Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54)
BILL SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 54 by CA State Senator Ben Allen places the responsibility for costs on the producers rather than local communities who pay for waste management and recycling. SB 54 was originally introduced in 2018 and passed after years of negotiations with key industry and government leaders, businesses, and environmental organizations. The bill kept a California recy cling initiative measure off the ballot. SB 54 requires that at least 30% of all plastic packaging must be recycled by January 1, 2028, at least 40% by 2030 and at least 65% by Jan 1, 2032. It raises $5 billion from the industry over 10 years to assist efforts to cut plastic pollution. The Law will be administerd by CALRecycle, within the CA Environmental Protection Agency. The bill was signed into law on June 30, 2022 by Gov Gavin Newsom.
STATE:
California
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STATUTE:
Chapter 3 , Statutes of 2022
AUTHOR:
Senator Ben Allen
CO-AUTHORS:
Senator Hertzberg, Senator Stern, Senator Skinner, Assemblymember Luz Rivas
SENATE VOTE:
| Yes: 29 | No: 0 |
| R: 0 | R: 0 |
| D: 29 | D: 0 |
ASSEMBLY VOTE:
| Yes: 67 | No: 2 |
| R: 0 | R: 2 |
| D: 67 | D: 0 |
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LISTED SUPPORT:
SB 54 is supported by dozens of environmental and community organizations, business associations, and local governments including Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, League of California Cities, Rural County Representatives of California, California State Association of Counties, National Stewardship Action Council, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Recycling Partnership, Association of Plastic Recyclers, California Public Interest Research Group, Environment California, American Sustainable Business Network, Seventh Generation, Western Growers, and Waste Management.
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