California Bill Intros The Good, The Bad, The Ugly WPA Meeting March 12, 2013

California Situation  Democrats Rule – Super Majority in Assembly  Open Primary, New District Lines – New World  Over 2,000 Bills Introduced 2013  65% New Members  Assembly - 39 Totally New Members  Senate - Lots of “Retreads”, One Totally New

Bill Introductions  Bags – 4  Marine Debris, Plastic Pollution – 2  Extended Producer Responsibility – 3  Labeling – 2  Bottle Bill – more than 8

Bags AB 158 (Levine, D-San Rafael)  1/1/15 Bans Single Use Bags – Paper & Plastic  Allows Stores to Sell Paper and Compostable Bags  Requires Stores to Provide Reusable Bags for Purchase  Low Income Customers  Stores Required to Provide Reusable or Paper Bag  Requires Stores to Continue Plastic Bag Collection  Reusable Bag  125 Uses, Carry 22 lbs. 125 times over 175 feet  Plastic Reusable – 20% Postconsumer Content  Certification & Fees for Reusable Manufacturers

Bags AB 1337 (Allen, R-Huntington Beach )  Spot Bill  City of Huntington Considering Bag Ban  Other Cities in Orange County Have Done Bans

Bags SB 405 (Padilla, D-Los Angeles)  Contains Provisions Similar to AB 158  Does NOT Require Stores to Continue Plastic Bag Collection  1/1/15 Bans Single Use Bags – Paper & Plastic  Allows Stores to Sell Paper and Compostable Bags  Requires Stores to Provide Reusable Bags for Purchase  Low Income Customers  Stores Required to Provide Reusable or Paper Bag  Reusable Bag  125 Uses, Carry 22 lbs. 125 times over 175 feet  Plastic Reusable – 20% Postconsumer Content  Certification & Fees for Reusable Manufacturers

Bags SB 700 (Wolk, D-Davis)  $.05 Fee For Each Single Use Bag  Single Use – plastic, paper  Allows Stores to Keep $0.005 and Additional.005 if:  Gives Customer Credit of 5 Cents for Using Own Bags  Advertises this Credit & Shows Credit on Receipt  Funds Collected to be Used for Grants to Locals for:  Local Parks  Local Programs for Reducing and Cleaning Up Litter  No Local Government Preemption  BUT – does address Proposition 26 Tax Issues  Fees Charged Must go Toward Specific/Direct Use

EPR, Plastic Marine Debris SB 529 (Leno, D-San Francisco) “Plastic and Marine Pollution Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Act”  Requires all Restaurant Foodservice and Bags to be:  Recyclable or Compostable  Definition of Recyclable or Compostable:  Accepted Back (EPR) by the Food Facility  Accepted for recycling or composting in a residential program available to at least 75% of households near the facility  Bans Foodservice and Single Use Bags Unless:  7/1/16 Recycled or Composted at a 25% or Higher Rate  7/1/18 – 50% or Higher Rate  7/1/20 – 75% or Higher Rate

EPR, Plastic Marine Debris AB 521 (Hueso, D-Chula Vista) “Plastic Pollution Reduction Producer Responsibility Act”  Protect California’s Coasts and Oceans  By Significantly Reducing Plastic Pollution  Require Producers of Plastic Products to be Financially Responsible for the Reduction  Reduce the Financial Burden on Local Governments  Support CA’s Economy by Shifting Financial Burden to Plastic Manufacturers  Conduct Monitoring and Show Measurable Reduction of Plastic Pollution