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Retail plastics recycling program: plastic bags, packaging, and shipping envelopes.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 3141 · Assembly Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Mar 9, 2020

What it does

The At-Store Recycling Program law, required, among other things, an operator of a store, as defined, to establish an at-store recycling program that provides customers the opportunity to return clean plastic carryout bags to that store. The law required a plastic carryout bag provided by a store to have specified information printed or displayed on the bag, and required the placement of a plastic carryout bag collection bin in each store that is visible and easily accessible to the consumer. The law also required the operator of a store to make reusable bags, defined to include specified durable plastic bags, available to customers, for purchase. The law required a manufacturer of plastic…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Mar 9, 2020

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

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