For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) âManufacturerâ means a person who manufactures plastic trash bags for sale in this state. (b) (1) âPlastic trash bagâ means a bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport materials to be discarded, composted, or recycled, including, but not limited to, garbage bags, composting bags, lawn and leaf bags, can-liner bags, kitchen bags, compactor bags, and recycling bags. (2) A plastic trash bag does not include a grocery sack or any other bag that is manufactured for intended use as a container to hold, store, or transport food. (3) A plastic trash bag does not include any plastic bag that is used for the purpose of containing either of the following wastes: (A) âHazardous waste,â as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code. (B) âMedical waste,â as defined in Section 117690 of the Health and Safety Code. (c) âPostconsumer materialâ means a finished product that would normally be disposed of as solid waste, having completed its intended end-use and product life cycle. âPostconsumer materialâ does not include manufacturing and fabrication scrap. (d) âRegulated bagâ means a plastic trash bag of 0.70 mil or greater thickness that is intended for sale in the state. (e) âWholesalerâ means any person who purchases plastic trash bags from a manufacturer for resale in this state.
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