The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has published a revised set of proposed regulations to implement 2022’s Senate Bill (SB) 54, the “Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.” (I wrote about the legislation HERE). The Act phases in a ban on non-recyclable single-use plastics by 2032, and requires that threshold proportions of single-use items sold as “recyclable” will actually be recycled. Its implementation will make use of “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) mechanism similar to those used in California and elsewhere for other enhanced recycling programs (I’ve written about these before, most recently HERE). The remainder of this note discusses the proposed regulations and SB 54’s provisions.
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California proposes regulations for phase-out of non-recyclable single-use plastics
Posted by Jon Elliott on Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Tags: sustainability, California, California Environmental Law, Plastic Waste, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Strategy, SB54, California Regulations, CalRecycle, Plastic Pollution
Environment and Climate Change Canada publishes Phase 1 reporting guidelines for Federal Plastics Registry
Posted by Jon Elliott on Mon, Feb 24, 2025
Canada has established a goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, and has established a variety of regulatory and informational programs to pursue that goal. As part of these effort, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has established the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR), along with accompanying regulations requiring reporting by targeted producers of plastic packaging, electronic and electrical equipment, and single-use or disposable products. These entities’ reporting requirements expand annually in three “phases,” beginning with Phase 1 reports starting with selected 2024 data due by September 29, 2025. (I wrote about ECCC’s proposal to establish the FPR, HERE). The remainder of this note summarizes Phase 1 requirements and identifies Phase 2-4 targets.
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