Official Text and Analysis.

Restricts the labeling and marketing of the degradability of certain products, including plastic products, film bags, food service products, and film products.

Authorizes biodegradable mulch film that meets certain European Union standards to be labeled as biodegradable, in addition to such film that meets other specified standards; (2) Eliminates a broadly-applicable definition of "readily and easily identifiable," and instead applies labeling and identification requirements that are specific to each of the categories of products addressed: Products; compostable products; film bags; and nonbag film products and plastic food service products; (3) Eliminates requirements that compostable products be documented to be compostable in the commercial composting facility that accepts the product; (4) Specifies that compostable products must be considered compliant if they have green or brown labeling, are labeled as compostable, and use distinctive color schemes, green or brown striping, or other differentiating symbols, colors, or patterns; and (5) Encourages manufacturers of compostable products to provide information, upon request, to commercial composting facilities regarding the technical aspects of a commercial composting environment in which the manufacturer's products have been field tested and found to degrade.

Specifies that renewable wood is a type of wood that may be a substrate for a product that is eligible to be labeled as compostable.