1. California's Fight Against Plastic Pollution:
Current and Past Legislation
B A A N I B E H N I W A L , P O L I C Y A S S O C I A T E C A L I F O R N I A N S A G A I N S T W A S T E

2. About
CAW
Founded in
1977, Californians Against Waste is a non-profit environmental research and advocacy organization that identifies, develops, promotes, and monitors policy solutions to pollution and conservation problems posing a threat to public health and the environment.

3. What We Do " S P O N S O R " L E G IS L A T IO N
Come up with ideas for legislation Convince legislators to "author" Build support coalitions
Meet with legislators and staff Negotiate compromises Implement laws after passage
S U P P O R T O R O P P O S E L E G IS L A T IO N
WO R K WIT H S T A T E A G E N CIE S A N D L O CA L G O VE R N ME N T S T O P A S S R E G U L A T IO N S A N D
O R D IN A N CE S
P U B L IC E D U CA T IO N A N D O U T R E A CH
What We Do

4. Mattresses - SB 254 (Hancock 2014) Carpets - AB 2398 (Perez, 2010)
CAW's Greatest Hits
B O T T L E B I L L
AB 2020 (Margolin, 1986)
E - W A S T E
SB 20 (Sher, 2003)
P R O D U CT
S T E W A R D S H I P
Paint - AB 1343 (Huffman 2009)
Mattresses - SB 254 (Hancock 2014) Carpets - AB (Perez, 2010)

5. CAW's Greatest Hits S T R A W S B A G B A N M I CR O B E A D S
AB 1884 (Calderon, 2018)
B A G B A N
SB 270 (Padilla, 2015)
Proposition 67 (2016)
M I CR O B E A D S
AB 888 (Bloom, 2015)

6. The Problem

11. EIGHT MILLION TONS OF PLASTICS END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR
The Problem
EIGHT MILLION TONS OF PLASTICS END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR
University of Georgia

12. PLASTIC THAN FISH IN THE OCEAN BY 2025
The Problem
THERE WILL BE MORE
PLASTIC THAN FISH IN THE OCEAN BY 2025
World Economic Forum

13. MICROPLASTICS FOUND IN QUARTER OF ALL FISH,
The Problem
MICROPLASTICS FOUND IN QUARTER OF ALL FISH,
THIRD OF ALL SHELLFISH
International Maritime Organization

14. WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH MICROPLASTICS
The Problem
94 % OF U. S. DRINKING
WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH MICROPLASTICS
Orb Media

15. P O L Y S T Y R E N E
B A N S
Over 120 local ordinances in California

16. Polystyrene Efforts P A L O A L T O ( 2 0 1 6 )
Bans sale or distribution of:
ice chests
egg cartons foodware
packaging materials

17. Polystyrene Efforts S A N T A M O N I C A ( 2 0 1 8 )
Bans sale of containers made of #1-6 plastics, including
polystrene (#6)
Containers need to be made of material like paper, wood, and fiber that meet the definition of "marine degradable"
Bans single-use plastics for prepared foods
Straws upon request

18. Polystyrene Efforts B E R K E L E Y ( 2 0 1 9 )
Requires all takeout food to be compostable and all
dine-in foodware to be
reusable by January 2020
Requires all food businesses to charge customers 25
cents for disposable cups

20. Proposed
Legislation
SB 54 (Allen)/AB 1080 (Gonzalez) - The California Ciricular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act
Source reduce or recycle/compost 75% of single-use packaging and subset of products by 2030
AB 792 (Ting) - Mandatory Recycled Content
Beverage manufacturers to use recycled content in plastic bottles 25% by 2021
50% by 2025
75% by 2030
AB 1583 (Eggman) – The California Recycling Market Development Act

21. Cities in Support City of Alameda City of Arcata
City of Concord City of Danville
City of Del Mar City of El Cerrito City of Fort Bragg City of Half Moon Bay City of Hesperia
City of Imperial Beach City of Inglewood City of Lakeport
City of Long Beach
City of Los Angeles City of Livermore
City of Orinda City of Piedmont
City of Placentia
City of San Luis Obispo City of Santa Monica City of Sunnyvale
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Torrance

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