Application for a Group of Recyclable Food Service Packaging Items

Complete all required fields for the recyclable food service packaging items you seek to include on the List of Approved Food Service Packaging (List). If you are requesting review of additional recyclable food service packaging items, click “Yes” under the question “Would you like to add an item?”, at the bottom of this page.

Please note, the Sustainable Packaging Act Reporting System does not allow applicants to save work and return to the application at a later time. As a result, CalRecycle recommends having all information and documentation prepared prior to beginning the application.

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Item 1: Information

Item 1: Additional documentation may be uploaded here (e.g., a photograph or picture of the item as it would appear in a catalogue): See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.
Enter the dimensions of the item in the following fields. If a dimension is not applicable, enter “0.”

Item 1: Material(s) Information

CalRecycle does not intend this section to require disclosure of confidential or proprietary information. If you believe that completing this section would disclose information you believe to be confidential or proprietary, contact the department at SB1335@calrecycle.ca.gov, and do not submit this form.

Item 1: Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act Information

Item 1: Does the Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act information and documentation contain trade secrets? See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.

Item 1: Proposition 65 Chemicals Information

Item 1: Select from the list below the chemical names and Chemical Abstract Service Registry Numbers (CASRNs) for all chemicals included on the Proposition 65 list that are used in the manufacturing of this item (this list includes chemicals commonly used in food service packaging). If the item contains chemicals that are not identified on the list below, select “Other” and describe each chemical in the text field: Access the full Proposition 65 list here.
Item 1: Does the Proposition 65 chemicals information contain trade secrets? See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.

Item 1: Total Fluorine Test Information

Item 1: Is information regarding the total fluorine test (documentation and date) confidential or proprietary? See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.
Item 1: Is information regarding the laboratory used to perform the total fluorine test confidential or proprietary? See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.
Item 1: Is the analytical method used to perform the total fluorine test confidential or proprietary? See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.

Item 1: Information Related to the Recyclable Criteria

Item 1: If B or C was selected, upload recyclable criteria documentation: See “Certification Regarding Confidentiality” at the end of application.

Certification Regarding Confidentiality

This application and all documents submitted as part of it are public documents, except that the portions labeled or identified as confidential, proprietary, or trade secret will be withheld from disclosure to the extent required by the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code), Section 40062 of the Public Resources Code, and Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Division 7 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (commencing with Section 17041). (See also 14 CCR Section 17989.6(b), (f)(3).) While the Public Records Act specifically exempts trade secrets from disclosure, there is no categorical exemption for information that is claimed to be “confidential” or “proprietary” but does not qualify as a trade secret. Unless some other express exemption applies, such information may be withheld from disclosure only where the need for confidentiality clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure (see Government Code section 6255). “Trade secret” is defined at section 3426.1 of the Civil Code. IMPORTANT: This application asks whether certain uploads contain trade secrets. For those uploads, a “yes” response does not label or identify the uploaded document as confidential in its entirety; you must still label or identify the specific portions that you claim to be exempt from disclosure. This may be done directly within documents or through any other means that clearly communicate what is claimed to be exempt from disclosure. Only material expressly labeled or identified as “trade secret” (as opposed to merely “confidential” or “proprietary”) will be treated as such for purposes of Public Records Act request.
(1) you are aware that this application and all documents submitted as part of it are public records, except that the portions labeled or identified as confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information will be withheld from public disclosure to the extent required by law (see above); (2) you understand that information that does not constitute a trade secret is not necessarily exempt from disclosure and may be withheld only in extraordinary circumstances (see, e.g., Government Code section 6255); and
(2) you understand that information that does not constitute a trade secret is not necessarily exempt from disclosure and may be withheld only in extraordinary circumstances (see, e.g., Government Code section 6255); and
(3) you have labeled or identified as “confidential,” “proprietary,” or “trade secret,” as applicable, all portions of this application (including all uploaded documentation) that you claim are exempt from disclosure and understand that all other portions will be disclosed in response to Public Records Act requests.