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Environmental & Energy

Jul. 31, 2026

Litigation threatens enforcement of California's SB 54 efforts to reduce plastic waste

California's enforcement of Senate Bill 54 faces competing legal challenges, with one lawsuit attacking the statute's constitutionality and another arguing the implementing regulations unlawfully weaken the law.

Sarah P. Bell

Partner
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

235 Montgomery St. Fl 17
San Francisco , CA 94104

Phone: (415) 954-4400

Fax: (415) 954-4480

Email: sbell@fbm.com

UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA

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Litigation threatens enforcement of California's SB 54 efforts to reduce plastic waste
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Two lawsuits--one filed by numerous state attorneys general alleging the law is unconstitutional, the other filed by environmental groups alleging that implementing regulations weaken the law--threaten implementation of California's landmark act aimed at reducing plastic packing waste in California.

CalRecycle, the state agency overseeing recycling management in California, estimates that packaging constitutes over 50% (by vol...

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