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California SB 501 (Allen)
Household Hazardous Waste Producer Responsibility Act - Co-Sponsored by NSAC, Rural County Representatives of California & Resource Recovery Coalition of California
By Senator Allen
Will establish the nation’s second Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for household hazardous waste (HHW)
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California SB 561 (Blakespear)
Emergency Distress Flare Safe Disposal Act
Co-Sponsored by NSAC & Zero Waste Sonoma
By Senator Blakespear
Will require the producer(s) of pyrotechnic distress flares to fund and operate a collection system to manage expired or unwanted flares, shifting the costs of managing this product from our cities and counties - and ultimately local ratepayers - to the producers/users.
California SB 615 (Allen): Vehicle Traction Batteries - SUPPORT
By Senator Allen
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This bill would require a battery supplier to be responsible for ensuring the responsible end-of-life management of a vehicle traction battery if it is removed from a vehicle that is still in service or if the vehicle traction battery is offered or returned to its battery supplier, and reporting information regarding the sale, transfer, or receipt of a vehicle traction battery or module to the department.
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The bill would require the department to conduct a study to determine whether there is evidence of abandonment of orphaned batteries leading to environmental and health and safety hazards and, on or before January 1, 2030, and every 3 years thereafter, to post the results of its findings on its internet website.
California AB 762 (Irwin & Wilson): Disposable Vape Sales Ban - SUPPORT
By Assemblymember Irwin and Wilson
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This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2026, a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a new or refurbished disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device in this state. The bill would define a “disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device” to mean a vaporization device that is not designed or intended to be reused, as specified.
California AB 864 (Ward): Solar Photovoltaic Module Treatment - SUPPORT
By Assemblymember Ward
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This bill would exempt solar photovoltaic modules not identified as hazardous waste and treated as universal waste, as defined, from state hazardous waste regulations, if transferred to a designated recycler for legitimate recycling, as described, and if the facility meets specified criteria relating to registration permits, as provided.
New York
New York: A2164: Household Appliances and Refrigerants EPR
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Status: 1/15/25: Referred to environmental conservation
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Establishes extended producer responsibility for household appliances and refrigerants; provides that no later than December 31, 2027, producers shall submit a plan to the department of environmental conservation for the establishment of a collection program for certain covered products.
New York: S1460: EPR Framework
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Status: 1/10/2025: Referred to Environmental Conservation
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This bill provides a framework for extended producer responsibility that would permit the Department of Environmental Conservation to designate products for which producers would be responsible for collection and reuse, recycling, or disposal.
Washington
Washington: HB 1150: EPR for Packaging and Paper Products (Recycling Reform Act)
By Representatives Berry, Donaghy, Ryu, Ramel, Farivar, Mena, Alvarado, Duerr, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Callan, Macri, Doglio, Fosse, Simmons, Street, Pollet, Kloba, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Salahuddin, and Hill
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Status: House Rules Committee
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Companion bill: SB 5284
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Builds upon previous years’ efforts to create a coordinated, transparent statewide system for residential recycling that will increase both reuse and recycling significantly.
Washington: HB 1420: Producer Responsibility for Textiles
By Representatives Hackney, Duerr, Berry, Ramel, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Pollet
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Status: House Appropriations
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Based on the Responsible Textile Recovery Act (SB 707) that passed in California in 2024, would establish a producer responsibility program for apparel and textiles in Washington.
Washington: HB 1550: EPR for Electric Vehicle Batteries
By Representatives Hackney, Duerr, Berry, Ramel, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Pollet
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Status: House Rules Committee
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Would create a separate program to collect and manage used EV Batteries
Washington: SB 5175: Concerning the Photovoltaic Module Stewardship and Takeback Program
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Status: Signed into Law
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To address the lack of participation by manufacturers, SB 5175 would delay the implementation of the Solar Panel Stewardship Law to 2029 and improve the law by establishing an Advisory Committee.
Washington D.C
DC B26-0058: Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025
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1/21/2025: Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development
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To amend the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 to establish an extended producer responsibility collection and recycling program for beverage containers to be overseen by the Department of Energy and the Environment.
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This bill establishes an extended producer responsibility collection and recycling program for beverage containers in the District of Columbia, to be implemented by January 1, 2028. The program requires distributors to place a deposit of at least $0.10 on each beverage container sold in the District, with the potential for the deposit to increase to $0.15 if redemption targets are not met. Distributors must register with the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and join a beverage container stewardship organization that will manage the collection, redemption, and recycling of these containers.
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