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A 15-day written public comment period to review documents incorporated by reference in the proposed regulations and technical documents relied upon for the development of the proposed regulations and economic analysis for the Sustainable Packaging for the State of California Act of 2018 (SB 1335) will begin on October 13, 2020, and end on October 27, 2020, at 11:59 pm.

The following documents are incorporated by reference in the proposed regulation but not previously included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

• ASTM International. D6400-19 Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities. 2019. Available from ASTM International. https://www.astm.org/search/fullsite-search.html?query=d6400&
• ASTM International. D6868-19 Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities. 2019. Available from ASTM International. https://www.astm.org/Standards/D6868.htm
• International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission. ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. 2017. Available from ISO/IEC. https://www.iso.org/standard/66912.html

During this 15-day written comment period, CalRecycle is providing the opportunity to review additional technical documents that were relied upon for the development of the proposed regulations and economic analysis but not previously included in the Initial Statement of Reasons. These documents are available for viewing online at the links below and at our offices, upon request.

• ASTM International. D6868-19 Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities. 2019. Available from ASTM International. https://www.astm.org/Standards/D6868.htm
• Biodegradable Products Institute, Incorporated. BPI Approved Labs. 2020. Accessed October 7, 2020. https://bpiworld.org/BPI-Approved-Labs 
  Biodegradable Products Institute, Incorporated. BPI Certification Scheme. 2019. Accessed October 7, 2020. https://www.bpiworld.org/resources/Documents/BPI_Certification_scheme_2019.pdf
• International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission. ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. 2017. Available from ISO/IEC. https://www.iso.org/standard/66912.html
• University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Compostability Testing. 2020. Accessed October 7, 2020. https://www.uwsp.edu/wist/Pages/laboratory-services/compostability-testing.aspx

CalRecycle revised the Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form 399 and Appendix). During this 15-day written comment period, CalRecycle is making these documents available for comment on the SB 1335 rulemaking website at: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/laws/rulemaking/foodservice.

Please submit written comments to SB1335@calrecycle.ca.gov.

To make an appointment to view these documents or submit comments by mail, please contact:

Zack Bradford
Materials Management and Local Assistance Division
California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
P.O. Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 319-7810
Email: SB1335@calrecycle.ca.gov

For more information please visit our SB 1335 (Sustainable Packaging for the State of California) home page. To unsubscribe from the Sustainable Food Service Packaging (SB 1335) listserv, please go to https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Listservs/Unsubscribe/156.