Paint Legislation: California

The latest paint product stewardship legislation for California.

Status:
Passed
Type:
Policy
Date:
January, 2013

The North American Hazardous Materials Management Association advocates for comprehensive state product policy legislation. NAHMMA is in support of legislation establishing paint stewardship systems and believes that paint stewardship legislation, and subsequent rulemaking, must incorporate the principles outlined in this policy statement. 

Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
September, 2010

AB 1343, signed into law in 2010, requires manufacturers of architectural paint to establish and finance an architectural paint recovery program. A manufacturer of architectural paint solid in California must, individually or through a stewardship organization, submit an architectural paint stewardship plan on or before April 1, 2012 for approval by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). Plans must be...