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CRV Weekly — September 17: Q4 processing payments and statewide directory count

What changed? CalRecycle's September 15 notice increases fourth-quarter 2026 processing payments effective October 1: glass rises to $0.12921 per pound and HDPE to $0.67721 per pound. PET remains $0.33862 per pound. The notice also lists current rates for other eligible material types.

Does it affect me? Certified recyclers and processors should use the October 1 schedule for qualifying shipments and reporting. These processing payments are separate from consumer CRV refunds and handling fees.

Center watch: CalRecycle's statewide directory displayed 1,310 recycler-program listings on September 17 with Recyclers selected, Processors unselected and All Counties. That is unchanged from the comparable September 12 snapshot. It is not a verified count of centers open and accepting walk-in CRV today.

What do I need to do? Update October settlement and reconciliation references; confirm material classification and shipment dates; keep current customer refunds unchanged; monitor Governor action through September 30; and remind eligible cities and counties that funding requests are due November 17.

No material change was identified in the reviewed official sources for handling fees or cost studies, mobile/bag-drop requirements, RIG openings, wine-and-spirits regulations, general enforcement standards or routine reporting deadlines.

Primary sources: Q4 processing payments ↗ · certified-program directory ↗ · SB 955 ↗ SB 1341 ↗ SB 633 ↗ AB 2481 ↗ · city/county funding ↗

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CRV Weekly — September 10: new scrap values and deadline today

What changed? CalRecycle posted July 2026 statewide average scrap values on September 3: aluminum $1,700.00 per ton, glass negative $1.19, bimetal $3.91, PET $175.18 and HDPE $439.19. These are initial processor-reported estimates and may be adjusted.

Does it affect me? This market notice does not itself change consumer CRV refund amounts or the published handling-fee rate. Centers should reconcile processor statements and material economics without changing statutory customer refunds.

What do I need to do? Existing Beverage Container Recycling Grant applicants must upload missing authorization documents and adopt any outstanding EPPP by September 10. The application period is closed. Monitor Governor action through September 30.

No material change was identified for handling fees or cost studies, Q3 processing payments, mobile/bag-drop requirements, RIG openings, wine/spirits regulations, general processor/enforcement standards or routine reporting deadlines.

Primary sources: SB 955 ↗ SB 1341 ↗ SB 633 ↗ · September 10 deadline ↗ · City/county funding ↗ · Unlabeled-container guidance ↗

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CRV Weekly — September 3: Governor review and September 10 grant deadline

What changed? SB 955 was presented to the Governor September 2, SB 633 on August 31 and AB 2481 on August 28. SB 1341 is enrolled, without presentation posted in the record reviewed. None is confirmed as enacted as of this September 3 review.

Does it affect me? These proposals concern RVM coexistence, handling-fee methodology, manufacturer processing fees, recycled content and glass quality incentives. The SB 1341 proposed 12-cent cap is not consumer CRV or a recycler-payment cap. Current operating rules still apply.

What do I need to do? Existing Beverage Container Recycling Grant applicants should complete outstanding authorization documents and any missing EPPP adoption by September 10. This is not a reopened application window or a RIG deadline. September 30 is the Governor-action deadline for qualifying bills; city/county funding requests are due November 17.

No material change was identified in reviewed public sources for handling-fee rates/cost studies, Q3 processing payments, mobile/bag-drop rules, RIG openings, general processor/enforcement requirements or routine reporting deadlines. Facility-specific notices still apply.

Read the full briefing for official sources and the distinction between permanent unlabeled-container exemptions and the separately supplied August 18 transition memorandum. December 31 is not a universal container-rejection date.

Primary sources: SB 955 ↗ SB 1341 ↗ SB 633 ↗ · September 10 deadline ↗ · City/county funding ↗ · Unlabeled-container guidance ↗

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CRV Weekly — August 27: Bills advance; September 10 grant deadline

This week’s material changes are legislative progress—not new enacted CRV operating rules. SB 955 passed the Assembly August 24 and reached the Senate special consent calendar August 26, with concurrence pending. SB 1341 passed the Assembly August 25 and also awaits Senate concurrence. SB 633 completed legislative passage August 26. None is confirmed as law in the official records reviewed.

SB 955 would extend the handling-fee methodology through June 30, 2032 and protect specified existing-center eligibility. Our platform supports final passage without conditions; implementation safeguards remain separate recommendations. SB 1341’s proposed $0.12 bag-in-box cap concerns manufacturer processing fees, not consumer CRV or a cap on recycler payments.

Action dates: August 31 is the legislative passage deadline. Existing Beverage Container Recycling Grant applicants should complete required authorization documents and any outstanding environmentally preferable purchasing policy by September 10. The city/county payment program opened August 19, with requests due November 17; operators may explore partnerships, but cities and counties—not private operators—are the applicants.

No material change was identified in the public sources reviewed for handling fees/cost studies, mobile or bag-drop operating rules, RIG openings, processor/enforcement standards or routine reporting deadlines. The July 1 handling fee remains $0.01289 per eligible container. No new Q4 processing-payment notice was identified.

Keep last week’s August 18 memo in staff instructions, but do not treat December 31 as a blanket cutoff for every unlabeled container. CalRecycle’s public guidance separately preserves qualifying older filled-and-labeled wine/spirits and large-juice containers. The memo’s December 31 transition statement is carried forward from the copy supplied to the platform; a public copy was not independently located this week.

Broader watch: AB 762 and AB 1604 completed legislative passage August 26; AB 2253 remains on the Senate floor; SB 881 was presented to the Governor August 24. These measures are not yet confirmed as law. Read the complete dated briefing and direct official links at https://california-crv-policy.alkanan.chatgpt.site/crv#weekly-update.

Primary sources: SB 955 ↗ SB 1341 ↗ SB 633 ↗ · September 10 deadline ↗ · City/county funding ↗ · Unlabeled-container guidance ↗