SB 854: Carpet recycling: carpet stewardship.

Existing law requires a manufacturer of carpets sold in this state to submit, either individually or through a carpet stewardship organization, a carpet stewardship plan that meets specified requirements to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and requires the department to approve or disapprove the plan. Existing law imposes a carpet stewardship assessment per unit of carpet sold in the state that is remitted by carpet manufacturers to the carpet stewardship organization and may be expended to carry out the organizations carpet stewardship plan. Existing law requires the carpet stewardship plan to provide sufficient funding to carry out the plan, including for grants to state-approved apprenticeship programs for training apprentice and journey-level carpet installers in proper carpet recycling practices.

This bill would would, commencing with the July 1, 2024, fiscal year require a carpet stewardship organization, as part of its carpet stewardship plan, from the assessments received for carpets sold for use in California, to expend at least 95% on activities to carry out the carpet stewardship plan within California, and at least 10% a carpet stewardship organization to make available up to 10% percent of the assessments collected for the sale of carpet for use in California for grants to apprenticeship programs for training apprentice and journey-level carpet installers in proper carpet recycling practices. practices, as provided.