California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

In Focus

  • California's 75 Percent Initiative

    California’s new goal--recycle 75 percent of our solid waste by 2020. Join us!

  • New! Facility Information Toolbox (FacIT)

    CalRecycle’s Facility Information Toolbox contains an inventory of California's solid waste handling, recycling, and market infrastructure, as well as some capacity projections.

  • Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI)

    California’s environmental education curriculum gives teachers new and interesting ways to teach science and history/social science, using the environment as a context for learning.

  • Climate Change

    Addressing climate change is an integral part of CalRecycle's overall mission to care for the environment.

  • Beverage Container Recycling Program Reform

    Get the latest information and offer comments on potential changes to the state's highly successful beverage container recycling program.

  • Mandatory Commercial Recycling

    Keeping commercial waste out of landfills helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. New effort under way to divert an additional 2-3 million tons each year by 2020 and beyond.