Bill Text: CA SB1187 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Fabric recycling: pilot project.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 616, Statutes of 2022. [SB1187 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB1187-Chaptered.html
Senate Bill
No. 1187
CHAPTER 616
An act to add and repeal Section 40512 of the Public Resources Code, relating to recycling.
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Approved by
Governor
September 27, 2022.
Filed with
Secretary of State
September 27, 2022.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1187, Kamlager.
Fabric recycling: pilot project.
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, generally regulates the disposal, management, and recycling of solid waste. The act establishes stewardship programs for various products, including, among others, carpet, mattresses, and pharmaceutical and sharps waste.
This bill would require the department to establish a pilot project of up to 3 years located in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in partnership with garment manufacturers in order to study and report on the feasibility of recycling fabric, as specified. The bill would require the pilot project to be submitted by an applicant jurisdiction and designed to create a circular economy for the highest and best use of waste textiles. The bill would require the pilot project operator to
annually report to the department, the amount, in pounds, of textiles that were collected and that were diverted from disposal in the prior year of the pilot project, among other information. The bill would require the pilot project to conclude no later than January 1, 2027. The bill would specify that any state funding provided for the pilot project is subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 40512 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:40512.
(a) The department shall establish a pilot project located in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in partnership with garment manufacturers in order to study and report on the feasibility of recycling fabric.(b) The pilot project shall not exceed three years and shall conclude no later than January 1, 2027.
(c) The pilot project, which shall be submitted by an applicant jurisdiction, shall be designed to create a circular economy for the highest and best use of waste textiles, including, but not limited to, creating cleaner and more uniform material streams, creating safe and living-wage jobs for local workers, educating the public, and reducing the disposal of textiles in
California. The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, the following project elements:
(1) Creating accessible textile collection sites.
(2) Developing a hub for consolidating preconsumer textile scraps to facilitate the use of those materials by other businesses.
(3) Remanufacturing of fibers.
(4) Increasing capacity to sort textiles to create cleaner and more uniform material streams, either manually or through investment in machinery and permanent infrastructure development.
(5) Community engagement and education on impacts of and alternatives to “fast fashion,” which may include, but is not limited to, conducting mending workshops in the community.
(d) The operator of the pilot project shall annually report to the department demonstrating the pilot project’s progress toward meeting the goals of the project identified in subdivision (a). The report shall specify the amount, in pounds, of textiles that were collected and that were diverted from disposal in the prior year of the pilot project.
(e) The department shall post the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) on its internet website within six months of the conclusion of the pilot project, and in no instance later than July 1, 2027.
(f) Any state funding provided for the pilot project is subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of
that date is repealed.
