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AB-1325: New Rules for Lubricants and Waste Oil
This law creates a program where companies that sell certain automotive products must pay to collect and manage used oil at no cost to residents or local governments.
What This Bill Does
- Creates a producer responsibility organization (PRO) to run the collection system for covered products.
- Requires producers of petroleum-based automotive products and other related items to register with the PRO and share program costs.
- Mandates that CalRecycle, working with DTSC, write rules by no earlier than July 1, 2028, before the new plan starts.
- Orders the PRO to submit a detailed funding and collection plan for state approval within one year of regulations taking effect.
- Requires the PRO to pay local governments back if they collect illegally dumped oil or manage collection sites under the program.
Who It Names or Affects
- Companies that produce petroleum-based automotive products and other related items.
- The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
- The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
- Local cities and counties involved in waste collection.
Terms To Know
- Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)
- A group formed by companies to manage the collection, transport, and safe handling of covered products like used oil.
- Covered Product
- Petroleum-based automotive items and other related products that must be collected under this new program.
Limits and Unknowns
- The exact amount of the annual fee producers must pay has not been set yet.
- Specific details about how local governments will collect illegally dumped products depend on the final plan approved by CalRecycle and DTSC.
- The law cannot take effect until regulations are written, which is scheduled for no earlier than July 1, 2028.