Basel Convention plastic waste amendments

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• Law or Bill

  California AB 2253 (recycled content claims)

  California, USA | On the Governor’s desk; decision due by 30 September 2026

  Would require any product claiming recycled content to back the claim with documented, certified recycled content from 2030. Opposed by Bill Shireman, author of California’s bottle bill, in a featured viewpoint.

  Policy and advocacy
• Law or Bill

  Maine LD 1541 (Stewardship Program for Packaging)

  Maine, USA | In implementation; stewardship organization still being selected

  First US packaging EPR law (2021), reimbursing municipalities for recycling costs.

  Policy and advocacy
• Law or Bill

  California SB 1053 (plastic checkout bags)

  California, USA | In effect since January 2026

  Ends the sale of thick “reusable” plastic film bags at checkout from 1 January 2026, closing a loophole in the state’s earlier bag ban.

  Policy and advocacy
• Law or Bill

  Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (US Congress)

  United States | Introduced, not enacted

  Proposed federal bill for national producer responsibility, a bottle deposit and a pause on new plastic plants. Introduced in several sessions; not enacted.

  Policy and advocacy