California Public Resources Code

§ 14548

PRC § 14548 Effective Sep 27, 2022Div. 12.1 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “thermoform plastic container” means a plastic container, such as a clamshell, cup, drinking cup, pod, tub, lid, box, tray, egg carton, or similar rigid, nonbottle packaging, formed from sheets of extruded resin and used to package items such as fresh produce, baked goods, nuts, deli items, and nonbottle beverages. The term does not include any of the following:

(1)A lid or seal of a different material type from plastic.

(2)Thermoform plastic containers that are medical devices, medical products that are required to be sterile, prescription medicine, and packaging used for those products.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 21. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.