Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Container manufacturers shall provide to the product manufacturers, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The container manufacturer's name, mailing address, web address (if available), e-mail and telephone number, and the name and title of the person responsible for supplying the required information;
(2) The name, address, e-mail and telephone number of the product manufacturer at whose request the container manufacturer is completing the certification and the name and title of the person representing the product manufacturer that requested completion of a container manufacturer certification;
(3) To document postconsumer material content, a statement of the following:
(A) The type (i.e., jar, bottle, clamshell, etc.) and volume (or equivalent capacity) of each rigid plastic packaging container;
(B) The total weight, in grams, of each rigid plastic packaging container;
(C) The weight, in grams, of postconsumer material used to manufacture each specified rigid plastic packaging container;
(D) The percentage of postconsumer material used in each rigid plastic packaging container; and
(E) If the postconsumer material used includes such material as defined in Section 17943(q)(1) and (2), the documentation shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. Contact information for the supplier(s) of the plastic(s) (name, address, phone number, e-mail).
2. Total weight, in grams, of the plastic(s) received.
3. Date(s) of receipt of the plastic(s).
4. Description of the material being claimed as postconsumer, including but not limited to:
a. The type of plastic resin.
b. The form in which the material was received (e.g., baled, flaked).
c. A description of the plastic material, such as product bar codes, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), or other information that verifies that the plastic was made up of obsolete or unsold rigid plastic packaging containers and/or rejected finished plastic packaging.
(4) To document source reduction that was achieved by a reduction in rigid plastic packaging container weight, a statement of the following:
(A) The type and volume of each rigid plastic packaging container;
(B) The weight in grams of each type and volume of rigid plastic packaging container before and after source reduction occurred; and
(C) The date (e.g., month/year) of the source reduction.
(b) If the container manufacturer is a corporation, the certification must be signed under penalty of perjury by the president or other head of the corporation, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager, or other such person authorized by the corporation to accept service of process. If the container manufacturer is a partnership or sole proprietorship, the certification must be signed by a general partner or the sole proprietor. The certification shall include the following statement, the title of the signatory and the date of signature.
"I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that to the best of my knowledge and belief the foregoing information and all supporting data provided is accurate, true and complete."
1. New section filed 6-28-2012; operative 1-1-2013 (Register 2012, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502 and 42325, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42310, 42320 and 42325, Public Resources Code.
