BILL NUMBER: AB 2508	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER   511
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 14, 1996
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 1996
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 23, 1996
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JULY 10, 1996
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 23, 1996
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 28, 1996

INTRODUCED BY  Assembly Member House

                        FEBRUARY 21, 1996

   An act to amend Section 42310 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to solid waste.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2508, House.  Solid waste:  rigid plastic packaging containers:
  floral industry.
   Existing law, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of
1989, administered by the California Integrated Waste Management
Board, requires every rigid plastic packaging container, as defined,
sold or offered for sale in this state, to generally meet one of
specified criteria.
   This bill would include as a permitted criteria that the container
is a container containing floral preservative that is subsequently
reused by the floral industry for at least 2 years.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 42310 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42310.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every rigid
plastic packaging container sold or offered for sale in this state
shall, on average, meet one of the following criteria:
   (a) Be made from 25 percent postconsumer material.
   (b) Have a recycling rate of 25 percent, based on annual reports
published by the board.  For purposes of this subdivision, PETE
material shall be included in this calculation.
   (c) Have a recycling rate of 55 percent if its primary material is
PETE, based on annual reports published by the board.
   (d) Have a recycling rate of 45 percent if it is a
product-associated rigid plastic packaging container.
   (e) Be a reusable package or a refillable package.
   (f) Be a source reduced container.
   (g) Is a container containing floral preservative that is
subsequently reused by the floral industry for at least two years.