California Plastic Law Baseline Shifts as Industry Provides New Reduction Estimates
What happened
Under Senate Bill 54, which requires single-use packaging and foodware sold in California to be recyclable or compostable by 2032, the industry must cut single-use plastic materials by 25%. The initial state estimate for the 2023 baseline was 2.9 million tons, but CalRecycle will replace this figure on November 1 with a total provided by the Circular Action Alliance. The Circular Action Alliance, which represents plastic producers, packagers, and retailers, reported the 2023 total at 1.29 million tons.
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Why it matters
The shift in the baseline from the state's estimate to the industry's figure changes the scope of the plastic reduction targets required by the law. This adjustment affects the operational requirements and compliance strategies of plastic producers and retailers in California.
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Who's involved
- AccentureContracted to create baseline data for the state's plastic reduction targets
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- AccentureSpeculative
Accenture might see a reduction in contract scope as CalRecycle adopts the industry's baseline estimate over its initial figure.