Bill Name: Plastic waste: single-use plastics alternatives: working group

Bill Number: SB-665

Bill Author(s): Allen

Legislative Session / Year: 2023

State: California

AVFCA Position: Support

Bill Synopsis: This bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency, by January 1, 2025, to establish a working group of the above-referenced state agencies that would establish a framework for evaluating novel plastic and plastic-alternative material types used to produce single-use products as they are developed, in order to inform state policy decisions designed to create a more sustainable and circular economy, as provided.

Effective Date if Passed: 01/01/2025