State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign

Program News...

The State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC) is a joint effort between CalRecycle and the Department of General Services (DGS) to implement laws requiring state agencies to purchase recycled-content products (RCP) and track and report those purchases.

This program:

  • promotes businesses,
  • sustains our environment by creating jobs,
  • improves markets for recycled products,
  • reduces manufacturing waste and pollution,
  • reduces energy consumption,
  • diverts waste from landfills
  • and supporting the goal of a circular economy.

State agencies are leaders in the state and are important purchasers with significant buying power to drive markets for recycled content products.

SABRC product categories infographic. Glass text with arrow pointing; Plastic text with arrow pointing at City Hall sign; Tire-Derived Products Rubber Mat text with arrow pointing at a door mat; Mulch text with arrow pointing at pile of mulch; Plastic text with arrow pointing at a public bench; Tires text with arrow pointing to a truck tires; Paint text with arrow pointing at the paint of a building; Motor Oil & Anti-Freeze text with arrow pointing at the front of a truck.

For questions and to update SABRC coordinators, please reach out to the SABRC team at SABRC@calrecycle.ca.gov 

Total Product Purchases

SABRC Product Category Purchases Compared to All Statewide Product Purchases for FY 2020-21

Total SABRC Compliant Purchases

SABRC Product Category Purchases Compared to All Statewide Product Purchases for FY 2020-21

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Statewide SABRC Compliant vs. Non-Compliant Purchases for FY 2020-21

SABRC Compliance Spending from 2015-2022

  • 2020-21 SABRC Compliance Spending 88% 88%
  • 2019-20 SABRC Compliance Spending 79% 79%
  • 2018-19 SABRC Compliance Spending 80% 80%
  • 2017-18 SABRC Compliance Spending 67% 67%
  • 2016-17 SABRC Compliance Spending 65% 65%
  • 2015-16 SABRC Compliance Spending 69% 69%

For more information contact: State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign, SABRC@calrecycle.ca.gov