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CA Pub Res Code § 42270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.2 - Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments|Section 42270.

42270.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Consumer” has the same meaning as in Section 113757 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) “Food facility” has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) “Ready-to-eat food” has the same meaning as in Section 113881 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) “Single-use” means designed to be used once and then discarded, and not designed for repeated use and sanitizing.(e) “Single-use foodware accessory” means all of the following single-use items provided alongside ready-to-eat food:(1) Utensils, which is defined as forks, knives, spoons, and sporks.(2) Chopsticks.(3) Condiment cups and packets.(4) Straws.(5) Stirrers.(6) Splash sticks.(7) Cocktail sticks.(f) “Standard condiment” means relishes, spices, sauces, confections, or seasonings that require no additional preparation and that are usually used on a food item after preparation, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soy sauce, hot sauce, salsa, salt, pepper, sugar, and sugar substitutes.(g) “Third-party food delivery platform” has the same meaning as in Section 113930.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 505, Sec. 2. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.2 - Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments|Section 42272.

42272.  (a) On or before June 1, 2022, a city, county, or city and county shall authorize an enforcement agency to enforce this chapter.(b) The first and second violations of this chapter shall result in a notice of violation, and any subsequent violation shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day in violation, but not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 505, Sec. 4. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.2 - Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments|Section 42273.

42273.  This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(a) Correctional institutions, which has the same meaning as in Section 7502 of the Penal Code.(b) Health care facilities licensed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1250) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code or facilities that are owned or operated by a health care service plan licensed pursuant to Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) Residential care facilities licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code.(d) Public and private school cafeterias, as referenced in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 505, Sec. 5. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42290.

42290.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning:(a) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures plastic trash bags for sale in this state.(b) (1) “Plastic trash bag” means a bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport materials to be discarded, composted, or recycled, including, but not limited to, garbage bags, composting bags, lawn and leaf bags, can-liner bags, kitchen bags, compactor bags, and recycling bags.(2) A plastic trash bag does not include a grocery sack or any other bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport food.(3) A plastic trash bag does not include any plastic bag that is used for the purpose of containing either of the following wastes:(A) “Hazardous waste,” as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) “Medical waste,” as defined in Section 117690 of the Health and Safety Code.(c) “Postconsumer material” means a finished product that would normally be disposed of as solid waste, having completed its intended end-use and product life cycle. “Postconsumer material” does not include manufacturing and fabrication scrap.(d) “Regulated bag” means a plastic trash bag of 0.70 mil or greater thickness that is intended for sale in the state.(e) “Wholesaler” means any person who purchases plastic trash bags from a manufacturer for resale in this state.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 1. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42290.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42290.5.

42290.5.  To encourage waste diversion of polyethylene from California landfills as well as to encourage California’s postconsumer market development, it is the intent of the Legislature that any certification of postconsumer materials used for compliance with this chapter not be the same materials that are certified or used for compliance with any other state requirement or with any federal requirement that requires the use or reporting of postconsumer materials for plastic products.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 2. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42291.

42291.  (a) Until January 1, 1998, every manufacturer that manufactures plastic trash bags of 0.75 mil or greater thickness for sale in this state shall ensure that at least 30 percent of the material used in those plastic trash bags is recycled plastic postconsumer material.(b) (1) On and after January 1, 1998, the manufacturer’s required use of recycled plastic postconsumer material shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (2). Compliance by a manufacturer with either alternative shall be deemed to be compliance with this subdivision.(2) Every manufacturer of regulated bags shall do one of the following:(A) Ensure that its plastic trash bags intended for sale in this state contain a quantity of recycled plastic postconsumer material equal to at least 10 percent of the weight of the regulated bags.(B) Ensure that at least 30 percent of the weight of the material used in all of its plastic products intended for sale in this state is recycled plastic postconsumer material.(3) Beginning March 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, every manufacturer subject to this subdivision shall certify to the board that it has used the required amount of recycled plastic postconsumer material annually in compliance with paragraph (2).(c) Any certification of postconsumer materials used for compliance with this chapter shall not include any materials that are certified or used for compliance with any other state or federal requirement that requires the use or reporting of postconsumer materials for any plastic products.(d) If any manufacturer subject to this section is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of recycled plastic postconsumer material to comply with this section within a reporting period because of unavailability or because the available material did not meet recycled plastic postconsumer material quality standards adopted by the board, the manufacturer shall certify that fact to the board. Each manufacturer making that certification shall make a reasonable effort to identify available supplies of material before submitting certification to the board.(e) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that although the changes made to this section by the act amending this section during the 1998 portion of the 1997–98 Regular Session become effective after January 1, 1998, it is the intent of the Legislature that the new requirements specified in subdivision (b) be effective as of January 1, 1998. The Legislature further finds that this change is requested by the manufacturers subject to this section and that the retroactive effect of these changes will not cause any hardship on any manufacturer subject to this section, or cause any manufacturer to be subject to regulatory action as a result of these changes, but rather, would instead have the effect of preventing hardship to the manufacturers regulated by this section.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 3. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42291.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42291.5.

42291.5.  For each pound of recycled plastic postconsumer material purchased from a source of recycled plastic postconsumer material in this state for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other products manufactured with recycled plastic postconsumer material in compliance with this chapter, the board shall credit the manufacturer certifying pursuant to Section 42293 with having used 1.2 pounds of recycled plastic postconsumer material toward compliance with the requirements of Section 42291.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 406, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42292.

42292.  Each manufacturer shall obtain from its suppliers of recycled plastic postconsumer material for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other products manufactured with recycled plastic postconsumer material in compliance with this chapter, a statement identifying the quantity, source location, and proximate prior usage of, and the actual postconsumer material content of, each shipment of recycled plastic postconsumer material purchased by the manufacturer, and any other information that the board, may, by regulation, require the manufacturer to obtain from its suppliers, for purposes of inclusion in the annual report required by Section 42293.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 5. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42293 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42293.

42293.  (a) On or before March 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, each manufacturer subject to this chapter shall submit a report to the board certifying that it has complied with Section 42291 during the preceding calendar year, certifying the name and physical location of each of its suppliers of recycled plastic postconsumer material for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other products manufactured with recycled plastic postconsumer material in compliance with this chapter, and containing the information obtained pursuant to Section 42292 and any other information that the board may require by regulation. Any manufacturer that processes its own recycled plastic postconsumer material shall certify to the board that it is the supplier of the material.(b) On or before October 1, 2001, the board shall survey manufacturers subject to this section and, notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, report back to the Legislature. The survey shall do all of the following:(1) Identify the name and physical location of suppliers certified by manufacturers pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) Identify the quantity of recycled plastic postconsumer material provided by suppliers within the state and the quantity of the material provided by suppliers outside the state.(3) Provide recommendations regarding recycled plastic postconsumer material content requirements based on the availability of that material.(4) Identify gauge thickness of all regulated bags.(5) Determine national production versus production of a separate line for California.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 6. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42294.

42294.  (a) Every wholesaler of plastic trash bags of 1.0 mil or greater thickness sold in this state shall certify to the board the name and physical location of each manufacturer from whom it purchased plastic trash bags for purposes of inclusion in the annual report required by subdivision (c).(b) On and after January 1, 1995, every wholesaler of trash bags of 0.75 mil or greater thickness sold in this state shall certify to the board the name and physical location of each manufacturer from whom it purchased plastic trash bags for purposes of inclusion in the annual report required by subdivision (c).(c) On or before March 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, each wholesaler shall submit a report to the board containing the certification required by this section for the preceding calendar year, together with any other information that the board may require by regulation.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1076, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42295.

42295.  Each supplier, manufacturer, and wholesaler required to provide a certification or any information pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to audit by the board.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1076, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42296 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42296.

42296.  (a) If any supplier provides a manufacturer with false or misleading information, the board, within 30 days of determining that fact, shall refer the false or misleading information to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.(b) If any manufacturer or wholesaler provides the board with a false or misleading certification or other information, the board, within 30 days of determining that fact, shall refer the false or misleading certification or information to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1076, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42297 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42297.

42297.  (a) The board may adopt such regulations as it determines are necessary to more specifically define terms for purposes of the chapter and to otherwise implement this chapter.(b) Annually on or before July 1, the board shall publish a list of any suppliers, manufacturers, or wholesalers who have failed to comply with this chapter.(c) (1) Any supplier, manufacturer, or wholesaler, and any of its divisions, subsidiaries, or successors, who fails to comply with this chapter, shall be ineligible for the award of any state contract or subcontract, or for the renewal, extension, or modification of an existing contract or subcontract, until the board determines that it is in compliance with this chapter.(2) No state agency shall solicit offers from, award contracts to, or renew, extend, or modify a current contract or subcontract with, any supplier, manufacturer, or wholesaler, or any of its divisions, subsidiaries, or successors, who fails to comply with this chapter until the board determines that it is in compliance with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 7. Effective May 22, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42298 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.4 - Plastic Trash Bags|Section 42298.

42298.  A plastic bag that is labeled with a term specified in subdivision (a) of Section 42357 and that meets the current ASTM standard specified for that term, as defined in Section 42356, is exempt from the requirements of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 143, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.6 - Plastic Ring Devices|Section 42350.

42350.  (a) For the purposes of this section, “degradable” means all of the following:(1) Biodegradation, photodegradation, chemodegradation, or degradation by other natural degrading processes, as defined by the American Society of Testing Materials.(2) Degradation at a rate that meets the requirements of Part 238 (commencing with Section 238.10) of Subchapter H of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(3) Degradation that, as attested by the manufacturer of the device, will not produce or result in a residue or byproduct that, during or after the process of degrading, would be a hazardous or extremely hazardous waste identified pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no container shall be sold or offered for sale at retail in this state that is connected to any other container by means of a plastic ring or similar plastic device that is not degradable when disposed of as litter.(c) This section does not apply to devices that do not contain an enclosed hole or circle of more than one and one-half inches in diameter or that do not contain a hole.(d) Any person who sells at wholesale or distributes to a retailer for sale at retail in this state containers that are connected to each other in violation of subdivision (b) is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 122. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Products|Section 42355.

42355.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Littered plastic products have caused and continue to cause significant environmental harm and have burdened local governments with significant environmental cleanup costs.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that environmental marketing claims, including claims of biodegradation, do not lead to an increase in environmental harm associated with plastic litter by providing consumers with a false belief that certain plastic products are less harmful to the environment if littered.(c) A product’s ability to biodegrade is a function of both the physical and chemical makeup of the product as well as the environmental conditions to which it is subject.(d) Use of the term “degradable,” “biodegradable,” “decomposable,” or other like terms on plastic products is inherently misleading unless the claim includes a thorough disclaimer providing necessary qualifying details, including, but not limited to, the environments and timeframes in which the claimed action will take place.(e) Given the complex nature of biodegradation and the fact that most plastic products will travel through multiple environments from the time of manufacture to the time of final disposition, and given the intrinsic constraints of marketing claims, including the space on the plastic product, there is no reasonable ability for plastic product manufacturers to provide an adequate disclaimer qualifying the use of these and like terms without relying on an established scientific standard specification for the action claimed.(f) Given these and other constraints, and the significant environmental harm that is caused by plastic litter, the use of these terms must be prohibited unless, or until the time as there is established, an American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specification for the term claimed that has been approved by the Legislature.(Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 594, Sec. 1. (SB 567) Effective January 1, 2012. Section operative January 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 42358.5.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42355.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Products|Section 42355.5.

42355.5.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state that environmental marketing claims, whether explicit or implied, should be substantiated by competent and reliable evidence to prevent deceiving or misleading consumers about the environmental impact of plastic products. For consumers to have accurate and useful information about the environmental impact of plastic products, environmental marketing claims should adhere to uniform and recognized standards, including those standard specifications established by the American Society for Testing and Materials.(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state that claims related to the recyclability of a product or packaging be truthful in practice and accurate. Consumers deserve accurate and useful information related to how to properly handle the end of life of a product or packaging.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 507, Sec. 4. (SB 343) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.7 - Products|Section 42356.

42356.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “ASTM” means the ASTM International.(b) (1) “ASTM standard specification” means either of the following:(A) The ASTM Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities D6400, as published in 2019, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 42356.1.(B) The ASTM Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities D6868, as published in 2019, except as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 42356.1.(2) “ASTM standard specification” does not include an ASTM Standard Guide, a Standard Practice, or a Standard Test Method.(c) “Department” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(d) “Director” means the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(e) “Manufacturer” means a person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation that produces a product.(f) “OK compost HOME certification” means certification of conformity with the existing TUV Austria certification “OK compost HOME certification” which, as of January 1, 2011, uses European Norm 13432 standard adapted to low-temperature composting in accordance with the TUV Austria program “OK 2-Home Compostability of Products.”(g) “Product” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) (A) A consumer product.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “consumer product” means a product or part of a product that is used, bought, or leased for use by a person for any purpose.(2) A package or a packaging component.(3) A bag, sack, wrap, or other thin plastic sheet film product.(4) A food or beverage container or a container component, including, but not limited to, a straw, lid, or utensil.(h) “Supplier” means a person who does one or more of the following:(1) Sells, offers for sale, or offers for promotional purposes a product.(2) Takes title to a product, produced either domestically or in a foreign country, that is purchased for resale or promotional purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 504, Sec. 2. (AB 1201) Effective January 1, 2022.)