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Plastic Carryout Bag Program Status and Update

Plastic Carryout Bag Program Status and Update. Presented by: Jenneen Hartshorn March 8, 2009. Co-Mingled Recycling Rate.

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Plastic Carryout Bag Program Status and Update

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  1. Plastic Carryout Bag Program Status and Update Presented by: Jenneen Hartshorn March 8, 2009

  2. Co-Mingled Recycling Rate The regulations allow a carryout bag recycling rate to be determined using comingled recycled film plastic data. This will be calculated by Cal Recycle using the proportion of carryout bags in comingled film plastic recycled by stores. • Staff worked diligently with many of the major grocery and pharmacy chains (with the majority of regulated stores), but they eventually declined to participate.

  3. Co-Mingled Recycling Rate (Cont.) • Sampling was delayed for over a year. • Major modifications to the sampling plan were made so that a reasonably representative sample could be collected. • Results may not be as representative of actual conditions as the original sampling plan that included the major grocery and pharmacy chains. The resulting recycling rates will also not be as representative.

  4. Co-Mingled Recycling Rate • California State University, Sacramento is currently conducting the plastic carryout bag characterization study of plastic carryout bags and other film plastic materials. The study will develop an average recycling rate for plastic carryout bags recycled in co-mingled film plastic.

  5. 2009 Annual Report • Sent certification notices to 756 operators by 2/8/2010. • Scheduled to send 2009 courtesy reminders the week of March 7th. • The 2009 Annual Report completion is dependent on the completion of the CSU, Sacramento study.

  6. 2008 Annual Report Mailed notifications to 693 operators. Responses were received from: • 356 operators and designated reporting parties, representing over 4700 stores. • 302 of the 356 submitted data on the amount of bags provided to customers; and • 268 of the 356 submitted bag and mixed film plastic recycling data.

  7. 2008 Annual Report • 45 said they did not use plastic carryout bags or did not meet the definition of a store. • 79 went out of business, merged with other companies already reporting, or did not have mailing addresses that could be verified.

  8. 2008 Annual Report Figure 1 Plastic Carryout Bags Purchased for Distribution to Customers January to December 2008* * Results are tentative pending the completion of co-mingled recycling rate study. ** Operators who did not submit a store list are assumed to be operating one (1) store.

  9. 2008 Annual Report  Figure 2 2008 Average Weight of Plastic Carryout Bags Purchased for Distribution to Customers Reported by Number of Stores per Operator *Stores per operator based on operator store lists.

  10. 2008 Annual Report Figure 3 2008 Percentage of Plastic Carryout Bags Purchased Reported by Number of Stores per Operator* *Results are tentative pending the completion of the co-mingled recycling rate study; Stores per operator based on operator store lists.

  11. 2008 Annual Report Figure 4 Plastic Carryout Bags Recycled by Stores Reporting No Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling or Only Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling January to December 2008* *Results are tentative pending the completion of co-mingled recycling rate study. **Operators who did not submit a store list are assumed to be operating one (1) store.

  12. 2008 Annual Report Figure 5 Co-Mingled Plastic Carryout Bags and Film Plastic Recycled January to December 2008* * Results are tentative pending the completion of co-mingled recycling rate study. ** Operators who did not submit a store list are assumed to be operating one (1) store.

  13. 2008 Annual Report Figure 6 2008 Recycled Plastic Carryout Bags or Co-mingled Carryout Bags and Film Plastic Reported by Number of Stores per Operator* *Results are tentative pending the completion of the co-mingled recycling rate study; stores per operator based on operator store lists.

  14. At-Store Resources At-Store Website http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCENTRAL/Basics/PlasticBag.htm California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 4, Article 6 http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Laws/Rulemaking/Archive/2008/PlasticBags/default.htm AB 2449 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2449_bill_20060930_chaptered.html Cal Recycle - Plastics Information and Resources http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Plastics/

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