§ 48703.3

(a) The stewardship plan shall describe how the manufacturer, individually or through a stewardship organization, will provide a free dropoff and convenient collection system for paint products, which shall include approved collection sites.

(b) The stewardship plan shall address the coordination of the stewardship program with existing local household hazardous waste collection programs as much as is reasonably feasible and is mutually agreeable between those programs.

(c) Approved collection sites shall meet all the conditions in Sections 25217.2 and 25217.2.1 of the Health and Safety Code for oil-based or recyclable latex paints, and Section 25201.16 of the Health and Safety Code for aerosol paint containers.

(d) The manufacturer shall, individually or through a stewardship organization, include as an approved collection site under its stewardship plan any retailer that offers in writing to voluntarily participate in the stewardship plan and agrees to comply with any requirements that are consistent with the stewardship plan.

(e) A manufacturer may, individually or through a stewardship organization, suspend or terminate use of an approved collection site that does not comply with all applicable state, federal, or municipal laws and regulations or adhere to the rules and conditions imposed by the stewardship organization.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 989, Sec. 17. (SB 1143) Effective January 1, 2025.)