Breakdown of the Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund
Beginning in July 2027, California will receive $500 million annually over ten years from plastic producers. This $5 billion total investment will be dedicated to repairing ecosystems and protecting the health of all Californians.
The law requires that funding is allocated to ensure those most affected by pollution see the greatest benefit from the fund:
- Upon appropriation by the Legislature, 60% of the funding must be directed toward monitoring and reducing the historical and current environmental justice and public health impacts of plastics, of which 75% must directly and primarily benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities or rural areas.
- Upon appropriation by the Legislature, 40% can be used for monitoring and reducing the environmental impacts of plastics on terrestrial, aquatic, and marine life and human health, including to restore, recover, and protect the natural environment, of which 50% must benefit residents living in disadvantaged or low-income community or rural areas.
Breakdown of the Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund
Beginning in July 2027, California will receive $500 million annually over ten years from plastic producers. This $5 billion total investment will be dedicated to repairing ecosystems and protecting the health of all Californians.
The law requires that funding is allocated to ensure those most affected by pollution see the greatest benefit from the fund:
- Upon appropriation by the Legislature, 40% can be used for monitoring and reducing the environmental impacts of plastics on terrestrial, aquatic, and marine life and human health, including to restore, recover, and protect the natural environment, of which 50% must benefit residents living in disadvantaged or low-income community or rural areas.
- Upon appropriation by the Legislature, 60% of the funding must be directed toward monitoring and reducing the historical and current environmental justice and public health impacts of plastics, of which 75% must directly and primarily benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities or rural areas.
Agencies to expend 40% of PPMF
Agencies to expend 60% of PPMF
