Toll-Free Telephone Line for Reporting Fraudulent Beverage Container Recycling Activities

Any of the following activities could be fraudulent and should be reported:

• Importing beverage containers from outside of California
• Hiding large quantities of used beverage containers
• Recycling beverage containers that came from outside of California
• Recycling currently baled or previously baled beverage containers
• Recycling beverage containers that have already been recycled
• Improper record keeping practices at recycling centers
• Recycling beverage containers that were never filled with a beverage
• Vehicles with license plates other than from California that are carrying loads of used beverage containers
• Activity at a recycling center after normal business hours
• Commercial or self-haul type trucks being used to deliver beverage containers to a recycling center

When reporting the fraudulent activity, please provide the following:

• Names and descriptions of individuals
• Address or location where activity occurred
• License plate number and description of vehicle(s) involved
• Description of illegal activity taking place, as well as time and date it occurred