BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1488: Plastic packaging materials

Concerning the management of plastic packaging materials.

Summary

Establishes minimum postconsumer recycled (PCR) content requirements for rigid and flexible plastic packaging.
Assesses fees on plastic that do not meet minimum PCR requirements, and distributes fee revenues to local governments.
Requires producers of plastic packaging to report weight and resin type of plastic used for plastic packaging in Washington.
Establishes a stakeholder advisory committee to make recommendations to the Department of Ecology regarding the implementation of PCR requirements and fees and the establishment of related exemptions.
Preempts local government PCR requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1488), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the management of plastic packaging materials;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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