California Public Resources Code

§ 42357.6

PRC § 42357.6 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 5.7

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “plastic food container product” means a product made of plastic that includes a tray, clamshell container, or other receptacle and that is used, or intended to be used, to hold food.

(b)A manufacturer or supplier making an environmental marketing claim relating to the recycled content of a plastic food container product shall maintain information and documentation, which shall be in written form in its records, of both of the following in support of that claim:

(1)The recycled content for materials has been recovered or otherwise diverted from the solid waste stream either during the manufacturing process (preconsumer) or after consumer use (postconsumer).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 664, Sec. 1. (AB 1294) Effective January 1, 2018.