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Paint Stewardship legislation, Senate Bill 5424 and House Bill 1579, was introduced in January 2013 for the 2013-2014 session at the initiative of the paint industry American Coatings Association (ACA).

Washington Small Rechargeable Battery Stewardship Act (HB 1364 / SB 5457)

The Washington Small Rechargeable Battery Stewardship Act, House Bill 1364 and Senate Bill 5457, introduced in 2013 at the initiative of the rechargeable battery industry, Call2Recycle, would have required rechargeable battery brand owners (manufacturers) to fund and manage a st

California Product Stewardship Act (AB 2139)

AB 2139, the California Product Stewardship Act, introduced in February 2010, would set requirements for a producer of a covered product, to develop, finance and manage a stewardship program.

Reducing Greenhouse Gases in Washington (SB 1718)

HB 1718 was introduced in 2009 and was the outcome of Executive Order 07-02 (PDF file, 79KB) that was signed by the governor in February 2007 directing the Washington State Department of Ecology and Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development to develop a climate change initiative.

Oregon Product Stewardship Framework Legislation (HB 3060)

HB 3060, introduced into the Oregon State Legislature in February 2009, would require the producers of covered products to submit a product stewardship plan to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Products identified include rechargeable batteries and lighting products that contain mercury. The producers must offer take back of their products at no cost to the user when the products are brought in for recycling.

US Household Product Labeling Act of 2009 (HR 3057/S 1697)

The Household Product Labeling Act of 2009 (HR 3057 / S 1697), introduced in June of 2009, would require any household cleaning product or similar product to bear a label on the product's container or packaging that contains a complete and accurate list of all the product's ingredients.

US Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 (HR 2359)

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, HR 2359, was introduced by Rep. Schakowsky in June 2011 and referred to subcommittee in September 2011. The Safe Cosmetics Act would amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate cosmetics by Health and Human Services including requiring labeling and ingredient identification.

US Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (S 847)

The Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (S. 847), introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg on April 14, 2011, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

US Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (HR 2284/S 1270)

HR 2284, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (and its Senate counterpart, S1270), introduced into the US House of Representatives in June 2011, would prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic wastes, beginning twenty four months after enactment.

California Mattress Stewardship Bill (SB 1118)

SB 1118, the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act, failed to pass.

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