20 matching records · Status as of each source review; subsequent action may change it.
Regulation · Commingled and segregated rates · CalRecycle
2027 Program Rates · Public hearing and UC Davis study update
What changed? 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.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Processors · Local government
Last recorded actionOct 15, 2026
Effective dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?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.
Regulation · Packaging EPR · CalRecycle
SB 54 · CAA producer responsibility plan review
What changed? 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 dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?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.
Regulation · CRV pilots · CalRecycle / OAL
SB 1113 · Pilot emergency regulations readoption
What changed? 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.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Retailers · Local government
Last recorded actionSep 24, 2026
Effective dateSep 24, 2026
What do I need to do?Participating jurisdictions and operators should review the readopted rules with their project approvals. This notice alone does not approve a site, establish handling-fee eligibility, award funding or replace local permits.
Bill · CRV · California Legislature
SB 955 · Supermarkets and reverse vending machines
What changed? 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.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Retailers · Local government
Last recorded actionSep 18, 2026
Effective dateSep 18, 2026
What do I need to do?Review convenience-zone, RVM and handling-fee decisions against the enacted text. Retain current CalRecycle rate and claim instructions unless superseded by official implementation guidance.
Bill · CRV · California Legislature
SB 1341 · Wine and spirits processing fees
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?Manufacturers and processors should read the chaptered text and await CalRecycle implementation instructions before changing claims or settlements.
Bill · Recycled content · California Legislature
SB 633 · Plastic beverage container recycling
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?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
AB 2481 · Glass quality incentive payments
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?Certified entities should await CalRecycle eligibility and claim guidance before booking revenue and should preserve contamination and end-market records.
Bill · Recycled content · California Legislature
AB 2253 · Recycled-content claims
What changed? Governor Newsom vetoed the measure September 27, 2026. It did not become law.
Does it affect me?Manufacturers · Retailers · Processors
Last recorded actionSep 27, 2026
Effective dateNot established in the reviewed record
What do I need to do?Do not implement AB 2253 as a new requirement; retain it as a historical proposal and continue following existing environmental-marketing rules.
Bill · Batteries & e-waste · California Legislature
AB 762 · Disposable battery-embedded vapes
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?Covered manufacturers, distributors and retailers should map the enacted scope and operative dates; beverage-container redemption procedures do not change.
Regulation · Labeling · CalRecycle / federal court
SB 343 · Recycling labeling and material findings
What changed? CalRecycle’s page reviewed October 22 retains the statutory manufacture-date line after October 4, 2026 and the July 14 preliminary injunction. The original court order restrains Bonta and persons in privity or acting in concert with him until further order; it is not a final judgment invalidating the law. Later docket activity remains unverified because the accessible mirror stops August 25 and the official ECF docket was not readable. The 2027 study remains required.
Does it affect me?Manufacturers · Retailers · Processors · Recyclers
Last recorded actionSep 29, 2026
Effective dateOct 4, 2026
What do I need to do?Preserve label substantiation and manufacture-date records, monitor the court docket and use CalRecycle's current findings. Do not treat October 4 as a retail recall date; verify current orders with the court or counsel before relying on enforceability.
Regulation · Dealer cooperatives · CalRecycle
Pink Recycling · Dealer cooperative stewardship plan
What changed? CalRecycle received Pink Recycling's plan September 21, 2026 and on October 16 listed a request for additional information to corroborate or clarify it. It remains an application—not an approved or operating dealer cooperative. The stated 90-day review deadline is December 21.
Does it affect me?Retailers · Recyclers · Local government
Last recorded actionOct 16, 2026
Effective dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Review the official notice and plan before commenting, and verify timing directly with CalRecycle. Dealers should not rely on proposed coverage as compliance relief before approval and full operation.
Regulation · Market data · CalRecycle
August 2026 statewide average scrap values
What changed? CalRecycle’s October 1 notice reports initial August 2026 values per ton: aluminum $1,706.45, glass $2.09, bimetal $63.16, PET $155.49 and HDPE $266.60.
Does it affect me?Processors · Recyclers
Last recorded actionOct 1, 2026
Effective dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Review processor statements and material economics. The notice does not change consumer CRV, the handling-fee rate or recycler processing-payment rates, and estimates may be adjusted.
Regulation · Processing payments · CalRecycle
Fourth-quarter 2026 processing payments
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?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
Plastic Market Development Payment · 2026 claim update
What changed? 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
What do I need to do?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.
Regulation · CRV · CalRecycle
New beverage containers · Permanent regulations
What changed? CalRecycle’s completed rulemaking record reports OAL approval and an effective date of July 9, 2026 for the permanent regulations implementing the new beverage-container framework.
Does it affect me?Recyclers · Processors · Retailers · Manufacturers
Last recorded actionJul 9, 2026
Effective dateJul 9, 2026
What do I need to do?Use the approved regulation text and applicable agency guidance when updating acceptance, reporting and staff instructions.
Funding · Grants · CalRecycle
Beverage Container Recycling Grants · FY 2026–28
What changed? New applications closed August 11. Existing applicants have a September 10 secondary deadline for missing authorization documents and adoption of an outstanding environmentally preferable purchasing policy.
Does it affect me?Local government · Nonprofits · Education
Last recorded actionAug 11, 2026
Effective dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Existing applicants: check the submitted application and complete the specified outstanding items. This does not reopen applications.
Funding · Grants · CalRecycle
City/County Beverage Container Payment Program
What changed? 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 dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Eligible jurisdictions should prepare their request in CAPRS and verify the official program instructions.
Funding · Glass · CalRecycle
Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant · FY 2026–27
What changed? $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 dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Submit the GMS application by November 5, 2026; complete any permitted secondary authorization documents and EPPP policy by November 27.
Funding · Glass · CalRecycle
Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant · FY 2026–27
What changed? $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 dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?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
Redemption Innovation Grants · RIG
What changed? 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 dateSee program notice
What do I need to do?Watch for a new official funding notice. Existing applicants should follow their individual application or award correspondence.
