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Court Denies Environmental Groups' Bid to Defend California's SB 343

Litigation update, September 28, 2026. Part of the EPR Atlas weekly packaging EPR update log.

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Litigation  |  CA  |  September 28, 2026

On September 28, 2026 the court in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta denied Earth Island Institute and Californians Against Waste leave to intervene as defendants, holding that the Attorney General adequately represents their interests (ECF 34). The groups may still ask to file amicus briefs.

What this means for you: nothing changes. The July 14, 2026 injunction still bars the Attorney General from enforcing SB 343, but the law stays on the books and SB 54 uses its recyclability rules for your 2027 fees, so keep designing to them. Source: Order denying intervention, ECF 34, S.D. Cal. (September 28, 2026).

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