{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-42290","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 42290","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning:\n(a) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures plastic trash bags for sale in this state.\n(b) (1) “Plastic trash bag” means a bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport materials to be discarded, composted, or recycled, including, but not limited to, garbage bags, composting bags, lawn and leaf bags, can-liner bags, kitchen bags, compactor bags, and recycling bags.\n(2) A plastic trash bag does not include a grocery sack or any other bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport food.\n(3) A plastic trash bag does not include any plastic bag that is used for the purpose of containing either of the following wastes:\n(A) “Hazardous waste,” as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code.\n(B) “Medical waste,” as defined in Section 117690 of the Health and Safety Code.\n(c) “Postconsumer material” means a finished product that would normally be disposed of as solid waste, having completed its intended end-use and product life cycle. “Postconsumer material” does not include manufacturing and fabrication scrap.\n(d) “Regulated bag” means a plastic trash bag of 0.70 mil or greater thickness that is intended for sale in the state.\n(e) “Wholesaler” means any person who purchases plastic trash bags from a manufacturer for resale in this state.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","CHAPTER 5.4. Plastic Trash Bags [42290. - 42298.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0394e9d5eeff300a87b003e39579390f768ce105833d8c5a8f619522b02f5ac4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-42288","next":"us-ca/prc-42290.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}