EPR Packaging Programs: Lead Time Needed to Evaluate Producer Status
Companies who may qualify as “producers” under the EPR packaging programs [1] adopted by California, Oregon, and Colorado should plan...
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- May 28
- 3 min
Taking Stock of the EPR Packaging Laws: Minnesota's New Program
Introduction Minnesota just joined the roster of states with extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging programs, and New York...
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- Apr 15
- 6 min
EPR Packaging Laws: Oregon's Program Plan Provides Roadmap for Compliance and Producer Fees
On March 31, Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California, Colorado, and the only...
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- Feb 27
- 6 min
Exempted Materials under California's EPR Packaging Law (SB 54)
Producers who may qualify for an exemption under California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging law (“SB 54” or the...
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- Jan 20
- 3 min
SB 54 _ California Selects CAA as PRO and Other Updates
Within the last month, California has made significant strides toward its bid to create a circular economy for certain packaging and food...
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- Dec 12, 2023
- 4 min
EPR Packaging Laws: Submission of the First Stewardship Plan
Since July 2021, when Maine passed the nation's first extended producer responsibility ("EPR") packaging law, four other states...
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- Oct 29, 2023
- 5 min
SB 54 Gears Up: a New PRO, a Producer Working Group, and Draft Regulations
by Catherine W. Johnson The Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is expected to be selected as California’s new...
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- Sep 25, 2023
- 5 min
Why Did the Most Favorable Venues for Prop 65 Plaintiffs Rule for the Defense in EHA v. Sream?
by Catherine W. Johnson Introduction Environmental Health Advocates v. Sream, Inc., (2022) 83 Cal.App.5th 721 (Sream), and three other...
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- Aug 6, 2023
- 4 min
Five Things You Really Need to Know About SB-54 - California's EPR Law for Single Use Packaging
By Catherine W. Johnson It is probably fair to say that SB 54[1] – California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) law[2] imposing...
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- Jul 17, 2023
- 5 min
Evolving Standards for Due Diligence and Vapor Intrusion: Consider State Guidance and Policy
As regulation of vapor intrusion continues to evolve and escalate costs at contaminated sites, due diligence practices for vapor...
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- Jun 6, 2023
- 2 min
Planning for Success: Launching and Implementing an ESG Program
There is a difference between launching an ESG program and launching a successful ESG program, according to three experts on a June 1,...
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- May 3, 2023
- 6 min
SB 54: Who Must Comply with California's Plastics and Packaging Act? The Gummy Bear Question
California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (the “Act” or “SB 54”)[1] is a variation of the...
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- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
When Must Businesses Join a PRO under California's Plastic & Packaging Law? (Updated 11/17/23)
By Catherine W. Johnson On March 29, 2023, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) held a workshop[1]...
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- Mar 26, 2023
- 2 min
CalRecycle Begins to Implement California's Plastic and Packaging Act
On February 28, 2023, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, known as CalRecycle, held an informational workshop...
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- Feb 24, 2023
- 2 min
California Draft Vapor Intrusion Guidance Now Final
On February 23, 2023, California EPA (Cal EPA) finally released a “final draft” version of the much-awaited vapor intrusion guidance,...
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- Feb 19, 2023
- 1 min
Materials Covered under California's Plastics Legislation
California’s SB 54, or the Plastic Producer Responsibility Act, represents a substantial expansion of the increasingly popular form of...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
New Decision Limits Scope of Prop 65
In a landmark decision, a California appellate court ruled that only "direct" exposures are subject to Proposition ("Prop") 65 warning...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 3 min
It's a Global World: Product Stewardship
For a variety of reasons (e.g., consumer/shareholder demands, laws regulating chemical use, potential liabilities, corporate...
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- Feb 1, 2022
- 5 min
ESG Checklist -- A Prop 65 Compliance Program?
In California, the Proposition (“Prop”) 65[1] landscape continues to evolve – notices of violations (“NOVs”) issued for products that do...
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- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
California's Prop 65 - Companies with Fewer than 10 Employees (Updated, March 6, 2023)
By Catherine W. Johnson Companies with fewer than ten employees are exempt from California’s Proposition 65 warning requirements but may...
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