compostable

Local stores will sell either Styrofoam or compostable coolers.

She also said the exemptions preclude technological innovation, dampening incentives for companies to explore new recyclable and compostable packaging materials.

In 2022, Last Beach Cleanup and many other environmental groups supported a statewide ballot initiative that would have required, among other provisions, that all single-use plastic packaging and foodware produced, distributed and sold in California was recyclable, reusable, refillable, or compostable by 2030.

World Centric, a manufacturer of compostable, plant-based foodware and packaging based in Sonoma County’s Rohnert Park, had anticipated a growth in demand for its products.

By 2032, the companies are required to reduce single-use plastic packaging by 25%; ensure that 65% of that material is recyclable; and that 100% is either recyclable or compostable.