AB 1325: Lubricants and waste oil: producer responsibility.

The bill creates a producer responsibility program for lubricants and waste oil, requiring producers to register with a producer responsibility organization (PRO) and develop a plan for the safe collection, transportation, and management of covered products. The PRO must provide a convenient collection system at no cost to residents or local governments. The program aims to reduce waste and promote recycling. The program requires producers to pay an annual administrative charge to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the program. Calrecycle, in coordination with DTSC, will adopt regulations to implement the program. The program will also require the submission of annual reports and the reimbursement of local jurisdictions for costs associated with collecting illegally dumped covered products. The bill also establishes the lubricant and waste oil producer responsibility fund an…