Plain English Breakdown
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Paint Product Recovery Program Updates
This law updates the state paint recovery program to require manufacturers to recover, reuse, and recycle leftover paint; define 'paint recovery'; create education materials; teach safe handling; and invest in training for painters.
What This Bill Does
- Adds a new goal requiring paint makers to develop programs to recover, reuse, and recycle postconsumer paint.
- Defines 'paint recovery' as collecting and transporting leftover paint for reuse, processing, or recycling to reduce environmental impact and disposal costs.
- Requires the development and updating of education materials instead of just allowing them.
- Mandates that outreach efforts teach people how to properly use and handle paint products.
- Requires investment in training California's future workforce by working with apprenticeship programs for apprentices and journey-level painters.
Who It Names or Affects
- Paint manufacturers who must run the recovery program
- Consumers, contractors, and retailers who receive education materials
- Apprenticeship programs that train future painters
Terms To Know
- Stewardship plan
- A required plan by paint makers to collect, transport, and process used paint.
- Paint recovery
- The process of collecting and transporting leftover paint for reuse, processing, or recycling.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state when the new rules will officially start.
- The bill summary does not list specific dollar amounts for training investments.