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Senate Panel Approves SB 45 to Require Tethered Bottle Caps for Major Beverage Manufacturers
Summary
SB 45 would require tethered caps on qualifying PET beverage containers from large manufacturers; proponents cited EU experience and CalRecycle data that caps are under‑recovered, while industry and retailers warned of costs and implementation challenges.
Sen. Alex Padilla presented SB 45 to require tethered caps on qualifying PET single‑use beverage containers sold in California. The author said the measure was narrowed by committee amendments to exclude alcoholic beverages, 100% juice, containers over 2 liters, and smaller producers (manufacturers below 16 million units annually).
Supporters — including Story of Stuff and Californians Against Waste — cited European…
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