AB 973
Recycling: plastic trash bags: plastic packaging and products.
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Bill overview
This bill significantly alters California’s approach to plastic recycling by repealing and replacing existing regulations focused on rigid plastic packaging containers. It establishes a new program requiring manufacturers of covered products – including plastic trash bags, packaging, and certain rigid plastics – to register annually, provide detailed product information, and demonstrate a minimum level of postconsumer recycled content. The bill also introduces penalties for non-compliance and aims to increase the use of recycled materials in plastic products, ultimately supporting state recycling goals.
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