Bill Name: Solid waste: Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act

Bill Number: SB-1010

Bill Author(s): Senator Angelique Ashby

Legislative Session / Year: 2026

State: California

AVFCA Position: Support

Bill Synopsis: This bill strengthens California’s producer‑responsibility system for single‑use packaging and disposable food service ware by requiring manufacturers to ensure their products are recyclable or compostable, and to join approved producer responsibility plans that fund reduction, collection, processing, and recycling. It tasks the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with monitoring implementation, evaluating producer responsibility organizations’ performance, and comparing similar national programs to identify necessary adjustments. These measures increase producer accountability, improve oversight of recycling and recovery systems, and aim to reduce plastic pollution and boost material recovery.