SB 402 (Wolk, 2009-10) Strengthening California's Bottle Bill

Update: SB 402 was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger on Oct 11. Read veto message and CAW response.

 

Summary. 
Balances the Bottle Bill Fund by ending program exemptions and decreasing the 10 cent CRV threshold to 20 ounces from 24 ounces, ending the exemption given to non-bottle-and-can beverage containers, and other measures.

 

Position and Status
CAW Supports.  SB 402 was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger on Oct 11.  Read veto message and CAW response. Previously, SB 402 received a 58-16 vote in the Assembly and a 22-14 vote in the Senate and a 8-0 vote in Assembly Natural Resources on Sep 11.

Description.
California's successful Beverage Container Recycling Program is under threat by significant cuts to core recycling programs, such as payments for supermarket-based recycling, payments for curbside recycling and payments to conservation corps recycling. Due to the imbalance, the Department of Conservation was forced to: cut $131 million in funding for local governments, local conservation corps, curbside recycling, recycling market development and other performance-based incentives for recycling; and Increase beverage industry ‘processing fee’ costs by roughly $75 million. Additionally, some 600 California grocery stores are currently unserved by recycling centers, and without relief, they will be obligated to take containers inside their stores.

SB 402 will bring the Beverage Container Recycling Fund back into balance while strengthening recycling.  Specifically, SB 402 will:

  • Expand the scope of beverage containers covered by the program to include all container types for existing beverages, regardless of size or material type.
  • Accelerate the timeframe for beverage distributors to make CRV payments from 90 to 60 days in order to better align with CRV ‘pay-out’ timeframe (20 days).
  • Move the existing 10 cent CRV threshold from containers 24 ounces and larger to containers 20 ounces and larger.
  • Reduce, suspend and eliminate non-core program expenditures by $36 million.
  • Maintain essential funding for ‘core program’ expenditures.

CAW Staff Contacts.

Mark Murray (916) 443-5422

 

Senator Lois Wolk 
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814

 

Current Language, Analyses and Votes.

Additional Resources:

Supporters.
318 Store Managers
880 Individuals
Allan Company
Allied Waste
Anaheim Workforce Investment Board
Anchor Brewing Company
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Anthony Young, City of San Diego Councilmember
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor City of Los Angeles
Applebee’s Restaurant, Visalia
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates
Auburn Alehosue
Audubon California
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Benjamin Hueso, City of San Diego Council President
Big Sur Land Trust
BJs Brewery
BrewBakers
CalCoast
California Association of Local Conservation Corps
California Bottled Water Association
California Coastal Coalition
California Grocers Association
California League of Conservation Voters
California Refuse Recycling Council
California ReLeaf
California Resource Recovery Association
California Retailers Association
California Small Brewers Association
California State Association of Counties
Californians Against Waste
Carl DeMaio, City of San Diego Councilmember
CBS Corporation, Los Angeles
Center for Advanced Research and Technology
Charles McGlashan, Marin County Supervisor
City and County of San Francisco Department of the Environment
City of Brea
City of El Monte
City of Encinitas
City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities
City of Long Beach Civil Service Department
City of Monterey
City of Napa
City of Oakland
City of Pasadena
City of Sacramento
City of San Diego
City of San Jose
City of Santa Barbara
City of Signal Hill
City of Sunnyvale
Coronado Brewing Company
County of Napa Environmental Management
County of Santa Clara
County of Sonoma
CR&R
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Crown Imports
Danny Gilmore, California State Assembly Member
Defenders of Wildlife
Donna Frye, City of San Diego Councilmember
Draeger's
Earth Wize Recycling
East Bay Regional Parks District
ECO2 Plastic, Inc.
Ecoplast
ecycler
Ed Begley, Jr.
Efren Carrillo, Sonoma County Supervisor
Ellen Ward, Mayor, City of Signal Hill
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Fox Theater ,Visalia
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission
Fresno Historical Society
Full Circle Brewing Co. Ltd.
Gary Liss, Town of Loomis Councilmember
Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Glass Packaging Institute
Global Enterprise Strategy & Implementation
Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor
Green Sangha
Greig Smith, City of Los Angeles Councilmember
Guzman&Gray, CPA, Long Beach
Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council
Hammond Law Office
Hanger 24 Craft Brewery
Heineken USA
Hensel Phelps Construction Co
Holiday/Sav-Mor Food
IMS Recycling Services
Independent Cities Association
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
International City Bank, Long Beach
J. Whalen Associates, Inc.
James Shelby, Mayor, City of Citrus Heights
Judy Arnold, Marin County Supervisor
Ken Yeager, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Kevin Johnson, Mayor, City of Sacramento
Kindt Automotive
Lagunitas Brewing Co. 
League of California Cities
Local Conservation Corps
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified School District
Lost Coast Brewery
Mammoth Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Co.
Marin Department of Cultural and Visitor Services
Marin Municipal Water District
Matrix Design Inc
Mendocino Brewing Co
Merlin Plastics
Michael Noll, City of Signal Hill City Councilmember
Miller Coors
MPA Architects
Napa Recycling and Waste Services
Natural Resources Defense Council
NatureWorks
Newmark Knight Frank
NexCycle
NexGen Energy Associates, Carlsbad
Nielsen Construction Co
North Coast Brewing Co
NRDC
Oakland Housing Authority
Ocean Conservancy
Orange County Business Council
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Pelco By Shneider Electric, Clovis
Peninsual Plastics Recycling, Inc.
Peninsula Packaging Co.
Planning and Conservation League
Pyramid Breweries
Raley's
Ralph's
REDF
Regional Council of Rural Counties
Republic
Rio Hondo College
Ron Roberts, San Diego County Supervisor
Ronald V. Dellums, Mayor, City of Oakland
Rose Bowl Committee
Rubicon Brewing Company
Russian River Brewing Co
Safeway
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco Community Recyclers
San Marcos Brewery & Grill
Save Our Shores
Scolari's
Sierra Club California
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co 
SIEU Local 1000
Six Rivers Brewery
Sizzler Restaurant, Visalia
Skyscraper Brewing Company
Small Brewers Association
St. Stans Brewing Co.
Steve Kinsey, Marin County Supervisor
Stone Brewing Co.
StopWaste (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)
Strategic Materials
Superior Cleaning Equipment Inc., San Diego
Supervalu
Surfrider Foundation
Talco Plastic, Inc.
The Big Fresno Fair, City of Fresno
The Century Club of San Diego
The Cesar Chavez Service Club
The Nature Conservancy
Therese “Terry” Hennesy, Former Mayor of Tiburon
Tomra
Tri-City Economic Development Corporation
Triple Rock Brewing Co.
Trumer Brauerei
Urban Counties Caucus
UrbanOre
Valerie Brown, Sonoma County Supervisor
Waste Management, Inc.
Willie Brown, The Willie Brown Jr. Institute

Opposition.
California League of Food Processors