FPA Signs Coalition Letter to Express Concerns With California's SB 665 as Drafted

The following organizations, representing a diverse set of California business interests, are writing to express our concerns with SB 665 as drafted. SB 665 calls for the formation of a single-use plastics alternative working group comprised of representatives from various state agencies and boards, without other stakeholder representation. As you know, last year the legislature passed Senate Bill 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, establishing a comprehensive strategy for addressing single-use packaging in California. Among the requirements of that act is a mandate on producers to reduce the amount of single-use plastic they use by 25 percent by 2032. One critical pathway for producers in accomplishing this goal is to shift to alternative material types that are reusable, recyclable, or compostable. Unfortunately, SB 665 outlines an approach that falls short in a few important ways.