Fw: [gaia-uscanada] Hearing set for plastics bills - sign-ons needed
rican...@aol.com
Hey folks!
I wanted to give a quick update on the two priority plastics bills I’ve mentioned previously:
- AB 2253 (Boerner) Deceptive Recycled Content Claims -- SUPPORT
- AB 2226 (Rubio) Repeal Plastic Pre-checkout Bag Ban – OPPOSE
Both bills were set for hearings on April 6th in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, so the deadline for letters is fast approaching. Please consider signing on!
We could also use me-toos at the hearing for folks who are in Sacramento or who have contract lobbyists. AB 2226, especially, is a non-fiscal bill that will not go to Appropriations, and given the author, we’ll likely not be able to stop it on the floor.
More info below:
AB 2253 (Boerner) Deceptive Recycled Content Claims -- SUPPORT
- AB 2253 would protect consumers from deceptive recycled content claims by prohibiting companies from using misleading recycled content “credit” schemes and other accounting gimmicks to advertise recycled content when none is physically present in the product.
- Some plastics and consumer product companies rely on recycled content “credit” schemes and accounting gimmicks (e.g., mass balance free allocation or book-and-claim) instead of using actual recycled material. These systems allow companies to buy or generate credits disconnected from recycled content in their products.
- These schemes also let companies buy cheap, questionable out-of-state or out-of-country credits instead of using California recycled materials, undercutting businesses that invest in California’s recycling infrastructure and ultimately weakening the state’s recycling system.
- SIGN ON HERE
AB 2226 (Rubio)
Repeal Plastic Produce Bag Ban -- OPPOSE
- AB 2226 would repeal California’s existing requirement that pre-checkout bags in grocery stores be reusable or made from paper or compostable materials.
- In 2022, the California Legislature passed SB 1046 (Eggman), which limited stores to providing consumers with reusable, recyclable, or compostable produce bags.
- The bill was passed in response to many traditional plastic produce bags used for fresh fruits and vegetables ending up in compost waste streams and contaminating municipal compost facilities.
- AB 2226 directly repeals this important measure, moving the state backwards towards a marketplace once again flooded with traditional plastic pre-checkout bags that contaminate waste streams and harm aquatic ecosystems.
- We fear repealing high-profile plastics laws, especially on the heels of SB 54 backtracking, will hinder our ability to advance more aggressive plastics policies in California and other states.
- SIGN ON HERE
Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! 415.845.6335
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Nick Lapis (he/him)
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