Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how much the mattress recycling charge will be or when the bill takes effect.

Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act

The Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act establishes a program where mattress recycling organizations collect fees from new mattress sales to fund the recovery and recycling of used mattresses, with requirements for consumer education.

What This Bill Does

• Authorizes a qualified industry association to establish a mattress recycling organization in California.
• Requires this organization to develop and submit a plan for recovering and recycling used mattresses to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
• Sets up a charge on new mattresses to fund the recycling program, which must be clearly visible on invoices or receipts.
• Requires sellers to educate consumers about free drop-off or collection options for used mattresses.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who buy and sell mattresses in California
• The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

Terms To Know

Mattress recycling charge

A fee added to the price of a new mattress to help pay for recycling old ones.

Qualified industry association

An organization that represents companies in the mattress business and can set up the recycling program.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much the recycling charge will be.
• It is unclear when the law will start to take effect.

Official Summary Text

AB 1478, Hoover.
Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.
The Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act, administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, authorizes a mattress recycling organization to be established by a qualified industry association to develop, implement, and administer a used mattress recycling program in the state. The act requires the organization to develop and submit to the department for approval a plan, including an annual budget to implement the plan, for the recovery and recycling of used mattresses. The act requires the plan to include, among other things, providing outreach efforts and education to consumers, manufacturers, and retailers, for the purpose of promoting the recycling of used mattresses and options available to consumers for the free dropoff or collection of used mattresses. The act requires the organization to set the state mattress recycling charge, which is added to the purchase
price of a mattress, at an amount sufficient to fund the program. The act requires the charge to be clearly visible on the invoice, receipt, or functionally equivalent document by the seller to the consumer as a separate line item.
This bill would authorize the distributor, retailer, or seller to pay the applicable charge to the mattress recycling organization on behalf of the consumer or ultimate end user if the distributor, retailer, or seller enters into a written agreement with a mattress recycling organization to pay the charge directly to the mattress recycling organization, as provided. The bill would make a distributor, retailer, or seller responsible for educating the consumer or the ultimate end user of the mattress in the state on the
recycling of used mattresses and options available to consumers for the free dropoff or collection of used mattresses.

Current Bill Text

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