Bill > AB80

This bill aims to update and improve California's carpet recycling regulations by making several key changes to existing law. The bill modifies the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) requirements for carpet recycling, including expanding the governing board to include one voting member from the Carpet and Rug Institute and five nonvoting members representing various stakeholders like environmental organizations, retailers, labor, collectors, and recyclers. The bill changes reporting deadlines, requiring annual reports to be submitted by September 1 instead of July 1, and expands the types of information that must be included in these reports, such as detailed information about grants and incentive payments. The legislation also broadens the definition of approved collection sites to include carpet recycling centers, municipal facilities, and retailers, and modifies the requirements for transporting and collecting used carpet. Additionally, the bill adjusts penalty provisions, changing civil penalties to administrative penalties and updating the amounts and conditions for imposing these penalties. The bill requires producers to provide more detailed information about carpet components on their websites, mandates that carpets contain 5% postconsumer recycled content by 2028, and introduces new requirements for standardized product marking. Overall, the bill seeks to improve carpet recycling infrastructure, transparency, and environmental sustainability in California.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Justice

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