BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Adopt Recommended Positions on State Legislation: SB 54 (Allen) Solid Waste Packaging and Products; and Other Legislation Which May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a Position of "Support" on: SB 54 (Allen) Solid Waste Packaging and Products.
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SUMMARY:
SB 54 (Allen) Solid Waste Packaging and Products (A-09/10/19)
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority: 3
SB 54 would enact the California Circular Economy and Pollution Reduction Act to achieve a 75% reduction in single-use packaging and priority single-use products, by 2030.
This bill would impose a new comprehensive regulatory scheme on producers, retailers, and wholesalers of single-use packaging, and priority single-use products, to be administered by the Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) which includes numerous changes to the single-use product market.
Some of the most significant changes are:
* Requires the development of regulations by CalRecycle, that includes stakeholder input and consideration, to achieve a 75% waste reduction goal by 2030. These regulations would require large scale changes to the current single-use product market.
* Requires that single-use packaging material products produced after January 1, 2030, are recyclable or compostable.
* Requires producers of priority single-use products, which includes food service ware, including plates, bowls, cups, utensils, stirrers, and straws, to source products that are recyclable or compostable after January 1, 2030.
* Requires producers to achieve and maintain a 75% reduction in waste generated by single-use products through source reduction, recycling, and composting.
* Requires achievement of recycling rates for the years 2026, 2028, and 2030 at 30%, 40%, and 75% respectively. Allows CalRecycle to impose higher rates within specified parameters, which can be reviewed every two years.
* Prov...
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