1. California Integrated Waste Management Board 1 Permitting and Compliance Committee Meeting www.ciwmb.ca.gov Agenda Item 18 Sue Ingle June 04, 2007

2. 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 42291 (d)) June 4, 2007 Agenda Item 18 www.ciwmb.ca.gov

3. 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 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

4. California Integrated Waste Management Board 4 PCM Tons Used in Trash Bags 1993-2006 Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

5. California Integrated Waste Management Board 5 2006 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 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

6. California Integrated Waste Management Board 6 3 Companies requesting exemptions are amongst the top 10 in California bag sales for 2006. Bag Sales PCM Rate (5) Exemptions 49,716 2,017 4.1% (5) Compliant MFG30,456 3,505 11.5% Tons Difference:19,260 (1,488) Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests-

7. California Integrated Waste Management Board 7 Five Manufacturers Requested An Exemption for 2006 Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests  Glad Manufacturing  Medical Action Industries  Pactiv Corporation  Poly-America, L.P.  Trinity Packaging Corp

8. California Integrated Waste Management Board 8 2006 PCM Usage Manufacturer Bags (tons) PCM (tons) Percent (%) Poly-America34,2681,8995.54 Glad MFG8,4001151.4 Pactiv Corporation6,0251.1.04 Medical Action Ind.81700 Trinity Packaging Corp 2062.11.0 Totals49,7162,0174.1 Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

9. California Integrated Waste Management Board 9 Exemption Criteria Agenda Item 18 2006 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

10. California Integrated Waste Management Board 10 Poly-America, LP YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 20061,8995.5434,268TBD 20051,6025.0531,713Yes 20041,2134.626,339Yes 20031,0274.323,017Yes 20028734.320,380Yes 20016733.519,336Yes Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

11. California Integrated Waste Management Board 11 Poly-America, Lp Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: List of Suppliers PCM sample test results Purchased and processed baled film Reported PCM use in other film products

12. California Integrated Waste Management Board 12 Glad Manufacturing Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 2006 1151.48,400TBD 2005 2.50.038,810No 2004 007,499 Conditional 2003 5.50.096,285Yes 2002 009,632No 20011251.111,122Yes

13. California Integrated Waste Management Board 13 Agenda Item 18 2006 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

14. California Integrated Waste Management Board 14 Pactiv Corporation Year PCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 20061.10.046,025 TBD 20052.50.035,737 No 20041302.35,607 Conditional 20031312.55,181Yes 20023577.54,704Yes 200166215.24,349Compliant Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

15. California Integrated Waste Management Board 15 Pactiv Corporation: Agenda Item 18 2006 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)

16. California Integrated Waste Management Board 16 Medical Action Industries Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 200600817TBD 2005UKN Non-Compliant 20047615.0506Compliant 20038226.0313Compliant 20028311.5719Compliant

17. California Integrated Waste Management Board 17 Medical Action Industries: Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: Cover Letter – No other supporting documentation

18. California Integrated Waste Management Board 18 Trinity Packaging Corporation Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests YearPCM Tons PCM % Tons of Bags Awarded Exemption 20062.11.0206TBD 20056.53.0220Non-Compliant 20042410.5231Compliant 20033810.6357Compliant 2002UKN Compliant

19. California Integrated Waste Management Board 19 Trinity Packaging Corporation: Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests Documentation: Cover letter – No other supporting documentation

20. 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 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests

21. California Integrated Waste Management Board 21 Agenda Item 18 2006 PTB Exemption Requests Recommendations:  Option 2a  Pactiv Corporation  Option 2a and 2b  Poly-America  Option 3  Glad Manufacturing  Medical Action Industries  Trinity Packaging Corp

22. 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 42291 (d)) June 4, 2007 Sue Ingle Agenda Item 18 www.ciwmb.ca.gov