BILL NUMBER: SB 803	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act relating to solid waste.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 803, as introduced, DeSaulnier. Solid waste: plastic waste:
management.
   The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989,
administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, is
required to reduce, recycle, and reuse solid waste generated in the
state to the maximum extent feasible in an efficient cost-effective
manner to conserve water, energy, and other natural resources.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would mitigate the environmental impact of plastic
packaging materials and reduce the overall amount of plastic waste
disposed of in California landfills.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would mitigate the environmental impact of plastic
packaging materials and reduce the overall amount of plastic waste
disposed of in California landfills.