Bill Name: Polystyrene Food Service Packaging Recovery and Recycling Act

Bill Number: AB-2921

Bill Author(s): Low

Legislative Session / Year: 2018

State: California

AVFCA Position: Support

Bill Synopsis: This bill would authorize polystyrene food service packaging (PFP) manufacturers and polystyrene resin producers to form or designate an organization consisting of PFP manufacturers and resin producers, to be known as the Polystyrene Food Service Packaging Recycling Organization, and require them to pay to the PFP Recycling Organization a polystyrene food service packaging assessment fee. The bill would require the collected fees to be used by the organization to carry out the requirements of the act and for appropriate projects and programs that would further the purposes of the act, including awarding grants to public entities for programs designed to increase community access to PFP recycling, to promote efforts to recycle PFP, and to reduce or abate litter from PFP.

Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2019