Bubble wrap, air pillows, styrofoam peanuts, and other single-use plastics placed in e-commerce packages would have to be reduced throughout California under a bill pending in the legislature.
Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s (D) AB 2026 would require online retailers to reduce plastic packaging materials by weight and number from 2023 levels by 2030. The reduction amount hasn’t been determined yet, but will be set when lawmakers meet in August.
“We have a real problem and e-shipping is one of the low-hanging fruits of plastic pollution,” Friedman said. “The plastic that is used to ship products is all single-use plastic—it has no ...
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