California Integrated Waste Management Board 1 Permitting and Compliance Committee Meeting Agenda Item 18 Sue Ingle June 04, 2007
California Integrated Waste Management Board 2 Agenda Item #18 Consideration of Requests by Glad Manufacturing; Medical Action Industries; Pactiv Corporation; Poly-America, LP; and Trinity Packaging Corp. For Exemptions From The Minimum Postconsumer Content Requirements Of the Plastic Trash Bag Law for the 2006 Certification Period. (Public Resources Code Section (d)) June 4, 2007 Agenda Item 18
California Integrated Waste Management Board 3 Manufacturer Annual Compliance Requirements 10 Percent in Regulated Trash Bags, or 30 Percent in All Plastic Products OR Demonstrate Insufficient Quantity or Quality of Post Consumer Material (PCM) Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 4 PCM Tons Used in Trash Bags Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board PCM Use Summary (Tons) Used Needed Deficit/Surplus Compliant (28) 5,528 4,156 +1,372 Exemptions (5) 2,017 4,972 -2,955 Totals: (33) 7,5459,128 -1,583 Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 6 3 Companies requesting exemptions are amongst the top 10 in California bag sales for Bag Sales PCM Rate (5) Exemptions 49,716 2, % (5) Compliant MFG30,456 3, % Tons Difference:19,260 (1,488) Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests-
California Integrated Waste Management Board 7 Five Manufacturers Requested An Exemption for 2006 Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Glad Manufacturing Medical Action Industries Pactiv Corporation Poly-America, L.P. Trinity Packaging Corp
California Integrated Waste Management Board PCM Usage Manufacturer Bags (tons) PCM (tons) Percent (%) Poly-America34,2681, Glad MFG8, Pactiv Corporation6, Medical Action Ind Trinity Packaging Corp Totals49,7162, Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 9 Exemption Criteria Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Must document that reasonable efforts were made to source PCM in 2006: 1. List of resin suppliers contacted & summary of discussions 2. Mutually agreed upon specs & test methods for PCM samples 3. Test results or other documentation demonstrating that the PCM did not meet quality standards 4. Written explanation of why each sample of PCM was rejected 5. Written description from the supplier describing the quality of the rejected PCM sample
California Integrated Waste Management Board 10 Poly-America, LP YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 20061, ,268TBD 20051, ,713Yes 20041, ,339Yes 20031, ,017Yes ,380Yes ,336Yes Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 11 Poly-America, Lp Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: List of Suppliers PCM sample test results Purchased and processed baled film Reported PCM use in other film products
California Integrated Waste Management Board 12 Glad Manufacturing Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption ,400TBD ,810No ,499 Conditional ,285Yes ,632No ,122Yes
California Integrated Waste Management Board 13 Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Glad Products Documentation: Met quarterly with Board staff Equipment and production modifications List of suppliers PCM sample test results Air sampling results
California Integrated Waste Management Board 14 Pactiv Corporation Year PCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption ,025 TBD ,737 No ,607 Conditional ,181Yes ,704Yes ,349Compliant Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 15 Pactiv Corporation: Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: Met quarterly with Board staff List of suppliers Joint supplier calls PCM sample test results PCM Stewardship Program –Qualified one supplier (PCM clear)
California Integrated Waste Management Board 16 Medical Action Industries Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption TBD 2005UKN Non-Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant
California Integrated Waste Management Board 17 Medical Action Industries: Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: Cover Letter – No other supporting documentation
California Integrated Waste Management Board 18 Trinity Packaging Corporation Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption TBD Non-Compliant Compliant Compliant 2002UKN Compliant
California Integrated Waste Management Board 19 Trinity Packaging Corporation: Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: Cover letter – No other supporting documentation
California Integrated Waste Management Board 20 Board Options: Option 1 – Approve Option 2 – Conditional Approval –(2a) Meet Target PCM Use % –(2b) Meet Quarterly with Staff Option 3 – Disapprove Option 4 - Take No Action Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests
California Integrated Waste Management Board 21 Agenda Item PTB Exemption Requests Recommendations: Option 2a Pactiv Corporation Option 2a and 2b Poly-America Option 3 Glad Manufacturing Medical Action Industries Trinity Packaging Corp
California Integrated Waste Management Board 22 Permitting and Compliance Committee Meeting Consideration of Requests by Plastic Trash Bag Manufacturers for Exemptions From the Minimum Recycled Content Requirements of the Plastic Trash Bag Law (Public Resources Code Section (d)) June 4, 2007 Sue Ingle Agenda Item 18