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CalRecycle Releases New EPR Packaging Regulations: Imminent Compliance, New Exclusions, and Deferred Eco-Modulation Implementation

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A lot is going on in the extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging world this month.  Maryland and Washington became the sixth and seventh states respectively to enact EPR packaging laws.  And this week, just a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New California Law Redefines E-Bikes

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California has changed its definition of electric bicycles to clarify ambiguities about the use of throttles. Since their first introduction in the 1990s, electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have grown tremendously in popularity...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Countdown for Compliance with California’s ​“Truth in Recycling” Law Begins

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In 2021, California enacted the SB 343 – ​“Truth in Recycling Law” – which generally prohibits companies from using the ​“chasing arrows” symbol or otherwise implying that a product or package is recyclable, unless the...more

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Prop 65: Changes to Short-Form Warnings Will Cause Long-Term Impacts

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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) recently amended its regulations concerning requirements for consumer product warnings to qualify for “safe harbor” protection from enforcement actions...more

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CalRecycle publishes a final material characterization study, triggering the deadline to comply with SB 343

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On April 4, CalRecycle published its final material characterization study (Study) pursuant to SB 343.  Under SB 343, use of the chasing arrows symbol or other indications of recyclability on products or packaging that do not...more

K&L Gates LLP

Updates on SB 54: CalRecycle to Take a Second Stab at Implementing Regulations

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On 7 March 2025, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) back to the drawing board on proposed regulations to implement the state’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging...more

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Prop 65 Roundup - March 2025

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Top Legal Challenges for the Consumer Products Industry in 2025 - With 2025 underway, the AFS Consumer Products team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the consumer products industry this year....more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Upcoming PFAS Restrictions on Textile Products and Apparel in California and New York – Effective January 1, 2025

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We wish to inform our clients of important upcoming regulatory changes in California and New York regarding the sale and distribution of textile products and apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

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Hemp States to Watch in 2022: California

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Continuing our look over the hemp horizon and keeping a close eye on key states to watch in 2022, California is hoping that this will be the year that its hemp industry emerges from the shadows and takes its place among the...more

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