Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
Coverage of Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act in the Nexus archive.
- California grocery prices could spike as nonrecyclable packaging fees go into effect
California grocery prices may increase as fees under Senate Bill 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, take effect next month. The 2022 law aims to eliminate single-use plastics and require all packaging sold in California to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
- 17 red states sue California over ‘onerous’ recycling law: ‘California is not entitled to pronounce nationwide policies’
Seventeen red states and a trade association sued California to block a recycling law requiring companies to reduce single-use plastics, arguing it imposes onerous mandates and violates federalism principles. The lawsuit challenges the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, naming CalRecycle director Zoe Heller and the Circular Action Alliance as defendants.
- States sue California over plastic recycling mandate
Over a dozen states and a wholesaler association sued California's recycling agency administrator to block a law requiring 100% recyclable single-use plastic packaging by 2032, arguing it violates constitutional provisions on interstate commerce and imposes excessive costs. The lawsuit challenges the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act as overly broad and infringing on state sovereignty.