waste, as provided. The bill would limit those standards to treated wood waste that is hazardous only because of a preservative present in or on the wood, and that is not subject to the existing exemption for certain wood waste or to regulation as a hazardous waste under federal law. The bill would require the department to update the Legislature, upon request, regarding those management standards and changes to the treated wood waste program. The bill would make inoperative all variances granted by the department before the enactment of the bill. The bill would require the department, no later than July 1, 2028, to provide notification to the Legislature if the department is prepared, as determined by the Director of Toxic Substances Control, to ensure the safe management of treated wood waste in accordance with the hazardous waste control laws if the provisions of the bill are repealed. If, as of July 1, 2028, the department has provided that notification, the bill would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2030. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Coalition Letter of Support Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 8/31/2021. AB 478 , Thermoform plastic containers: minimum recycled content. Assembly Member Ting (D- Torrance). OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. DIED ON 8/26/21. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation relating to the minimum recycled content of thermoform containers. Coalition Letter of Concern Fact Sheet Current Status: Held in Senate Committee on Appropriations on August 26, 2021. Press Release: CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 AB 652 , Product safety: juvenile products: chemicals: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Assembly Member Friedman (D- Burbank). SUPPORT. PASSED. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2023, prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, from selling or distributing in commerce in this state any new, not previously owned, juvenile product, as defined, that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as defined. The bill would require a manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative when replacing PFAS chemicals in a juvenile product. Coalition Letter of Support to Governor Fact Sheet Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. AB 659 , Dumping. Assembly Member Mathis (D- Visalia). SUPPORT. This bill would make dumping waste matter on private property, including on any private road or highways, without the consent of the owner, punishable by a fine between $250 and $1,000 for a first conviction, between $500 and $1,500 for a 2nd conviction, and between $750 and $3,000 for a 3rd conviction. The bill would make a 4th or subsequent conviction a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 30 days and by a fine of not less than $750 nor more than $3,000. The bill would also require the fine to be doubled for the 4th or subsequent violation if the prosecuting attorney pleads and proves, or, in an infraction case, if the court finds, that the waste placed, deposited, or dumped includes used tires. By changing the definition of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Current Status: Referred to Committees on Public Safety to be heard TBD. AB 661 , Recycling: materials. Assembly Member Bennett (D-Santa Barbara). SUPPORT. This bill would require a state agency, if fitness and quality are equal, to purchase recycled products instead of nonrecycled products, without regard to cost. The bill would substantially revise product categories. The bill would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in consultation with the DGS, to update a list of products and minimum recycled content percentages, as determined to be appropriate, commencing January 1, 2025, and every 3 years thereafter. The bill would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to maintain an internet website with current SABRC products and minimum recycled content requirements. The bill would establish product categories and minimum content and recyclability requirements, effective January 1, 2022, until updated by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The bill would delete the DGS review and recommendation process for unmet requirements and, instead, would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to report a state agency that does not meet SABRC purchasing requirements in each product category to the DGS. This bill would provide that the University of California is not subject to the SABRC procurement requirements, but would require the University of California to report on purchases of products reportable under SABRC and what percentage of those purchases meet the associated minimum recycled content requirements. CPSC Letter of Support Current Status: Referred to Committee on Appropriations to be heard TBD. AB 707 , Mercury Thermostats EPR. Assembly Member Quirk. (Hayward). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/8/2021. This bill would repeal the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008 and recast the program, as part of the state’s hazardous waste control laws, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021. The bill would require each manufacturer of mercury-added thermostats, or group of manufacturers, on or before March 1, 2022, to contract with or retain a qualified third party, as defined, to develop and implement a convenient, cost-effective, and efficient program for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. CPSC Letter of Support Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/8/2021 AB 818 , Solid waste: premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes. Assembly Member Bloom (D-Santa Monica). SUPPORT. PASSED. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/6/2021. This bill would require, except as provided, certain premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes manufactured on or after July 1, 2022, to be labeled clearly and conspicuously with the phrase “Do Not Flush” and a related symbol, as specified. The bill would prohibit a covered entity from making a representation about the flushable attributes, benefits, performance, or efficacy. The bill would establish, until January 1, 2027, the California Consumer Education and Outreach Program, under which covered entities would be required, among other things, to participate in a collection study conducted in collaboration with wastewater agencies for the purpose of gaining understanding of consumer behavior regarding the flushing of premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes and to conduct a comprehensive multimedia education and outreach program in the state. The bill would require covered entities to annually report to specified legislative committees and the State Water Resources Control Board on their activities under the program and would require the state board to post the reports on its internet website. Coalition Letter of Support Fact Sheet Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/6 /2021. Press Release: CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 AB 842 ,California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act. Assembly Member Garcia (D- Downey). The bill would require the stewardship plan to include funding to support, among other things, mechanisms necessary to achieve a 75% recycling rate of single-use packaging and single-use products by 2032 and annually thereafter. The bill would require, starting in 2025, a stewardship organization to charge and collect from its member producers. Funding for the purposes of paying the administrative and operational costs of the stewardship program. The bill would require, on or before the end of the 2022–23 fiscal year, and once every 3 months thereafter, a stewardship organization to pay to the department an administrative fee to cover the department’s full costs of administering and enforcing the act, not to exceed the department’s actual and reasonable regulatory costs. This bill would authorize the department to impose an administrative civil penalty, except as specified, not to exceed $50,000 per day per violation on an entity that is not in compliance with the act’s requirements. Current Status: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources to be heard TBD. AB 881 , Plastic waste: diversion: recycling: export. Assembly Member Gonzalez (D- Oceanside). SUPPORT. PASSED. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would make the export out of the country of a mixture of plastic wastes "disposal" for purposes of the act, unless the mixture includes only certain plastics destined for separate recycling and satisfies other specified requirements, in which case that export would constitute diversion through recycling. Until January 1, 2024, or the expiration of a relevant trade agreement or arrangement with Canada or Mexico, whichever is later, these provisions would not apply to exports to Canada or Mexico. To the extent the bill would require local agencies to revise the source reduction and recycling elements of their integrated waste management plans, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. Press Release: Lawmakers revive expansive EPR proposal - Resource Recycling, 3/16/21 CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 AB 962 , California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: reusable beverage containers. Assembly Member Kamlager (D- Culver City). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would authorize, for a returnable beverage container, a processor approved by the department to handle returnable beverage containers to satisfy those operation requirements by transferring the returnable beverage container to a washer approved by the department. By creating crimes relating to returnable beverage containers, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would define “returnable beverage container” for purposes of the act to mean a beverage container that has been used to contain a beverage, for which the applicable redemption payment has been paid, and that is returned whole and intact to a recycler or other certified entity designated by the department and capable of reuse as a beverage container. The bill would provide that an empty returnable beverage container for which the applicable redemption payment has been paid and that is collected and processed unbroken for reuse as a beverage container shall continue to be eligible for all applicable payments and incentives provided in the act. Fact Sheet Coalition Letter of Support Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. Press Release: CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 AB 1200 , Plant-based food packaging: cookware: hazardous chemicals. Assembly Member Ting (D-San Francisco). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2024, a manufacturer, as defined, of cookware sold in the state that contains one or more intentionally added chemicals, as defined, present on a designated list, as defined, in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages to list the presence of those chemicals on the product label, as defined, and include a statement on the product label and on the product listing for online sales, in both English and Spanish, regarding how a consumer can obtain more information about the chemicals in the cookware, as provided. The bill would exclude cookware that meets specified conditions from the product label requirement, but would still require a manufacturer of exempt cookware to include the required information on the product listing for online sales. The bill would require, beginning January 1, 2023, a manufacturer of this cookware to post on an internet website for the cookware a list of chemicals in the cookware that are present on the designated list, among other information. The bill would prohibit a manufacturer from making a claim, either on the cookware package commencing January 1, 2024, or on the internet website for the cookware commencing January 1, 2023, that the cookware is free of any specific chemical if the chemical belongs to a chemical group or class identified on the designated list, unless no individual chemical from that chemical group or class is intentionally added to the cookware. The bill would prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in California cookware that does not comply with these provisions. Coalition Letter of Support to Governor Fact Sheet List of All Supporters Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. AB 1201 , Solid waste: plastic products: labeling: compostability and biodegradability. Assembly Member Ting (D-San Francisco). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/6/2021. This bill would repeal that definition of “plastic product” and replace certain references to “plastic product” in those and related provisions with “product,” which includes, but is not limited to, a consumer product, as defined, a package or packaging component, and a food or beverage container. This bill would prohibit a person from selling a plastic product that is labeled with the term “compostable,” “home compostable,” or “soil biodegradable” unless the product meets specified standards and satisfies specified criteria. The bill would authorize the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt regulations for plastic product labeling to ensure that plastic products labeled “compostable” or “home compostable” are clearly distinguishable from noncompostable products upon quick inspection by consumers and solid waste processing facilities. This bill contains other existing laws. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/6/2021. Coalition Letter of Support AB 1276 , Single-use food accessories and service ware. Assembly Member Carillo. (D-Los Angeles). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would prohibit a food facility or a third-party food delivery platform, as defined, from providing any single-use food accessories, as defined, to a consumer unless requested by the consumer, as provided. The bill would authorize a food facility to ask a drive-through consumer if the consumer wants a single-use food accessory in specified circumstances. The bill would require a third-party food delivery platform to provide each of its ready-to-eat food vendors with the option to customize the vendor’s menu, on the online food-ordering platform, regarding the availability of single-use food accessories, as provided. The bill would exclude from these requirements correctional institutions, health care facilities, residential care facilities, and public and private school cafeterias. This bill would require a city, county, or city and county, on or before June 1, 2022, to authorize an enforcement agency to enforce these requirements. Coalition Letter of Support Fact Sheet Floor Alert Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. AB 1311 , Recycling: beverage containers. Assembly Member Wood (D-Mendocino). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. This bill would apply the above-specified provisions applicable to reverse vending machines to bag drop recycling centers, defined to mean a recycling location operated by a recycling center at which consumers can drop off bagged empty beverage containers for redemption. The bill would require a bag drop recycling center to pay the refund value for beverage containers within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 3 business days. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, on or before July 1, 2022, the department to develop and implement a process pursuant to which a certified recycling center can annually apply to the department for authorization to operate on an alternative schedule, as specified. The bill would provide that, until July 1, 2022, a certified recycling center or location that is not a reverse vending machine or a bag drop recycling center is additionally “open for business” if the certified recycling center or location receives written authorization from the department to operate pursuant to an appointment system during the hours of operation and the certified recycling center or location meets specified requirements. Current Status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. AB 1371 , Recycling: plastic: packaging and carryout bags. Assembly Member Friedman (D-Burbank). SUPPORT. DIED on 6/3/2021. This bill would prohibit an online retailer that sells or offers for sale and delivers purchased products in or into the state from using single-use plastic packaging that consists of shipping envelopes, cushioning, or void fill to package or transport the products, on and after January 1, 2023, for large online retailers, as defined, and on and after January 1, 2025, for small online retailers, as defined. The bill would prohibit a manufacturer, retailer, producer, or other distributer that sells or offers for sale and delivers purchased products in or into the state from using expanded polystyrene packaging to package or transport the products. The bill would require an online retailer that has at least one physical location in the state with in-person sales to provide at all physical locations in the state with in-person sales a take back container for plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging that provides an opportunity for a customer to return to the location clean plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging. This bill would establish the At-Store Recycling Program. The bill would require an operator of a store, as defined, to establish an at-store recycling program that provides persons the opportunity to return clean plastic carryout bags and clean durable plastic bags to the store. The bill would require a plastic carryout bag or a durable plastic bag provided by a store to have specified information printed or displayed on the bag, and would require the placement of a collection bin in each store that is visible and easily accessible to the consumer. Coalition Letter of Support Assembly Judiciary Bill Analysis Floor Alert Current Status: Read third time on Assembly Floor. Refused passage. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Friedman. AB 1454 , The California Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Act. Assembly Member Bloom (D-Santa Monica). SUPPORT. The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act requires the department to annually designate convenience zones on a statewide basis and requires that at least one certified recycling center or location that meets certain requirements be located within every convenience zone, with exemptions. The act defines convenience zone as either the area within a 1/2 mile radius of a supermarket or the area designated by the department in a rural region. This bill would allow the department to designate a regional convenience zone serving up to 5 unserved supermarket-based zones based on specified factors. This bill would require a certified bottle drop recycling program to pay the refund value of the beverage container as an electronic payment within 3 business days of redemption, if not paid onsite at the time of redemption. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Current Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Environmental Quality to be heard TBD. AJR-4 , Basel Convention: ratification. Assembly Member Garcia (D-Downey). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 7/15/2021 The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) was signed but never ratified by the United States. Since China banned the import of plastic waste, much of the plastic waste collected for recycling in the United States is sent to mismanaged, highly polluting recycling operations in south and southeast Asia, where it is often dumped and burned rather than recycled safely. The Basel Convention has recently sought to address this problem and has become a vital instrument in the war against global plastic waste pollution when, in May 2019, it was amended to include mixed and contaminated plastic waste shipments within its control procedure. This measure would declare California to be in favor of the United States’ ratification of the Basel Convention at the earliest opportunity and would request the Biden Administration to accomplish this ratification as a matter of urgency. CPSC Coalition Letter of Support Current Status: Adopted with a 34-0 Vote in Assembly. Headed to Legislative Council for final review. SB 38 , Beverage Containers. Senator Wieckowski (D-Fremont). Require distributors of beverage containers to form a stewardship organization to develop and submit a plan and budget for the recovery and recycling of empty beverage containers similar to that described in the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act, and would require a stewardship fee be paid by distributor members of the organization, to assist in covering the costs of implementing the program, reimburse the department for the department’s costs of enforcement, and face administrative civil penalties for a violation. The bill would require the organization to establish no less than 10,000 points of redemption in the state by July 1, 2026. Current status: Referred to Assembly Committee on Natural Resources to be heard TBD. SB 54 , Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act. Senator Allen (D-Los Angeles). This bill would establish the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act, which would prohibit producers of single-use, disposable packaging or single-use, disposable food service ware products from offering for sale, selling, distributing, or importing in or into the state such packaging or products that are manufactured on or after January 1, 2032, unless they are recyclable or compostable. Current status: Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Allen. Press: CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 SB 244 , Lithium-ion batteries: illegal disposal: fire prevention. Senator Archuleta (D- Los Angeles). SUPPORT. VETOED BY GOV ON 10/7/2021. This bill would prohibit a person from knowingly disposing of a lithium-ion battery in a container or receptacle that is intended for the collection of solid waste or recyclable materials, unless the container or receptacle is designated for the collection of batteries for recycling pursuant to specified laws. The bill would require CalRecycle, on or before July 1, 2024, and in consultation with DTSC, to develop a guidance document relating to the proper handling and disposal of lithium-ion batteries and products that contain lithium-ion batteries. The bill would require a solid waste enterprise, as defined, before July 1, 2023, after consulting with the county fire marshal of every county in which the solid waste enterprise conducts solid waste collection operations, to adopt, or update if necessary, a protocol and arrange any necessary training for relevant employees that identifies procedures to follow under those same circumstances. By imposing new duties on county fire marshals, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Current status: VETOED BY GOV ON 10/7/2021. CPSC Coalition Letter of Support SB 343 , Environmental advertising: recycling symbol. Senator Allen (D-Los Angeles). SUPPORT. SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. This bill would further declare that it is the public policy of the state that claims related to the recyclability of a product or packaging be truthful and that consumers deserve accurate and useful information related to how to properly handle the end of life of a product or packaging. This bill would require the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, on or before January 1, 2024, in order to provide information to the public to evaluate whether a product or packaging is recyclable in the state and is of material types and forms that routinely become feedstock used in the production of new products and packaging, to update specified regulations to require disposal facility operators, among other operations and facilities, to provide information to the department regarding how material processed by the operations and facilities was collected and what material types and forms are actively recovered, and not considered contaminants, by the operation or facility. This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale, selling, distributing, or importing into the state any product or packaging for which a deceptive or misleading claim about the recyclability of the product or packaging is made. The bill would provide that a product or packaging that displays a chasing arrows symbol, among other symbols, statements, or directions, except as specified, is deemed to be a deceptive or misleading claim unless the product or packaging is considered recyclable pursuant to statewide recyclability criteria and is of a material type and form that routinely becomes feedstock used in the production of new products or packaging, as provided. Coalition Letter of Support Fact Sheet Floor Alert Current status: SIGNED INTO LAW 10/5/2021. Press: CA Lawmakers Propose Package of New Laws Tackling Plastic Waste Reduction - Office of Senator Ben Allen, 3/9/21 SB 451 , Beverage container recycling: pilot projects. Senator Dodd (D- Napa). This bill would authorize the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to establish a recycling pilot program for the collection and recycling of beverage containers. The bill would define the terms “beverage” and “beverage containers” for purposes of the pilot program to include certain beverage containers that are otherwise excluded for other purposes. The bill would make an appropriation by changing the terms and conditions under which the department is authorized to make payments from a continuously appropriated fund. The bill would require the recycling pilot program to include a requirement for a pilot project operator to submit to the department a pilot project plan with specified goals and elements, including that the pilot project operator provide the department with annual updates and a final report on or before April 1, 2026. The bill would require the department to review and approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve a pilot project operator plan within a reasonable timeframe. The bill would require the department to annually include an update on the recycling pilot program in a specified report to the Legislature. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2026, and would repeal them on January 1, 2027. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Current status: Urgency clause adopted and passed from Senate Floor with a 39-0 Vote. Ordered to the Assembly pending referral. General Info GENERAL INFO Find Your Legislator CA Legislation Info Tune in to free live webcasts of California legislative hearing Assembly media archives

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Current and previous Arrow Award winners Arrow Awards Overview The California Product Stewardship Council recognizes California businesses for outstanding leadership, innovation and collaborations in prod uct stewa rdship and green design. The Arrow Awards recognize innovative product stewardship programs, outstanding associations in product stewardship and serve to inspire organizations to integrate the principles of product stewardship. Congratulations to the 2025 Arrow Award winners! What do puppy collars and battery fire prevention have in common? The answer is California businesses working towards a circular economy that eliminates waste. Six standout companies, organizations, and agencies were honored this year by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) for their innovative strategies in addressing some of California’s most challenging waste stream issues. The prestigious 2025 Arrow Awards were unveiled with pride at the state’s largest and most influential gathering for waste and recycling professionals: the California Resource Recovery Association’s 49th Annual Conference and Tradeshow. CPSC has been recognizing business leaders in California for over 18 years, and this year, several winners are from the San Francisco greater Bay Area. “The San Francisco Environment Department runs a Green Business Certification program and we’re happy to see some of the local certified businesses getting global recognition for providing much needed jobs and waste diversion opportunities to our communities,” said Kevin Kumataka, Green Business Coordinator for the San Francisco Environment Department. Continue reading to learn more about the awardees and how their local businesses are an integral part of the circular economy. Crazy Puppy Company is the winner of the 2025 Green Arrow Award for system and design innovations. The Green Arrow Award is given to an organization demonstrating an innovative systems approach that removes or reduces toxic or other problematic attributes present in products. Crazy Puppy Company demonstrates these principles with their innovative approach of turning recycled ocean plastic into stylish, high-quality, handcrafted dog collars and leashes. Every stage of the product is focused on reducing waste and using sustainable materials as seen through their compostable and recycled packaging. Crazy Puppy Company is a determined business that stays committed in sustainability. With their vegetable-based inks and water-activated packaging tape, they are keeping toxics out of our oceans and waste streams. Reuse Alliance is the winner of the 2025 Bow & Arrow Award for coalition building and creative partnerships. Bow & Arrow Award recipients demonstrate synergistic relationships between producers, distributors, retailers, public agencies, and other stakeholders. Through their outreach, education, and advocacy work, Reuse Alliance draws attention to the benefits of reuse in preventing waste and recirculating resources. Reuse Alliance runs a Repair Fair program through Sonoma and Marin Counties and will be opening a Reuse Hub in September 2025. CPSC partnered with Reuse Alliance for a solar panel reuse pilot project in Marin County. Through this collaboration, we published a case study on how to create a small micro-grid using reused solar panels. SCRAP is the winner of the 2025 Infinity Arrow Award for service and take-back. The Infinity Award is given to an organization to recognize efforts to initiate an outstanding Take Back program for one or more products as an additional convenience and service to their customers. SCRAP accomplishes this by collecting donated old arts and crafts supplies such as textiles, buttons, paper, and even wood and plastic, to reuse for educational art programs within the community. Through collection and reuse, SCRAP has been able to reduce waste by diverting over 200 tons of materials heading to landfill every year. This organization takes donated reusable materials, sorts them, and makes them available to teachers, parents, artists, and organizations in order to give back to the community and continue to foster creativity all while bolstering environmental awareness. Last Chance Mercantile is the recipient of the 2025 Golden Arrow Award for overall excellence in product stewardship. The Golden Arrow Award is given to an organization that exemplifies all the characteristics of the Green, Bow & Arrow, and Infinity Awards. Last Chance Mercantile has established themselves as a resource to their community. By both educating on waste and reuse as well as providing jobs to veterans, Last Chance Mercantile emphasizes the importance of fostering relationships between public agencies and non-profits while protecting the environment. For instance, in 2024 alone, Last Chance Mercantile diverted over 1.1M pounds of goods away from the landfill – an incredible achievement. CPSC also wants to express gratitude to Looptworks as the 2025 Sponsor of the Year . Looptworks offers both fiber-to-fiber textile recycling to promote circularity as well as downcycling when necessary, which extends the life of lower-quality materials to help companies avoid landfills and prevent further waste. For our Los Angeles Textile Pilot Project, CPSC has collaborated with Looptworks to create recycled cotton fabrics for the LA28 Olympics. CPSC has recognized Joe LaMariana and Julia Au from RethinkWaste as our 2025 Associate of the Year . Through education and advocacy, RethinkWaste is working towards a sustainable, waste-free future that fosters collaboration, transparency, and resiliency within the community. CPSC is proud to have co-sponsored and passed two bills with RethinkWaste and one other organization. These bills were SB 1215 for battery embedded products and AB 2440: the Responsible Battery Recycling Act in 2022. In 2025, CPSC partnered with RethinkWaste and two other organizations once more to co-sponsor AB 762; a bill that aims to ban the sale of single use vape products. Arrow Award Press: Recycling Leaders from California Acknowledged for Pushing the Envelope with Plastic and Textile Recycling - Waste Advantage, 8/6/2025 $3.4M Funding is ‘Just A Tool’ For This Textile Recycling Startup - Sourcing Journal 9/6/23 2023 Arrow Awards Press Release - CPSC, 8/16/23 Thread Haus has been acknowledged by California Stewardship Council - ThreadHaus, 9/30/22 2022 Arrow Awards Press Release - CPSC, 9/8/22 Climate action at the County level - Sonoma Valley Sun, 9/6/21 California: Home to Global Innovators in Waste Reduction - Citizens Journal, 8/19/21 California: Home to Global Innovators in Waste Reduction - Waste Advantage Magazine, 8/18/21 LED marine flare company wins waste reduction award in California - The Log, 9/5/20 LED Marine Flare Company Wins Coveted Waste Reduction Award in California - Cision PRWeb, 8/25/20 Several California Companies Working Together to Solve the Waste Crisis Through Innovative Business Models - Waste Today, 8/19/20 Several California companies working together to solve the waste crisis through innovative business models - Carolina Recycling Association, 8/18/20 California's Top Companies Recognized for Product Stewardship and Green Job Creation - Recycling Product News, 8/18/20 Sirius Signal to Receive the Green Arrow Award from the California Product Stewardship Council - Sirius Signal, 8/8/20 Sustainable Textiles in the Fashion Industry - Waste Advantage Magazine, 11/4/19 California Environmental Leaders Convene in Rancho Mirage - Waste Advantage Magazine, 8/15/19 Smarter Sorting wins California Award - Recycling Today, 7/26/18 Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to Welcome State Conference on Waste Reduction - Oakland News Now, 7/26/18 Past Award Winners 2024 award winners 2023 award winners 2022 award winners 2021 award winners 2020 award winners 2019 award winners 2018 award winners 2017 award winners 2016 award winners 2015 award winners 2014 award winners 2013 award winners 2012 award winners 2011 award winners 2010 award winners