(a) On or before March 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value shall report to the department the amount of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used by the manufacturer for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year. The manufacturer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury.
(b) The department shall post the information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) on the department’s Internet Web site.
(c) This section does not apply to a refillable plastic beverage container.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 861, Sec. 1. (AB 2530) Effective January 1, 2017.)