California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is expected to sign the bill on Thursday.
. The initiative includes earlier deadlines for phasing out single-use plastic than the bill passed by the Legislature: It would have required that single-use plastic production be reduced by a quarter by 2030 and that all single-use plastic packaging and foodware be recyclable, refillable or compostable by 2030. The initiative faced strong pushback from industry groups, which argued the measure would raise costs for consumers and producers, especially amid rising inflation.
The bill’s passage comes after years of negotiations among environmental groups, lawmakers and producers and follows six months of lawmaker negotiations attempting to include viewpoints from environmentalists, waste management groups and manufacturers. The legislation also requires plastic packaging producers allot $500 million a year over the course of 10 years to fund environmental programs, 60% of which will go to programs for disadvantaged, low-income and rural communities.
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