Statutes

• California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. This is an unofficial courtesy copy of the California Beverage Container Recycling statutes. This revised edition contains code section amendments effective September 29, 2020 and January 1, 2021.
• All CalRecycle Current Priority Bills

Regulations

• California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14. Natural Resources, Division 2. Department of Conservation, Chapter 5. Division of Recycling. These regulations were updated April 1, 2014. Pilot Projects Emergency Regulations (Effective April 2, 2019) 
• Beverage Container Recycling Proposed Regulations
  • None at this time.
• Beverage Container Recycling Regulations Recently Approved by the Office of Administrative Law
  • Processing Payment: Emergency Regulations effective December 12, 2019 until June 10, 2020. (Note: The CCR above updated on April 1, 2014 does not include these emergency regulations.)
  • Pilot Projects Emergency Regulations: Effective April 2, 2019
    • Final Text of Regulations (Note: The CCR above updated on April 1, 2014 does not include these emergency regulations.)
  • Processing Payment:Emergency Regulations effective December 13, 2018 until June 12, 2019.(Note: The CCR above updated on April 1, 2014 does not include these emergency regulations.)
  • Processing Payment: Effective November 16, 2017 until May 16, 2018.
    • Final Text of Regulations (Note: The CCR above updated on April 1, 2014 does not include these emergency regulations.)
  • Imported Empty Beverage Container Material. Effective January 13, 2014.
  • Certification Requirements for Recyclers and Processors. Effective January 1, 2014.
  • Recycling Center Daily Load Limits. Effective January 1, 2014.
• All CalRecycle Proposed Regulations
• All CalRecycle Rulemaking Archives

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