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SB26-171 • 2026

Disposal of Preproduction Plastic Materials

Disposal of Preproduction Plastic Materials

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. K. Wallace
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms for unauthorized disposal or compliance requirements for existing facilities without certificates.

Rules for Disposing of Plastic Materials Before They Are Made

This bill changes the rules about where preproduction plastic materials can be disposed, requiring that they only go to places with a special certificate.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes an existing rule prohibiting disposal of preproduction plastic materials at locations without federal interim status or state permits for hazardous waste sites.
  • Requires that preproduction plastic materials must be disposed in facilities with a specific certificate of designation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who dispose of preproduction plastic materials
  • Facilities where preproduction plastic is disposed

Terms To Know

Preproduction Plastic Materials
Plastic that has not yet been made into a final product, like pellets or sheets.
Certificate of Designation
A special document that allows a place to be used for disposing certain types of waste.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences for disposing preproduction plastic materials at unauthorized locations.
  • It is unclear how existing facilities without the certificate will comply with this new rule.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED

LLS NO. 26-0987.01 Clare Haffner x6137 SENATE BILL 26-171
Senate Committees House Committees
Transportation & Energy
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING PROHIBITING THE DISPOSAL OF PREPRODUCTION PLASTIC101
MATERIALS AT A LOCATION THAT DOES NOT HAVE A102
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION TO OPERATE AS A SOLID WASTE103
DISPOSAL SITE AND FACILITY.104
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill w ill be av ailable at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Senate Bill 26-016, enacted in 2026, prohibits a person from
disposing of preproduction plastic materials at a location that does not
have federal interim status, a federal permit granted pursuant to the
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter and Wallace,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
federal "Solid Waste Disposal Act", or a state permit for the treatment,
storage, or disposal of hazardous waste at a hazardous waste site.
The bill removes this prohibition and instead prohibits the disposal
of preproduction plastic materials at a location that is not a solid wastes
disposal site and facility with a certificate of designation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal as added by2
Senate Bill 26-016 25-15-329.3
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 30-20-125 as4
follows:5
30-20-125. Preproduction plastic materials - disposal6
requirements - definition.7
(1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE8
REQUIRES, "PREPRODUCTION PLASTIC MATERIALS" HAS THE MEANING SET9
FORTH IN SECTION 25-8-1102 (3).10
(2) A PERSON SHALL NOT DISPOSE OF PREPRODUCTION PLASTIC11
MATERIALS AT A LOCATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF12
DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-20-105.13
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
takes effect August 12, 2027; except that, if a referendum petition is filed15
pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this16
act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period17
after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,18
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the19
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take20
effect August 12, 2027.21
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