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Read. Follow. Verify.California Bill AB 904 Modifies Carpet Recycling Programs, Board Governance, and Reporting Requirements
Record date · September 14, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 904 revises California's carpet stewardship and producer responsibility programs by changing penalty structures, replacing governing board requirements with 14-voting-member boards, modifying annual reporting deadlines, and altering collection and recycling plan mandates. The bill exempts certain removed carpets from specific transport requirements if returned to the producer and allocates $2,000,000 annually to labor-operated apprenticeship programs.
Carpet manufacturers, stewardship organizations, recycling centers, retailers, and labor-operated apprenticeship programs must comply with modified board structures, revised reporting obligations, updated product marking rules, and altered funding allocations.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Carpet manufacturers and producers
Carpet producers must comply with new governance board structures, updated annual reporting deadlines, revised website disclosure rules for product components, and modified product marking requirements.
Labor-operated apprenticeship programs
Apprenticeship programs operated by labor organizations will receive an allocation of $2,000,000 annually.
Retailers and recycling centers
Retailers and certain recycling centers are newly included as eligible approved collection sites for carpet drop-off.
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