California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Recycled-Content Trash Bags

Summary of Compliance With Plastic Trash Bag Certification Requirements for 2010 Reporting Period

Statutory Requirements | 2010 Certification Process and Results

The following summary is based solely on the submitted self-certifications received by CalRecycle for the 2010 reporting period.

Requirements of Public Resources Code section 42290 et seq.

Plastic Trash Bag Manufacturers
 Plastic trash bag manufacturers selling trash bags in California are required to meet either one of the following:

  • Ensure that its plastic trash bags contain a quantity of recycled plastic postconsumer material (RPPCM) equal to at least 10 percent of the weight of the regulated bags.
  • Ensure that at least 30 percent of the weight of material used in all of its plastic products intended for sale in California is RPPCM.

Wholesalers
 Wholesalers are required to certify the names of trash bag manufacturers and other wholesalers from which they purchased plastic trash bags.

2010 Certification Results

Information is organized as follows. Select the section you wish to review.

Manufacturers That Self-Certified Meeting the Minimum Postconsumer Content Requirements for 2010 (Amended 11/3/11)

The following 17 plastic trash bag manufacturers self-certified to CalRecycle that they met the minimum of at least 10 percent Recycled Plastic Postconsumer Material (RPPCM) requirements of the plastic trash bag law as required by California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 17979(a)(1)(A):

  1. AEP Industries, Inc., South Hackensack, New Jersey, (201) 807-2357
  2. Allstate Plastics LLC, Hayward, California, (510) 783-9600
  3. Bio Industries, Inc., Wheeling, Illinois, (847) 215-8999
  4. Caltex Plastics, Inc., Vernon, California, (323) 583-4140
  5. Envision Industries, Wichita, Kansas, (316) 267-2244
  6. E-Poly Star, Inc., San Leandro, California, (510) 483-1188
  7. Heritage Bag Company, Carrollton, Texas, (214) 432-3621
  8. Mercury Plastics, Inc., City of Industry, California, (626) 961-0165
  9. Montebello Plastics, Inc., Montebello, California, (323) 728-6814
  10. Petoskey Plastics, Inc., Petoskey, Michigan, (231) 347-2602
  11. Pitt Plastics, Inc., Pittsburg, Kansas, (620) 231-4030
  12. Poly-America, Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas, (972) 337-7220
  13. Rolling Hills Plastics, Inc., Redondo Beach, California, (310) 377-7377
  14. RPS Products, Incorporated, Bloomington, Illinois, (309) 663-2313
  15. Seventh Generation, Burlington, Vermont, (802) 540-3478
  16. Wardley Industrial, Inc., Stockton, California, (209) 932-1088
  17. Webster Industries, Peabody, Massachusetts, (978) 530-4130

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Noncompliant Manufacturers for 2010 (Amended 11/3/11)

The following 55 plastic trash bag manufacturers self-certified noncompliance for the 2010 reporting period as required by California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 17985(b).

  1. A J Nelson Company, LLC, Rohnert Park, California
  2. Aargus Plastics, Inc., Wheeling, Illinois
  3. All American Poly Corp., Piscataway, New Jersey
  4. Apco Extruders, Inc., Edison, New Jersey
  5. bagbarn.com, Madison, Indiana
  6. Berry Plastics, Evansville, Indiana
  7. Carlisle Plastics, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
  8. Central Poly Corporation, Linden, New Jersey
  9. Colonial Bag Corporation, Carol Stream, Illinois
  10. D & A International, Inc., Oakland, California
  11. D and M Enterprises, LLC, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  12. Dongguan Maruman Plastic Packaging Co. LTD, Dongcheng Dist, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
  13. Flex-O-Glass, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
  14. FlexSol Packaging Corp., Pompano Beach, Florida
  15. Fortune Plastics of Arizona, Inc., Glendale, Arizona
  16. Glad Manufacturing Company, Oakland, California
  17. Goalson Development Corporation, Cupertino, California
  18. Great American Packaging, Inc., Vernon, California
  19. Hamilton Plastics, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee
  20. High Den Enterprises Ltd., Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
  21. Inteplast Group, Ltd., IBS Division, Livingston, New Jersey
  22. Jadcore, Terre Haute, Indiana
  23. Jiangyin Brand Polyethylene Pkg., Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
  24. Laddawn, Inc. (N.E. Poly Bag), Sterling, Massachusetts
  25. Medical Action Industries, Inc., Brentwood, New York
  26. Metro Poly Corporation, San Leandro, California
  27. Mohawk Western Plastics, Inc., La Verne, California
  28. Naraipak Company, Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
  29. National Plastek, Inc., Caledonia, Michigan
  30. Omega Extruding Corporation of CA, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
  31. Omega Extruding/Sigma Plastics, Compton, California
  32. Orion Plastics Mfg., Compton, California
  33. Pactiv Corporation, Lake Forest, Illinois
  34. Polyethylene Supply & Bag Manufacturing Co., Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey
  35. Polyfirst Packaging, Hartford, Wisconsin
  36. Presto Products Co.; Alcoa Consumer Products, Appleton, Wisconsin
  37. Quality Transparent Bag Co., Bay City, Michigan
  38. Republic Bag Company dba Sigma Plastics, Corona, California
  39. Santa Fe Extruders, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California
  40. Shadow Plastics, Inc., Rice Lake, Wisconsin
  41. Shields Bag and Printing, Yakima, Washington
  42. Sigma Plastics Group, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
  43. Siu's Products & Dist., Inc., Oakland, California
  44. Spectrum Plastics, Inc., Cerritos, California
  45. Sun Packaging, Inc., Westfield, Indiana
  46. Thai Plastic Bags Industries Co. Ltd., Raikhing, Sampranm, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  47. TransWestern Polymers, Livermore, California
  48. Trinity Packaging Corporation, Armonk, New York
  49. TRM Manufacturing, Inc., Corona, California
  50. Unistar Plastics, Harahan, Louisiana
  51. United Polymers, Inc., La Mirada, California
  52. Weifang Kangle Plastics Co, Ltd., Shanghai, China
  53. Western Packaging, North Hartford, Wisconsin
  54. Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, Michigan
  55. Wisonsin Film & Bag, Inc., Shawano, Wisconsin

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Compliant Wholesalers for 2010 (Amended 11/17/11)

The following 63 plastic trash bag wholesalers (retailers, suppliers, distributors) self-certified to CalRecycle that they met the requirements of the plastic trash bag law for Calendar year 2010 as required by California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 17979.5.

  1. Abbot Industrial Supplies, Inc., North Hollywood, California, (818) 982-2707
  2. Ace Hardware Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois, (630) 990-3154
  3. Associated Sales & Bag Company (d/b/a Associated Bag Company), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (414) 769-1000
  4. Bemis Company, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, (920) 527-7417
  5. C & S Wholesale, West Sacramento, California, (916) 373-4370
  6. Central Janitors Supply Co. dba Central Sanitary Supply, Modesto, California, (209) 523-3002
  7. Coastal Pacific Food Distributors, Inc., Stockton, California, (209) 983-2454
  8. Comade, Inc., Santa Ana, California, (714) 389-9600
  9. Core-Mark International, South San Francisco, California, (650) 589-9445
  10. Costco Wholesale Co., Issaquah, Washington, (425) 313-8100
  11. D & K Packaging, Inc., San Luis Obispo, California, (805) 544-7411
  12. Essential Med, Inc. (dba) Magur Medical, Pacific Palisades, California, (310) 573-4116
  13. Fishman Supply Company, Petaluma, California, (707) 763-8161
  14. Future World Enterprises, Coalinga, California, (800) 445-5758
  15. Home Depot USA, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, (770) 384-3209
  16. Interior Designs By Ricci, Newport Beach, California, (949) 515-8902
  17. Interstate Sales, Auburn, California, (530) 823-6070
  18. J & R Manufacturing, Brea, California, (714) 986-1500
  19. JC Paper, Inc., Fremont, California, (510) 413-4700
  20. JTR Area Distributors, San Jose, California, (408) 975-7740
  21. KJR Central Cash & Carry, San Jose, California, (408) 975-7740
  22. Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, (513) 762-4329
  23. Lab Safety Supply-GHC Specialty Brands-W.W. Grainger, Janesville, Wisconsin, (608) 757-4830
  24. Lagasse, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, (847) 627-2721
  25. Metro W. Plastics, San Francisco, California, (415) 255-8515
  26. Oakland Paper & Supply, Richmond, California, (510) 307-4242
  27. Office Depot, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, (561) 438-8289
  28. OMS Enterprises, LLC, Valencia, California, (661) 295-9471
  29. Professional Hospital Supply, Temecula, California, (951) 296-2600
  30. RAM Enterprises, San Mateo, California, (650) 474-7052
  31. Regal Lager, Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia, (770) 955-5060
  32. Resourceful Bag & Tag, Inc., Palos Heights, Illinois, (800) 872-8241
  33. River City Paper Co., Inc., Rancho Cordova, California, (916) 364-8800
  34. S & G Diversified Products, Chino Hills, California, (866) 464-8554
  35. Sac-Val Janitorial Sales & Service, Inc., West Sacramento, California, (916) 231-0584
  36. Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, California, (925) 469-7467
  37. Sam's Club, Bentonville, Arizona, (479) 204-8794
  38. Scott-Naake Paper Company, Sacramento, California, (916) 443-6611
  39. Sierra Chemical Company, W. Sacramento, California, (916) 371-5943
  40. Siu's Products & Distributor, Oakland, California, (510) 382-1700
  41. Smart & Final Stores, LLC, Los Angeles, California, (323) 869-7604
  42. Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, (508) 253-8879
  43. Stater Bros. Markets, San Bernardino, California, (909) 733-5295
  44. Super Store Industries, Lathrop, California, (209) 858-3365
  45. Supervalu, LLC dba Albertson's, Inc., Fullerton, California, (714) 300-6289
  46. Sysco Food Services of Los Angels, Inc., Walnut, California, (909) 595-9595
  47. Sysco Food Services of San Diego, Inc., Poway, California, (858) 513-7478
  48. Sysco Food Services of San Francisco, Inc., Fremont, California, (510) 226-3011
  49. System Packaging Co., Inc., Bell, California, (323) 266-2400
  50. Target Stores, Minneapolis, Minnesota, (612) 304-6073
  51. The Range of Light Corp. dba Sierra Sales & Assoc., La Verne, California, (909) 482-1605
  52. The Saket Company, Azusa, California, (626) 969-4949
  53. Uline, Inc., Ontario, California, (909) 605-7090
  54. Unified Grocers, Inc., Commerce, Californi,a (323) 729-7379
  55. Unisource Worldwide, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, (770) 910-1316
  56. Vernon Sanitation Supply Company, Inc., Vernon, California, (323) 583-3191
  57. VWR International, LLC, Radner, Pennsylvania, (610) 386-1353
  58. W.W. Grainger, Inc., Janesville, Wisconsin, (608) 757-4830
  59. Walgreen Co., Deerfield, Illinois, (847) 315-2602
  60. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Arizona, (479) 204-8794
  61. Waxie Sanitary Supply Corp., Headquarters-San Diego, California, (858) 292-8111
  62. Westprime Systems, Inc., Brea, California, (714) 529-2027
  63. Winco Foods, Inc., Woodburn, Oregon, (503) 982-4900

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Noncompliant Wholesalers for 2010 (Amended 11/17/11)

The following 72 plastic trash bag wholesalers self-certified noncompliance for the 2010 reporting period as required by California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 17985(b).

  1. A-1 Janitorial Supply, Citrus Heights, California
  2. Acorn Paper Products, Los Angeles, California
  3. Allied Capital Group, Inc., Upland, California
  4. Amcor Sunclipse North America, Inc., Buena Park, California
  5. Asia Plastics, Inc., South El Monte, California
  6. Atlantic Poly, Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts
  7. Avantage Group, The, Redondo Beach, California
  8. Bag Barn.com, Hanover, Indiana
  9. Bag Connection, Inc., The, Dundee, Oregon
  10. Bel-Art Products, Pequannock, New Jersey
  11. Bi Rite Foodservice Distributors, Brisbane, California
  12. California Cleaning Supply, Bell, California
  13. Calvey Packaging, Sacramento, California
  14. Comsco, Inc., Redding, California
  15. Consolidated Plastics Company, Inc., Stow, Ohio
  16. Crown Packaging Corp., Chesterfield, Missouri
  17. CVS, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
  18. D & J International, Inc., Oakland, California
  19. El Dorado Paper, Inc./Express Paper Product, Shingle Springs, California
  20. Elbanna Factory Distributors, Inc., Loma Linda, California
  21. Elkay Plastics Company, Inc., Commerce, California
  22. Food Maxx, Modesto, California
  23. Frick Paper Company dba Paper Mart, Orange, California
  24. Gaiam, Inc., Boulder, Colorado
  25. H & L International, Inc., Hayward, California
  26. Heritage Paper Company, Livermore, California
  27. House Sanitary Supply Company, Ventura, California
  28. Industrial Wiper & Supply, Inc., San Jose, California
  29. Interboro Packaging Corporation, Montgomery, New York
  30. Kent H. Landsberg Company, Oxnard, California
  31. Lowe's Companies, Mooresville, North Carolina
  32. McKesson Medical, Ontario, California
  33. Medical Action Industries, Inc., Brentwood, New York
  34. Medline Industries, Mundelein, Illinois
  35. Merit Supply, Inc., Stockton, California
  36. Metro Wholesale, Thousand Oaks, California
  37. MN Enterprises, Los Angeles, California
  38. Modesto Janitorial Supply, Modesto, California
  39. Moresco Distributing, Petaluma, California
  40. National Paper and Plastics Company, Schaumburg, Illinois
  41. Nelson Building Maintenance, Inc. dba JC Nelson Supply Co., Fairfield, California
  42. Network Services Company, Schaumburg, Illinois
  43. Ninety-Nine Cent Stores dba Bargain Wholesale, City of Commerce, California
  44. NUTRI-Bon Dist. Co., Inc., Los Angeles, California
  45. OfficeMax, Inc., Naperville, Illinois
  46. Padre Janitorial Supplies, San Diego, California
  47. Pak West Paper & Packaging, Santa Ana, California
  48. Poly-Corr Industries, Chino, California
  49. Ralphs Grocery, Compton, California
  50. Ralphs Grocery Company, Los Angeles, California
  51. Reynolds Packaging, Santa Rosa, California
  52. Rite Aid Corporation, Camphill, Pennsylvania
  53. Sacramento Bag Manufacturing Company, Woodland, California
  54. San Luis Paper Co., Inc., San Luis Obispo, California
  55. Save Mart and S-Mart Stores, Modesto, California
  56. Save-A-Lot, Boise, Idaho
  57. Sears Holding dba Kmart Corporation, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  58. Sinclair Worldwide, dba Magikan, Ontario, California
  59. Sysco Food Services of Central California, Modesto, California
  60. Trans Consolidated Distributors, Inc., Chatsworth, California
  61. Tri Valley Supply, Thousand Oaks, California
  62. True Value Company, Chicago, Illinois
  63. United Stationers Supply Company, Deerfield, Illinois
  64. Universal Plastic Bag Mfg. Company, Ontario, California
  65. Victory Paper & Packaging Company, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California
  66. Vintage Janitorial Supplies, Napa, California
  67. Vons Companies, Inc., Pleasanton, California
  68. Westside Office Supply, Inc., Taft, California
  69. Whole Foods Market Northern California Region, Emeryville, California
  70. Whole Foods Market Southern California Region, Sherman Oaks, California
  71. XPEDX, International Paper dba XPEDX, Downey, California
  72. Zac Pac International, Inc., Vernon, California

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Last updated: November 17, 2011
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