What is online marketplace?
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online marketplace means: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. The Instica dataset lists online marketplace in 1 jurisdiction, including California.
What does online marketplace mean?
This is the definition Instica uses for online marketplace in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it.
online marketplace: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Original wording
The owner or operator of the online marketplace shall not be considered the retailer or wholesaler for such sales.Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
Where does online marketplace apply?
online marketplace appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule.
| Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Yes | CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal | verified Sep 29, 2026 |
California: the rules behind the term
13 sourced rules for California. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published.
In California, packaging producer duties rest on California SB 54, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Public Resources Code, Division 30, Part 3, Chapter 3.1) (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
The regulator named for California is CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Producers that place packaging on the market in California carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California recognises this exemption: Temporary, renewable exemption from most reporting and fee requirements for producers with gross annual California sales under $1 million. Long-term duty remains: all packaging recyclable or compostable by 2032. Producers must apply for it (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California recognises this exemption: A person who produces, harvests and packages an agricultural commodity on the site where it was grown or raised is not a producer. It applies without a separate application (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California recognises this exemption: Beverage containers subject to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act are not covered material. It applies without a separate application (Source: www2.calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California recognises this exemption: Covered material meeting a 65% (through 2026) or 70% (2027 on) recycling rate, outside curbside collection and commingled sorting, recycled at responsible end markets, is not covered material once CalRecycle approves the producer's demonstration. Producers must apply for it (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In California, a registration deadline falls on January 1, 2027 (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In California, a deadline of another kind falls on a date the source does not fix (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In California, a taxonomy update deadline falls on January 1, 2027 (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California lists 1 penalty rule, the first for failure to comply with the chapter or its regulations of up to $50,000 per day per violation (Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
California sets 7 recycling targets, the first on plastic source reduction at 10 by January 1, 2027 (Source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In California, revenue tests use in jurisdiction over the calendar year (Source: www2.calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Original wording
SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware productsSource: calrecycle.ca.gov
Which Instica pages use online marketplace?
This jurisdiction page puts online marketplace into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees.
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What does online marketplace mean?
online marketplace means: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. It applies in California.
How to read these figures
Sources
- calrecycle.ca.gov (packaging epr) retrieved
Original wording: SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware products
Original wording: Circular Action Alliance has been approved to serve as the first Producer Responsibility Organization.
Original wording: This updated information will inform the next update to the Covered Material Categories List, which will be published by January 1, 2027.
- calrecycle.ca.gov (exemptionsexclusions) retrieved
Original wording: Small producers with gross annual sales of less than $1 million may apply to be exempt from most of the law’s reporting and fee requirements.
Original wording: To apply, first register in CalRecycle’s reporting system, known as PEPRS, as a Packaging EPR producer. Then fill out the small producer exemption application.
Original wording: Achieve 65% recycling rates from 2024 to 2026, and 70% in 2027 and after
- calrecycle.ca.gov (producerguidance) retrieved
Original wording: PEPRS is CalRecycle’s online portal for: Producer Registration Data Submission Compliance Tracking
Original wording: Circular Action Alliance manages registration, reporting, and submissions of certain exemptions and exclusions on the producers’ behalf.
Original wording: 65% Single-Use Plastic Recycled
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (codes displaySection.xhtml) (faces) retrieved
Original wording: The owner or operator of the online marketplace shall not be considered the retailer or wholesaler for such sales.
Original wording: “Producer” does not include a person who produces, harvests, and packages an agricultural commodity on the site where the agricultural commodity was grown or raised.
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (codes displaySection.xhtml) (faces) retrieved
Original wording: a producer shall not sell, offer for sale, import, or distribute covered materials in the state unless the producer is approved to participate
Original wording: upon approval of a plan pursuant to Section 42063, or commencing January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner
Original wording: Each producer shall notify the department of any change in their business address within 30 days.
- leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (codes displaySection.xhtml) (faces) retrieved
Original wording: an administrative civil penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day per violation
- www2.calrecycle.ca.gov (131538) retrieved
Original wording: Beverage containers subject to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500)).
- www2.calrecycle.ca.gov (131541) retrieved (not yet published)
Original wording: Producers are required to report annual data on the amount of plastic covered material sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state
- www2.calrecycle.ca.gov (138910) retrieved
Original wording: Enter the amount of total gross annual sales (U.S. dollar) in California, as found on the most recent calendar year's tax returns.
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