Bill > AB1325

This bill creates a comprehensive producer responsibility program for lubricants and waste oil products in California, designed to improve the collection, management, and recycling of automotive fluids and their packaging. The bill requires producers of covered products (such as engine oils, transmission fluids, antifreeze, and other petroleum-based automotive products) to form a producer responsibility organization (PRO) that will develop and implement a plan to safely collect and manage these products. The PRO must establish a convenient collection system at no cost to residents or local governments, with performance-based standards aimed at reducing improper disposal by 20% by 2032 and 40% by 2035. Producers will be required to register with the PRO, pay for the program's costs, and contribute to a funding mechanism that equitably distributes expenses based on sales volumes and product toxicity. The program will include a statewide education and outreach effort to help consumers properly dispose of these products, with CalRecycle and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) overseeing the implementation. The bill establishes administrative fees, potential penalties for non-compliance, and creates special funds to support the program's administration and enforcement, with the ultimate goal of reducing environmental damage from improperly disposed automotive fluids.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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