Make "Recycled Content" Mean What It Says – Support AB 2253
When a product is labeled "made with recycled content," consumers expect recycled material is actually in it. For a growing number of products, that assumption is wrong.
Some companies use recycled content "credit" schemes to advertise recycled content without physically including any in their products. They purchase credits generated elsewhere, often from out-of-state or international sources, and use them to justify recycled content claims on products that contain none. It's accounting on paper, not recycling in practice.
Beyond misleading consumers, these greenwashing schemes undercut California's actual recycling infrastructure. When companies can satisfy recycled content requirements by buying cheap foreign credits, there's no incentive to cut back on plastic locally and invest in in-state recycling systems.
AB 2253 closes this loophole by requiring that recycled content claims reflect physical material in the product, backed by documentation proving it was diverted from the waste stream. It ensures "recycled" means what people think it means.
Urge your representatives to support AB 2253.
Some companies use recycled content "credit" schemes to advertise recycled content without physically including any in their products. They purchase credits generated elsewhere, often from out-of-state or international sources, and use them to justify recycled content claims on products that contain none. It's accounting on paper, not recycling in practice.
Beyond misleading consumers, these greenwashing schemes undercut California's actual recycling infrastructure. When companies can satisfy recycled content requirements by buying cheap foreign credits, there's no incentive to cut back on plastic locally and invest in in-state recycling systems.
AB 2253 closes this loophole by requiring that recycled content claims reflect physical material in the product, backed by documentation proving it was diverted from the waste stream. It ensures "recycled" means what people think it means.
Urge your representatives to support AB 2253.
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Make "Recycled Content" Mean What It Says – Support AB 2253
When a product is labeled "made with recycled content," consumers expect recycled material is actually in it. For a growing number of products, that assumption is wrong.
Some companies use recycled content "credit" schemes to advertise recycled content without physically including any in their products. They purchase credits generated elsewhere, often from out-of-state or international sources, and use them to justify recycled content claims on products that contain none. It's accounting on paper, not recycling in practice.
Beyond misleading consumers, these greenwashing schemes undercut California's actual recycling infrastructure. When companies can satisfy recycled content requirements by buying cheap foreign credits, there's no incentive to cut back on plastic locally and invest in in-state recycling systems.
AB 2253 closes this loophole by requiring that recycled content claims reflect physical material in the product, backed by documentation proving it was diverted from the waste stream. It ensures "recycled" means what people think it means.
Urge your representatives to support AB 2253.
Some companies use recycled content "credit" schemes to advertise recycled content without physically including any in their products. They purchase credits generated elsewhere, often from out-of-state or international sources, and use them to justify recycled content claims on products that contain none. It's accounting on paper, not recycling in practice.
Beyond misleading consumers, these greenwashing schemes undercut California's actual recycling infrastructure. When companies can satisfy recycled content requirements by buying cheap foreign credits, there's no incentive to cut back on plastic locally and invest in in-state recycling systems.
AB 2253 closes this loophole by requiring that recycled content claims reflect physical material in the product, backed by documentation proving it was diverted from the waste stream. It ensures "recycled" means what people think it means.
Urge your representatives to support AB 2253.
