California Public Resources Code

§ 42291

PRC § 42291 Effective May 22, 1998Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 5.4

Statute text

(a)Until January 1, 1998, every manufacturer that manufactures plastic trash bags of 0.75 mil or greater thickness for sale in this state shall ensure that at least 30 percent of the material used in those plastic trash bags is recycled plastic postconsumer material.

(b)(1) On and after January 1, 1998, the manufacturer’s required use of recycled plastic postconsumer material shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (2). Compliance by a manufacturer with either alternative shall be deemed to be compliance with this subdivision.

(2)Every manufacturer of regulated bags shall do one of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 44, Sec. 3. Effective May 22, 1998.