2027 Program Rates Public Hearing
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Sierra Hearing Room, Sacramento, and Zoom. Includes the UC Davis rate-survey study update. Written questions/comments accepted until November 7 at 5 p.m. Pacific.
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These are two separate official measures. A recycler-program listing is not proof that a location is open now. An unserved zone may represent a service or certification opportunity, but it is not automatic approval; applicants must confirm eligibility with CalRecycle and meet local requirements.
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Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant · FY 2026–27Applications open$14,198,550 is available for regional pilots that supply bins and collect, consolidate and transport empty glass beverage containers from at least five restaurants or on-sale licensed establishments. Reviewed Oct 26, 2026 | Recyclers · Local government · Nonprofits Scope and full record → | Submit the GMS application by 11:59 p.m. on October 29, 2026; customer service is available only until 4 p.m. that day. Complete permitted secondary documents by December 1. Next recorded date: Oct 29, 2026Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant application →Check the official source ↗ |
2027 Program Rates · Public hearing and UC Davis study updateHearing announced · final rates not established by noticeCalRecycle’s October 15 notice schedules the hearing for October 30, 2026 at 1 p.m. in Sacramento and via Zoom. It includes an update on the UC Davis Commingled & Segregated Rates Survey Study. Written questions and comments are accepted until November 7 at 5 p.m. Reviewed Oct 26, 2026 | Recyclers · Processors · Local government Scope and full record → | Review proposed recalculations, prepare examples of sampling and rate impacts, attend or submit source-backed comments to RateDetermination@CalRecycle.ca.gov. This is separate from handling fees and quarterly processing payments. Next recorded date: Oct 30, 20262027 Program Rates Public Hearing →Check the official source ↗ |
Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant · FY 2026–27Applications open$8,782,179 is available for projects that expand furnace-ready glass cullet processing in California. Eligible applicants must be current certified beneficiating processors and satisfy the program's entity requirements. Reviewed Oct 26, 2026 | Processors Scope and full record → | Submit the GMS application by November 5, 2026; complete any permitted secondary authorization documents and EPPP policy by November 27. Next recorded date: Nov 5, 2026Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant application →Check the official source ↗ |
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GUIDANCEHearing announced · final rates not established by notice · reviewed 2026-10-26
2027 Program Rates · Public hearing and UC Davis study update
CalRecycle’s October 15 notice schedules the hearing for October 30, 2026 at 1 p.m. in Sacramento and via Zoom. It includes an update on the UC Davis Commingled & Segregated Rates Survey Study. Written questions and comments are accepted until November 7 at 5 p.m.
Explore →GUIDANCEPlan under review · comments open · reviewed 2026-10-22
SB 54 · CAA producer responsibility plan review
CalRecycle received CAA’s plan October 13, 2026 and states a 75-day review period. Public comments are accepted through November 13. Receipt and review are not plan approval.
Explore →OFFICIALApproved · effective · reviewed 2026-10-22
SB 1113 · Pilot emergency regulations readoption
CalRecycle's October 8 announcement reports OAL approval and an effective date of September 24, 2026 for the emergency-regulation readoption implementing PRC section 14571.9. The rulemaking explanation says only expiration years change.
Explore →OFFICIALChaptered · effective · reviewed 2026-10-08
SB 955 · Supermarkets and reverse vending machines
Approved and chaptered September 18 as Chapter 319, Statutes of 2026. As an urgency statute it took effect immediately. A certified RVM does not make an unserved zone served, does not bar specified mobile units or dealer cooperatives from program payments, and does not by itself end an existing center’s handling-fee eligibility. The handling-fee methodology authority extends through June 30, 2032.
Explore →OFFICIALChaptered · reviewed 2026-10-08
SB 1341 · Wine and spirits processing fees
Approved and chaptered September 27 as Chapter 701, Statutes of 2026. The specified bag-in-box processing-fee cap concerns manufacturer processing fees, not consumer CRV or recycler payments.
Explore →OFFICIALChaptered · reviewed 2026-10-08
SB 633 · Plastic beverage container recycling
Approved and chaptered September 18 as Chapter 315, Statutes of 2026. The non-urgency law raises a recycled-content penalty to $0.30 per pound and adds third-party validation and public compliance reporting beginning in 2028.
Explore →OFFICIALChaptered · reviewed 2026-10-08
AB 2481 · Glass quality incentive payments
Approved and chaptered September 20 as Chapter 403, Statutes of 2026. After primary glass quality payments, CalRecycle may use remaining annual funds for qualifying clean CRV glass used in California non-container glass products, up to $30 per ton.
Explore →OFFICIALVetoed · reviewed 2026-10-08
AB 2253 · Recycled-content claims
Governor Newsom vetoed the measure September 27, 2026. It did not become law.
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