AB 408 (Wieckowski, 2011-12) - Paint and Used Oil Recycling

Summary.
AB 408 provides regulatory reform to make paint and used oil recycling easier.

Position and Status.
CAW Supports.

AB 408 was signed into law by the Governor.

Description AB 408 contains technical and clarifying changes to various waste provisions in existing state law. CAW specifically support a number of amendments in the bill related to used oil transportation and the implementation of AB 1343, which instituted a new California architectural paint recovery program and paint product stewardship law, called PaintCare.

CAW Staff Contacts.
Teresa Bui (916) 443-5422

Assembly Member Robert Wieckowski
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814

Current Language, Analyses and Votes.

Supporters: 
California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (source)
American Coatings Association
California Fire Chiefs Association
California Paint Council
Californians Against Waste
Independent Waste Oil Collectors and Transporters
Association
PaintCare
Western Propane Gas Association

Opposition: 
None on file.