TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director, Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation: National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) - SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
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PRESENTATION: NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL (NSAC) - SB 54 PLASTIC POLLUTION PREVENTION AND PACKAGING PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ACT
STAFF REQUEST: Receive a presentation from Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director of the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC), on California Senate Bill 54 and its implications for reducing plastic packaging waste.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
1SB 54, known as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, sets new goals to reduce plastic packaging and requires that all forms of single-use packaging be recyclable or compostable by 2032. The law is the nation's most comprehensive legislation to date to cut dependence on single-use packaging, while shifting plastic pollution responsibilities to producers and manufacturers.
The new law will:
- Reduce the volume of plastic and other packaging
- Require all single-use packaging and foodware to be recyclable or compostable by 2032
- Transfer the cost of collecting, processing, and recycling single-use packaging from local governments to producers
- Stimulate investment in reuse and refill systems
Specifically, the legislation requires producers to reduce single-use plastic packaging and foodservice packaging by at least 25 percent by 2032, either from direct elimination of plastic packaging or shifting to reuse or refill systems. In addition to requiring that all single-use packaging be recyclable or com...
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