On September 28, 2024, the state of California passed a bill that enacts a stewardship program known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, which requires a producer of apparel or textile articles to form and join a producer responsibility organization or PRO.
The bill requires the department to adopt regulations to implement the program no earlier than July 1, 2028. The bill also requires the PRO to submit to the department, for approval or disapproval, a complete plan for the collection, transportation, repair, sorting, and recycling, and the safe and proper management, of apparel and textile articles in the state. Upon approval of a plan, or commencing July 1, 2030, whichever is earlier, the bill makes a producer subject to specified civil penalties, unless the producer is a participant of a PRO and all apparel and textiles are accounted for in the plan. The bill requires the PRO to review the plan at least every 5 years after approval.
The bill also sets limits on the costs for the program and associated penalties for violating the regulation after it is enacted. Existing constitutional provisions also protect the findings of the Department from access by the public.
Further details can be found at the below link
Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB707
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