Amended
IN
Assembly
May 24, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 21, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 07, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 25, 2021 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman, Lorena Gonzalez, and Ting (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Carrillo, and Kalra) (Principal coauthors: Senators Allen and Stern) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Quirk, Luz Rivas, and Stone) (Coauthor: Senator Wiener) |
February 19, 2021 |
(a)An online retailer that has at least one physical location in the state with in-person sales shall provide at all physical locations in the state with in-person sales a take back container for plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging that provides an opportunity for a customer to return to the location clean plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging. The program provided pursuant to this section shall include all of the following:
(1)The online retailer shall place a collection bin for plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging at each physical location with in-person sales that is visible, easily accessible to the customer, and clearly marked that the collection bin is available for the purpose of collecting and recycling plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging.
(2)All clean plastic film and clean expanded polystyrene packaging collected by the online retailer, or its agent, shall be transported and recycled in a manner that does not conflict with the local jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 41000) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 41300) of Part 2.
(3)The online retailer shall maintain records describing the collection, transport, and recycling of plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging collected for a minimum of one year and shall make the records available to the department and the local jurisdiction, upon request, to demonstrate compliance with this chapter.
(b)(1)This section, except for paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), shall become inoperative on January 1, 2025.
(2)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(a)An online retailer that delivers purchased products to customers in this state shall have an at-delivery recycling program that provides for the pickup at the time of delivery of plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging for products previously purchased from the online retailer, at no cost to the customer.
(b)All plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging collected by the online retailer, or its agent, pursuant to this section shall be collected, transported, and recycled or reused in a manner that does not conflict with the local jurisdiction’s source
reduction and recycling element, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 41000) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 41300) of Part 2.
(c)An online retailer shall maintain records describing the collection, transport, and recycling of plastic film and expanded polystyrene packaging pursuant to this section for one year and shall make the records available to the department and the local jurisdiction, upon request, to demonstrate compliance with this section.
(d)(1)This section, except for subdivision (c), shall become inoperative on January 1, 2025.
(2)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.