California came together on plastic pollution. Let's stay the course.

In 2022, Californians of every background and every corner of the state supported a landmark commitment to cleaner communities, cleaner coasts, and a stronger recycling system. That work is now underway.

A California neighborhood in the late afternoon light. Neighbors talk on a quiet residential street lined with jacaranda trees.
The Commitment

A quieter kind of progress.

California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support — 29–0 in the State Senate and 67–2 in the Assembly.

It shifts the cost of packaging waste from families and taxpayers to the companies that produce it, and it invests billions in the community infrastructure that keeps our neighborhoods and coasts clean.

29–0
Senate passage. Not a single "no" vote.
67–2
Assembly passage. A rare, broad consensus.
$5B
Committed by producers to community environmental investment over 10 years.
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Staying the Course

Thank you to the Californians who made this possible.

To the lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who voted yes. To the community groups, environmental scientists, and industry partners who spent years at the table finding common ground. To every Californian who believes the state we hand to our children should be cleaner than the one we inherited.

The work of implementation continues — thoughtfully, patiently, together.