Section 25214.11 Of Article 10.4. Toxics In Packaging Prevention Act From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 10.4.
25214.11
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(1) The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards
to public health and safety and to the environment.
(2) Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall
solid waste stream.
(3) The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a part of the
total concern regarding the disposal of hazardous constituents in the
solid waste stream, in light of the presence of heavy metals in
emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when
packaging is disposed of in a solid waste landfill.
(4) Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis
of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular
concern.
(5) It is desirable, as a first step in reducing the toxicity of
packaging waste, and reducing the hazardous materials that may be
disposed of in solid waste landfills, to eliminate the addition of
these heavy metals to packaging.
(6) The intent of this article is to achieve this reduction in
toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of
recycled materials in the production of packaging and its components.
(b) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Toxics
in Packaging Prevention Act."