California Assembly Bill AB837 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 837INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nestande FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act to amend Section 42310 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 837, as introduced, Nestande. Solid waste: plastic packaging containers. Existing law requires rigid plastic packaging containers sold or offered for sale in this state to meet specified criteria, including, but not limited to, that the container be made from 25% postconsumer material. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 42310 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 42310. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every rigid plastic packaging container sold or offered for sale in this state shall, on average, meet one of the following criteria: (a) Be made from 25 percent postconsumer material. (b) Have a recycling rate of 45 percent if it is a product-associated rigid plastic packaging container or a single resin type of rigid plastic packaging container, as demonstrated to the  board   department  by the product maker, container manufacturer, or other entity. The  board   department  may take appropriate action to verify the demonstration, but the  board   department  is not required to expend state funds to conduct a survey or calculate the rate. (c) Be a reusable package or a refillable package. (d) Be a source reduced container. (e)  Is   Be  a container containing floral preservative that is subsequently reused by the floral industry for at least two years.