AB 1812: Solid waste: compostable products.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-23
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-14: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Enacted
Existing law prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale a product, as defined, that is labeled with the term compostable or home compostable unless, among others, the product is labeled in a manner that distinguishes the product from a noncompostable product upon reasonable inspection by consumers and to help enable efficient processing by solid waste processing facilities. Existing law authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to adopt regulations for determining whether products comply with this requirement. meets a specified ASTM standard specification, has OK compost HOME certification, and meets a standard adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Existing law requires the department to review revisions to the ASTM standard specification, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to adopt a standard different from an ASTM standard if adopted or developed by a standard-setting organization recognized by the department, the standard adds qualifications to an ASTM standard specification, and the standard is more stringent than an ASTM standard specification, as provided. Existing law exempts a fiber product that is demonstrated to not incorporate any plastics or polymers from complying with any of these ASTM standards.
This bill would instead prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale a product that is labeled with the term compostable or home compostable unless the product has OK compost HOME certification or meets a standard adopted by the department. The bill would repeal the requirement for the department to review revisions to the ASTM standard specification. The bill would instead authorize the department to adopt an existing standard different from an ASTM standard specification if the standard is adopted or developed by a standard-setting organization recognized by the department. This bill would exempt a fiber product that is demonstrated to not incorporate any plastics or polymers from requirements for labeling compostable products, as specified, unless the department adopts a standard for compostable fiber products.
This bill, on and after January 1, 2027, would prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale a product in this state that is labeled with the term compostable or home compostable that is made wholly or partially of plastic, as defined.
Existing law requires a compostable bag that meets an ASTM standard specification described above to comply with certain labeling requirements.
This bill would repeal those labeling requirements.
Discussed in Hearing
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