--- title: Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog | STP | Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) description: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) | STP's blog giving insight into audit, compliance and risk issues for EHS, business and accounting. --- [![Specialty Technical Publishers](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/STP-logo-white-orange.png)](http://www.stpub.com/) - [My Account](http://stponline.stpub.com) - 1-800-251-0381 # Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog ## [California enacts first US extended producer responsibility law for apparel and textiles](https://blog.stpub.com/california-enacts-first-us-extended-producer-responsibility-law-for-apparel-and-textiles) Posted by [Jon Elliott](https://blog.stpub.com/author/jon-elliott) on Tue, Dec 10, 2024 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.stpub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/jon_f_elliott.jpg?width=190&height=227&name=jon_f_elliott.jpg) ](https://blog.stpub.com/california-enacts-first-us-extended-producer-responsibility-law-for-apparel-and-textiles) California has just enacted the first statewide “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) law addressed to “apparel” and “textile articles” (“Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024” (SB 707, Newman). SB 707 will require manufacturers of targeted materials to ensure their recovery and recycling. California’s new program will be administered by the state Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), which oversees solid waste management (including recycling and other EPR programs) in the state.  The EPR approach to recycling – also called “product stewardship” –has been extending to new waste streams in recent years; the national advocacy group Product Stewardship Institute identifies 141 such programs spread among 33 US states (I provide an overview of these US state efforts [HERE](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/204456/Expanding-Recycling-Responsibilities-for-Specific-Solid-Wastes)). The remainder of this note summarizes this new law.  [Read More](https://blog.stpub.com/california-enacts-first-us-extended-producer-responsibility-law-for-apparel-and-textiles) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stpub.com/california-enacts-first-us-extended-producer-responsibility-law-for-apparel-and-textiles#comments-listing) Tags: [Environment](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environment), [California Environmental Law](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/california-environmental-law), [Textile Recycling](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/textile-recycling), [Environmental Compliance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-compliance), [Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/extended-producer-responsibility-epr), [Responsible Textile Recovery Act](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/responsible-textile-recovery-act), [Sustainable Fashion](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/sustainable-fashion), [Apparel Waste Management](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/apparel-waste-management), [Waste Reduction](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/waste-reduction) [All posts](https://blog.stpub.com/all) ### Follow Me ### Subscribe by Email ### Browse by Topic Area - [Accounting & Tax ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/accounting-tax) - [Business & Legal ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal) - [Corporate Governance  ](https://blog.stpub.com/../?Tag=Corporate+Governance) - [Environmental ](https://blog.stpub.com/../?Tag=Environmental) - [Global ](https://blog.stpub.com/../?Tag=Global) - [Health & Safety ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety) - [Internet ](https://blog.stpub.com/../?Tag=Internet) - [Transportation ](https://blog.stpub.com/../?Tag=Transportation) ### Browse by Tag - [Environmental (344)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental) - [Business & Legal (309)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal) - [Environmental risks (300)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-risks) - [Health & Safety (296)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety) - [EPA (283)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/epa) - [Terms & Conditions](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/STP-Terms-of-Use-Dec-20.pdf) - [Privacy Policy](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/STP-Privacy-Policy.pdf) - [License Agreement](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/STP-License-Agreement-Dec-20.pdf) - [Sitemap](http://stpub.com/sitemap) - [Support](http://stpub.com/support) © 2021 STP ComplianceEHS - All rights reserved