NOTICE
To: All Certified Processors and Other Interested Parties
SUBJECT: Statewide Average Monthly Scrap Value Notice for July 2026.
Posted: September 3, 2026
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Section 2985(b), requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Department) to provide written notification of the monthly statewide weighted average scrap values per beverage container material types reported to the Department by certified processors. The July 2026 Monthly Scrap Value notification is available on the Department’s website: https://calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/ScrapValue/.
The statewide weighted average scrap values for each beverage container material type (Bimetal, Glass, 1 through 7 Plastics, and Bag in box [BIB], Paperboard Carton [PC], or Multi-Layer Pouch [MLP]) that contains wine, distilled spirits, or wine and distilled spirit coolers) are based on the monthly scrap value purchases reported by certified processors. These data are initial estimates and are subject to future adjustments that will be reflected in subsequent notices.
Please contact (916) 323-5778 or MarketInformation@calrecycle.ca.gov, for additional information or questions.
Scrap Value per Ton*
| Statewide Average Monthly Scrap Value Notice | Aluminum | Glass | Bimetal | #1 PET Plastic | #2 HDPE Plastic | #3 PVC Plastic | #4 LDPE Plastic | #5 PP Plastic | #6 PS Plastic | #7 Other Plastic | WDS-BBP | BIB | PC | MLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July-25 | $1,658.06 | $7.60 | $29.93 | $227.46 | $255.22 | $0.00 | $4.49 | $4.13 | $4.21 | $1.00 | $23.43 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| August-25 | $1,600.00 | $6.56 | $22.18 | $161.21 | $237.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.78 | $3.63 | $1.22 | $6.63 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| September-25 | $1,600.00 | $9.01 | $14.56 | $96.33 | $238.76 | $0.00 | $5.17 | $4.91 | $4.01 | $1.12 | $3.55 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| October-25 | $1,600.00 | $6.06 | $21.50 | $62.33 | $246.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.22 | $4.61 | $2.52 | $3.47 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| November-25 | $1,600.00 | $1.16 | $34.77 | $85.88 | $259.82 | $0.00 | $5.56 | $8.29 | $11.13 | $1.17 | $6.43 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| December-25 | $1,600.00 | $1.85 | $62.35 | $79.33 | $266.63 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $4.88 | $6.07 | $4.24 | $18.54 | -/span> | -/span> | -/span> |
| January-26 | $1,600.00 | $1.80 | $36.88 | $88.34 | $204.72 | $0.00 | $7.44 | $3.41 | $4.89 | $3.22 | -/span> | $4.58 | $0.08 | $0.00 |
| February-26 | $1,600.00 | $0.57 | $24.48 | $84.85 | $272.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.33 | $9.01 | $2.01 | -/span> | $10.79 | $4.43 | $81.82 |
| March-26 | $1,600.00 | $1.87 | $54.90 | $89.61 | $280.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.39 | $4.31 | $0.55 | -/span> | $0.24 | $5.17 | $0.00 |
| April-26 | $1,600.00 | $0.16 | $56.07 | $106.42 | $188.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $2.94 | $0.43 | -/span> | $2.38 | $7.09 | $1.94 |
| May-26 | $1,609.68 | $0.66 | $50.42 | $157.46 | $160.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.45 | $5.49 | $1.04 | -/span> | $0.15 | $3.25 | $9.52 |
| June-26 | $1,700.00 | $0.10 | $61.67 | $174.47 | $201.79 | $0.00 | $13.33 | $4.15 | $3.32 | $1.17 | -/span> | $2.87 | $7.27 | $19.44 |
| July-26 | $1,700.00 | ($1.19) | $3.91 | $175.18 | $439.19 | $0.00 | $18.18 | $5.71 | $2.62 | $0.65 | $0.07 | $2.10 | $0.00 |
* Amounts in bold indicate revised data or new data for the latest month.