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This page combines the current policy record with future effective dates, hearings, filing deadlines and pending actions. Confirm the linked official source before relying on a date or requirement.
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Starts at 1 p.m. PDT at the Sierra Hearing Room, 1001 I Street, Sacramento; Zoom registration is linked in the official notice. Includes a UC Davis rate-survey study update. Event page lists 1–3 p.m.; the notice establishes the start time. This hearing does not itself adopt final rates.
Who should watch: Recyclers · Processors · Local government
Open official source ↗CalRecycle’s October 15 notice accepts questions and comments until 5 p.m. Pacific on November 7, 2026 at RateDetermination@CalRecycle.ca.gov. This is the date explicitly stated in the notice; no automatic weekend extension is assumed.
Who should watch: Recyclers · Processors · Local government
Open official source ↗Online webinar from 1–3 p.m. PST covering SB 54 obligations, recyclable and compostable collection requirements, exemption guidance and PEPRS submissions. Registration is linked on the official event page.
Who should watch: Recyclers · Processors · Retailers · Local government
Open official source ↗Send to Packaging@CalRecycle.ca.gov with subject PRO Plan Comments. The plan remains under review. Website publication does not file a comment with the agency; submitted comments and contact details may become public records.
Who should watch: Manufacturers · Processors · Recyclers · Retailers · Local government
Open official source ↗FPPC’s published rule sets July–September reports due October 31 and extends weekend deadlines to the next business day. October 31, 2026 is Saturday, making Monday November 2 the derived deadline. Filing availability may lag; a filing or registration alone does not prove a bill position.
Who should watch: Lobbying filers · Policy researchers
Open official source ↗Deadline extended from October 22. Eligible current certified beneficiating processors submit the FY 2026–27 GMS application. CalRecycle lists customer service through 4 p.m.; verify the application instructions and portal requirements.
Who should watch: Processors
Open official source ↗Submit the regional pilot application in GMS by 11:59 p.m.; customer service is available until 4 p.m. Projects must include collection from at least five qualifying establishments.
Who should watch: Recyclers · Local government · Nonprofits
Open official source ↗Upload any permitted outstanding authorization documents and adopt the required EPPP policy if not completed with the application.
Who should watch: Processors
Open official source ↗Upload permitted outstanding authorization documents and adopt the required EPPP policy if not completed with the application.
Who should watch: Recyclers · Local government · Nonprofits
Open official source ↗CalRecycle's public notice states the department has 90 days from receipt to approve or disapprove the plan. Pending review is not approval.
Who should watch: Retailers · Recyclers
Open official source ↗Submit the July–September 2026 PMDP claim with a complete CalRecycle 910 PMD3. CalRecycle states incomplete eligibility forms will not be processed.
Who should watch: Processors · Manufacturers
Open official source ↗General effective date for the chaptered non-urgency law; specific validation and reporting provisions become operative in 2028.
Who should watch: Manufacturers · Processors
Open official source ↗General effective date for Chapter 403. CalRecycle implementation and available funds still control payment eligibility.
Who should watch: Processors · Manufacturers · Recyclers
Open official source ↗Eligible cities and counties submit FY 2026–27 funding requests through CAPRS. The notice lists customer-service availability until 4 p.m.; confirm filing instructions rather than treating that as a submission cutoff.
Who should watch: Local government
Open official source ↗Policy search
Regulation · Packaging EPR · CalRecycle
What is changing? 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.
Does it affect me?Manufacturers · Processors · Recyclers · Retailers · Local government
Last recorded actionOct 13, 2026
Effective dateNot established
Review covered-material eligibility, cost allocation and access evidence. Send comments to Packaging@CalRecycle.ca.gov with the subject PRO Plan Comments by November 13. The website’s independent October 21 comment has not been formally filed.
Bill · CRV · California Legislature
What is changing? 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.
Does it affect me?Manufacturers · Processors · Recyclers
Last recorded actionSep 27, 2026
Effective dateJan 1, 2027
Manufacturers and processors should read the chaptered text and await CalRecycle implementation instructions before changing claims or settlements.
Bill · Recycled content · California Legislature
What is changing? 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.
Does it affect me?Manufacturers · Processors
Last recorded actionSep 18, 2026
Effective dateJan 1, 2027
Covered manufacturers and plastics-market participants should map the March 1, 2028 reporting and validation requirements. Redemption-counter procedures do not change now.
Bill · CRV · California Legislature
What is changing? 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.
Does it affect me?Processors · Manufacturers · Recyclers
Last recorded actionSep 20, 2026
Effective dateJan 1, 2027
Certified entities should await CalRecycle eligibility and claim guidance before booking revenue and should preserve contamination and end-market records.
Bill · Batteries & e-waste · California Legislature
What is changing? Approved and chaptered September 28 as Chapter 717, Statutes of 2026. It creates restrictions and penalties for covered disposable battery-embedded vapor devices.
Does it affect me?Retailers · Manufacturers · Recyclers
Last recorded actionSep 28, 2026
Effective dateJan 1, 2027
Covered manufacturers, distributors and retailers should map the enacted scope and operative dates; beverage-container redemption procedures do not change.
Regulation · Processing payments · CalRecycle
What is changing? CalRecycle's September 15 notice sets Q4 processing payments effective October 1, 2026. Per-pound rates include glass $0.12921, PET $0.33862 and HDPE $0.67721; glass and HDPE increase while PET remains unchanged.
Does it affect me?Processors · Recyclers
Last recorded actionSep 15, 2026
Effective dateOct 1, 2026
Update October settlement and reconciliation references, verify material and shipment-period treatment, and retain the complete Attachment 2 schedule. Do not change consumer CRV or handling fees because of this notice.
Regulation · Market development payments · CalRecycle
What is changing? CalRecycle's September 16 notice requires a completed Form 910 PMD3 with every PMDP claim and establishes revised manufacturer and reclaimer tiers for claim periods from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Q3 2026 claims are due November 10.
Does it affect me?Processors · Manufacturers
Last recorded actionSep 16, 2026
Effective dateJul 1, 2026
Attach a complete Form 910 PMD3 to each claim, verify the applicable tier and submit the July–September claim by November 10. Incomplete eligibility forms will not be processed.
Funding · Grants · CalRecycle
What is changing? The FY 2026–27 funding-request period opened August 19 and closes November 17. Cities and counties are the applicants; private operators may explore eligible local partnerships.
Does it affect me?Local government
Last recorded actionAug 19, 2026
Effective dateNot established
Eligible jurisdictions should prepare their request in CAPRS and verify the official program instructions.
Funding · Glass · CalRecycle
What is changing? $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.
Does it affect me?Processors
Last recorded actionOct 16, 2026
Effective dateNot established
Submit the GMS application by November 5, 2026; complete any permitted secondary authorization documents and EPPP policy by November 27.
Funding · Glass · CalRecycle
What is changing? $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.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Local government · Nonprofits
Last recorded actionSep 22, 2026
Effective dateNot established
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.
Funding · Grants · CalRecycle
What is changing? The program page lists June 2026 deadlines for RIG5–9 and no upcoming grant cycles in the record reviewed.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Retailers · Local government · Nonprofits
Last recorded actionJun 30, 2026
Effective dateNot established
Watch for a new official funding notice. Existing applicants should follow their individual application or award correspondence.