Executive Order G-790 - Consumer Products Alternative Control Plan

This page last reviewed June 7, 2009

The Air Resources Board has adopted several regulations to reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are emitted from the use of consumer products in homes and institutions. The Consumer Products Regulations are found in Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 8.5, Articles 1 through 5, Sections 94500-94575 and can be viewed here . The Alternative Control Plan regulation, Article 4, provides for a voluntary, market-based program that allows manufacturers to aggregate emissions from a combination of consumer products subject to VOC limits. For more information, please contact Judy Yee at (916) 322-9148.