Live from SPC Impact 2026: What California’s SB 54 Means for CPGs

California’s packaging EPR law is entering a phase where CPGs will need to connect their packaging decisions to detailed material data, source reduction progress, recyclability, and fees. Producers have already begun supplying much of the information that will feed the system, but several important pieces of the program are still being developed. For companies selling packaged products in California, understanding those mechanics will be critical. SB 54 requires a 25% reduction in single-use plastic packaging and plastic food serviceware by 2032 compared with the 2023 baseline, while also requiring 100% of covered packaging to be recyclable or compostable and 65% of single-use plastic packaging and food serviceware to be recycled.

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