California Senate Bill 54 requires expanded polystyrene producers to hit a 25 percent recycling rate by January 1, 2025, and bans foam food containers from sale if the rate is not met, affecting Riverside food vendors and grocers.
SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, made expanded polystyrene the only material with a sales prohibition trigger tied to a recycling-rate threshold. CalRecycle confirmed the rate was not met by the deadline, so EPS food service ware can no longer be sold by producers into California. Riverside vendors must transition to fiber, PLA, or other compliant containers. SB 54 also imposes broader producer responsibility duties including source reduction, recyclability standards, and a Producer Responsibility Organization fee structure phased in through 2032.
Producers and distributors selling banned EPS food service ware into California face CalRecycle administrative penalties; retailers risk fines if they continue to use non-compliant inventory after grace periods.
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