SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations

Overview

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is proposing permanent regulations for Senate Bill (SB) 54.  

SB 54 establishes the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, which imposes minimum content requirements for single-use packaging and single-use plastic food service ware, to be achieved through an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program.

California’s landmark packaging law is the most significant overhaul of California’s plastics and packaging recycling policy in history. It goes further than any other state on cutting single-use plastic at the source and represents a giant step toward a more circular economy that is essential to combat climate change.

The law establishes California’s largest EPR program by regulating several thousand producers — as many as an estimated 5,741 — whereas other California EPR programs regulate fewer than 1,000 producers.

The legislation shifts the plastic pollution burden from consumers to producers, typically the companies that create — or package their products in — single-use packaging and single-use plastic food service ware. Producers must pay $5 billion over 10 years — $500 million per year beginning in 2027 — to:

  • Address the environmental impacts of plastic pollution and
  • Aid affected environmental justice communities most impacted by the damaging effects of single-use plastic waste.

The law requires producers to ensure that by 2032:

  • 100% of single-use packaging and single-use plastic food service ware sold in the state is recyclable or compostable;
  • 65% of single-use plastic packaging and single-use food service ware is recycled; and
  • 25% reduction, compared to 2023, in the sale or distribution of single-use plastic packaging and single-use food service ware.

The law requires CalRecycle to adopt permanent regulations.

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Affected Regulatory Code Sections

CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations to adopt Title 14, CCR, Division 7, Chapter 11.1:  

  • Article 1, section 18980.1 and 18980.1.1  
  • Article 2 sections 18980.2, 18980.2.1, 18980.2.2, 18980.2.3, 18980.2.4, 18980.2.5, 18980.2.6, and 18980.2.7  
  • Article 3 sections 18980.3, 18980.3.1, 18980.3.2, 18980.3.3, 18980.3.4, and 18980.3.5
  • Article 4 sections 18980.4, 18980.4.1, 18980.4.2, and 18980.4.3  
  • Article 5 sections 18980.5, 18980.5.1 and 18980.5.2  
  • Article 6 sections 18980.6, 18980.6.1, 18980.6.2, 18980.6.3, 18980.6.4, 18980.6.5, 18980.6.6, 18980.6.7, and 18980.6.8  
  • Article 7 sections 18980.7, 18980.7.1, 18980.7.2, 18980.7.3, 18980.7.4, 18980.7.5, 18980.7.6, and 18980.7.7  
  • Article 8 sections 18980.8, 18980.8.1, and 18980.8.2
  • Article 9 sections 18980.9 and 18980.9.1  
  • Article 10 sections 18980.10, 18980.10.1, and 18980.10.2  
  • Article 11 sections 18980.11, 18980.11.1, and 18980.11.2  
  • Article 12 section 18980.12  
  • Article 13 sections 18980.13, 18980.13.1, 18980.13.2, 18980.13.3, 18980.13.4, and 18980.13.5  
  • Article 14 section 18980.14.  

CalRecycle is also proposing permanent regulations to adopt Title 14, CCR, Division 7, Chapter 11.5 Article 1 section 18981.

Current Status

The SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act permanent regulations were submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on August 12, 2025, and published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on August 22, 2025.

The public comment period will start on August 22, 2025, and end on October 7, 2025. CalRecycle will hold a hybrid public hearing on October 7, 2025. Details of how to participate and submit comments at this hearing are included in the “Input from Interested Parties” section.

Current Documents

Documents Relied Upon

  • Notice of Proposed Action. The notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations.
  • Proposed Regulation Text.
  • Initial Statement of Reasons. An explanation of all proposed regulatory provisions.
  • Documents Relied Upon. All technical, theoretical, and empirical studies, reports, or similar documents relied upon in developing the proposed regulations.
    • Attachment 1: Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report 2021, 2021, 7/1/2023
    • Attachment 2: Guidance for Reusable Packaging, 2022, 8/14/2023
    • Attachment 3: An Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment in Packaging for Food and Beverage Applications, 2013, 08/14/2023
    • Attachment 4: Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)
    • Attachment 5: STD 399 Appendix
    • Attachment 6: Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment
    • Attachment 7: Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment Addendum
    • Attachment 8:  Direct Impacts Model
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      • Impact modeling for the Waste Impact Calculator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, April 2023
      • Economic Damage Cost for Nine Human Health and Environmental Impacts Report, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Metro, July 2020
      • Source Reduction Baseline Model Workbook, CalRecycle, December 2024
      • The International Chemical Secretariat Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Workbook, CalRecycle, May 2023
      • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Waterway Pollution Brief, Leila Monroe, Senior Attorney, Oceans Program, August 2013
      • EPA Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Report, National Center for Environmental Economics, Office of Policy; Climate Change Division, Office of Air and Radiation; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460, September 2022
      • Department of Finance (DOF) California State Age Demographics Data Table, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, July 19, 2023
      • Department of Finance (DOF) California County Population Data Table, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, July 19, 2023
      • Department of Finance (DOF) California Household Projections Data Table, Walter Schwarm, Department of Finance, June 10, 2020
      • Department of Finance (DOF) California State Population Data Table, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, July 19, 2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Automotive Trends, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), December 20, 2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook, CalRecycle, August 28, 2023
      • SB 54 Budget Change Proposal, CalRecycle, August 4, 2022
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Incidentals, California Department of Human Resources (CALHR), Human Resources Manual, 2024, 7/15/2025, https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2203
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      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Parking Costs, Joe Cortright, City Commentary, October 18, 2016, 7/30/2025, https://cityobservatory.org/the-price-of-parking/
      • State of CA Civil Service Pay Scales Data Tables, California Department of Human Resources (CALHR), June 5, 2023
      • CalRecycle Composting Facility Workbook, CalRecycle, September 26, 2017
      • 2021 Disposal Facility-Based Waste Characterization Data Tables, CalRecycle, November 2022
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      • Recycling Markets Secondary Materials Market Data, Recycling Markets.net, September 15, 2023
      • Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Feasibility Study, Metro Waste Authority, June 2018
      • Resource Recycling Sortation by the Numbers Article, Resource Recycling, October 2018, August 31, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 1 – Model – Base Tons, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 2 – Model – New Tons, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 3 – Model – Transport, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 4 – Model – Bales, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 5 – Model – Cost, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 6 – Model – Report, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., May 30, 2023
      • Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act Report, Cascadia Consulting Group with Bell & Associates and Circular Matters, March 14, 2023
      • Pricing Freight Transport to Account for External Costs Report, David Austin, Congressional Budget Office, Working Paper Services, March 2015
      • EPA Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors Report, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, April 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Asian Drinks, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Beer, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Biscuits, Singapore Packaging Agreement, July 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Bread, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Breakfast Cereal, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Canned Meat, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Carbonated Beverage, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Chilled Juice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Cooking Oil, Singapore Packaging Agreement, July 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Dishwashing Liquid, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Fresh Milk, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Instant Noodles, Singapore Packaging Agreement, May 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Liquid Detergent, Singapore Packaging Agreement, December 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Non-Chilled Beverage, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Non-Chilled Juice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Potato Chips, Singapore Packaging Agreement, May 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Powder Detergent, Singapore Packaging Agreement, December 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Processed Chilled Frozen Packaged Food, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Rice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Sesame Oil, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Shower Gel, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Toilet Rolls, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – UHT Milk, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Water, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Unlocking a Reuse Revolution: Scaling Returnable Packaging Modelling Technical Appendix, Ellen McArthur Foundation, Systemiq, and Eunomia, 2023
      • Unlocking a Reuse Revolution: Scaling Returnable Packaging Report, Ellen McArthur Foundation, Systemiq, and Eunomia, 2023
      • Plastic IQ Methodology Document, Plastic IQ, Co-developed by The Recycling Partnership, 05/02/2021
      • SB 54, Allen. Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware, State of California Authenticated Electronic Legal Material, Legislative Council Bureau, June 30, 2022
      • AB 1004, Portantino. Solid waste: State Solid Waste Postclosure and Corrective Action Trust Fund, State of California Authenticated Electronic Legal Material, Legislative Council Bureau, 2010
      • 2018 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2018
      • 2019 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2019
      • 2020 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2020
      • 2021 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), September 1, 2022
      • 2021 CARE Participant List, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), November 23, 2021
      • 2023 CARE Manufacturers List, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), May 19, 2023
      • 2018 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Ryan Trainer, President, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 17, 2019
      • 2019 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Ryan Trainer, President, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, September 1, 2020
      • 2020 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Ryan Trainer, President, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 1, 2021
      • 2021 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Ryan Trainer, President, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 1, 2022
      • 2022 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Ryan Trainer, President, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, June 30, 2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Brands List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 17, 2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Distributors List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 17, 2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Manufacturers List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 17, 2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Renovators List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, July 17, 2023
      • 2019 PaintCare Annual Report, Jeremy Jones, West Coast Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., November 1, 2019
      • 2020 PaintCare Annual Report, Jeremy Jones, West Coast Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., November 1, 2020
      • 2021 PaintCare Annual Report, Nichole Dorr, California Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., November 5, 2021
      • 2022 PaintCare Annual Report, Nichole Dorr, California Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., November 1, 2022
      • 2023 PaintCare Brands List, PaintCare Inc., August 2, 2023
      • 2023 PaintCare Manufacturers List, PaintCare Inc., August 2, 2023
      • 2018 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2018
      • 2019 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2019
      • 2020 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2020
      • 2021 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2021
      • 2022 Recycle BC Steward List, Recycle BC, 2022
      • 2022 MED-Project – Sharps List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED- Project) USA, January 14, 2022
      • 2021 MED-Project Annual Report – Drugs, Dr. Victoria Travis, National Program Director, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 31, 2022, June 1, 2022
      • 2021 MED-Project Annual Report – Sharps Waste – Redacted, Dr. Victoria Travis, National Program Director, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 31, 2022, August 12, 2022
      • 2023 MED-Project – Drugs List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 5, 2023
      • 2023 MED-Project – Sharps List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 5, 2023
      • 2022 MED-Project Annual Report – Drugs, Dr. Victoria Travis, National Program Director, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 31, 2023
      • 2022 MED-Project Annual Report – Sharps, Dr. Victoria Travis, National Program Director, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, March 31, 2023
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      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Annual Report – Drugs, Chris Smith, R.Ph., President, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, March 31, 2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Annual Report – Sharps Waste, Chris Smith, R.Ph., President, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, March 31, 2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Covered – Sharps List, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, March 5, 2023
    • Attachment 9: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Durable goods definitions, 2018, July 29, 2024
    • Attachment 10: Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, SB 54 (Allen), date of hearing: 6-28-2022
    • Attachment 11: Senate Rules Committee, SB 54 (Allen), Office of Senate Floor Analyses, 6-29-2022
    • Attachment 12: Senate Third Reading, SB 54 (Allen), Assembly Floor Analyses, version 6-26-2022
    • Attachment 13: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. 2014 Disposal-Facility- Based Characterization of Solid Waste in California. 2015. Accessed January 28, 2020
    • Attachment 14: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2018 Tables and Figures; United States Environmental Protection Agency, December 2020. Accessed July 3, 2025
    • Attachment 15: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. State of Disposal and Recycling in California: Calendar year 2018. 2018.
    • Attachment 16: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program. ReThink Disposable: Preventing Marine Debris at the Source. 2020. Accessed February 5, 2020
    • Attachment 17: Michael Schirber. “The Chemistry of Life: The Plastic in Cars.” Live Science, May 26, 2009. Accessed July 17, 2025

All rulemaking documents listed on this webpage are either available by submitting a PRA request online on the California Public Records Act Requests webpage, or by emailing Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov. These documents are also available for public inspection during normal business hours at CalRecycle, 1001 “I” Street, 24th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. To schedule a time to inspect these documents, please contact Csilla Richmond at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Input from Interested Parties

The written comment period permits any interested person, or their authorized representative, to submit written comments addressing the proposed amendments to CalRecycle. Written comments, which offer a recommendation and/or objection, or support the proposed regulations, should indicate the section to which the comment or comments are directed. CalRecycle will only consider written comments sent to CalRecycle and received during the written comment period, which begins on August 22, 2025, and ends on October 7, 2025. Written comments received by CalRecycle after the close of the public comment period are considered untimely. CalRecycle may, but is not required to, respond to untimely comments, including those raising significant environmental issues. Comments submitted in writing must be addressed to one of the following:

Postal mail:

Csilla Richmond
SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit
1001 “I” St., MS-24B, Sacramento, CA 95814

Electronic submittal: SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act 45-Day Comment Period

CalRecycle will additionally hold a hybrid public hearing.

October 7, 2025
Starting at 10:00 AM (PDT)

CalRecycle Headquarters
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I street, 2nd floor
Sacramento, California
The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible.

The public workshop public hearing will also be accessible virtually via Zoom, and registration will be required. To attend virtually via Zoom, you must register in advance. Registration is free.

To observe the public workshop public hearing via Webcast, please go to the Public Meeting Live Webcasts. Webcast participants will not be able to ask questions. If you are participating remotely and anticipate providing comments, it is recommended to join through Zoom. No registration is necessary to view the Webcast.

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in-person at the hearing and remotely via Zoom or webcast. For in-person interpretation services, headsets will be available and can be provided by CalRecycle staff prior to or during the workshop. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify CalRecycle at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by September 29, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

History

The SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act proposed permanent regulations were submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on February 27, 2024, and published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on March 8, 2024.  

CalRecycle completed three public comment periods as indicated in the following section titled Documents from the Rulemaking Process. However, the SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act permanent regulations were not submitted to OAL during the effective period of the notice (which was within one year of March 8, 2024), and a new rulemaking action will be initiated.

Documents from the March 2024 – March 2025 Rulemaking Process

  • Notice of Second 15-Day Changes to Proposed Rulemaking. The notice of changes that have been made to the original proposed regulations.
  • Updated Proposed Regulation Text. The updated express language that shows any proposed adoption, amendment, or deletion to the regulations.
  • Correction: Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period. The corrected notice of extension of 15-Day public comment period.
  • Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period. The notice of extension of the 15-Day public comment period.
  • Notice of 15-Day Changes to Proposed Rulemaking. The notice of changes that have been made to the original proposed regulations.
  • Updated Proposed Regulation Text. The updated express language that shows any proposed adoption, amendment, or deletion to the regulations.
  • Notice of Extension of 45-Day Comment Period. The notice of the extension of the public comment period.
  • Notice of Proposed Action. The notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations.
  • Proposed Regulation Text. The express language that shows any proposed adoption, amendment, or deletion to the regulations.
  • Initial Statement of Reasons. An explanation of all proposed changes to the regulations.
  • Documents Relied Upon. All technical, theoretical, and empirical studies, reports, or similar documents relied upon in developing the proposed regulations.
    • Attachment 1: Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report 2021, 7-1-2023
    • Attachment 2: Guidance for Reusable Packaging, 2022, 8-14-2022
    • Attachment 3: An Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment in Packaging for Food and Beverage Applications, 2013, 8-14-2023
    • Attachment 4: Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)
    • Attachment 5: STD 399 Appendix
    • Attachment 6: Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment
    • Attachment 7: Direct Impacts Model
    • Attachment 8: Revised Economic and Fiscal Impact Assessment (STD 399)
    • Attachment 9: Revised STD 399 Appendix
    • Attachment 10: Revised Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment
    • Attachment 11: Revised Direct Impacts Model
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      • GaBi database Impacts Workbook, CalRecycle, 12/21/2023
      • Economic Damage Cost for Nine Human Health and Environmental Impacts Report, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Metro, July 2020
      • The International Chemical Secretariat Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Report, The International Chemical Secretariat, 2023, 11/20/2023
      • The International Chemical Secretariat Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Workbook, CalRecycle, May 2023
      • Keep America Beautiful 2020 National Litter Study, Lead Research Partner: Burns McDonnel, Research Team: Cascadia, Salinas Davis LLC, and Docking Institute of Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University, May 2021
      • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Waterway Pollution Brief, Leila Monroe, Senior Attorney, Oceans Program, August 2013
      • Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)  Waterway Pollution Report, Barbara Healy Stickel, Principal Investigator; Andrew Jahn, Ph.D., Statistician; Bill Kier, Senior Editor; Kier Associates, San Rafael, California, August 2013
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      • Department of Finance (DOF) California State Population Data Table, Demographic Research Unit, Department of Finance, 07/19/2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Automotive Trends, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 12/20/2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook, CalRecycle, 08/28/2023
      • SB 54 Budget Change Proposal, CalRecycle, 8/04/2022
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Flight Costs, Southwest Airlines Co., 2024
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Fuel Costs, AAA Gas Prices, 2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Incidentals, California Department of Human Resources (CALHR), Human Resources Manual, 2024
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Lodging Costs, Sara Thomas, Hotel Chantelle, 5/25/2023
      • CalRecycle Inspection Costs Workbook – Parking Costs, Joe Cortright, City Commentary, 10/18/2016
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      • Cascadia Workbook 2 – Model – New Tons, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., 05/30/2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 3 – Model – Transport, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., 05/30/2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 4 – Model – Bales, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., 05/30/2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 5 – Model – Cost, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., 05/30/2023
      • Cascadia Workbook 6 – Model – Report, Jessica Branom-Zwick and Carolina Paez Jimenez of Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc., 05/30/2023
      • Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act Report, Cascadia Consulting Group with Bell & Associates and Circular Matters, 03/14/2023
      • Recycling and Disposal Reporting System Database, CalRecycle, 2024
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      • EPA Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors Report, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, April 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Asian Drinks, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Beer, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Biscuits, Singapore Packaging Agreement, July 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Bread, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Breakfast Cereal, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Canned Meat, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Carbonated Beverage, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Chilled Juice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Cooking Oil, Singapore Packaging Agreement, July 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Dishwashing Liquid, Singapore Packaging Agreement, March 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Fresh Milk, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Instant Noodles, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Liquid Detergent, Singapore Packaging Agreement, December 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Non-Chilled Beverage, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Non-Chilled Juice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Potato Chips, Singapore Packaging Agreement, May 2016
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Powder Detergent, Singapore Packaging Agreement, December 2015
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Processed Chilled Frozen Packaged Food, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Rice, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Sesame Oil, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Shower Gel, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Toilet Rolls, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – UHT Milk, Singapore Packaging Agreement, January 2020
      • Singapore Packaging Data – Water, Singapore Packaging Agreement, October 2015
      • Unlocking a Reuse Revolution: Scaling Returnable Packaging Modelling Technical Appendix, Ellen McArthur Foundation, Systemiq, and Eunomia, 2023
      • Unlocking a Reuse Revolution: Scaling Returnable Packaging Report, Ellen McArthur Foundation, Systemiq, and Eunomia, 2023
      • Plastic IQ Methodology Document, Plastic IQ, Co-developed by The Recycling Partnership, 05/02/2021
      • SB 1013, Atkins. Beverage container recycling, California Legislative Information, 09/28/2022
      • SB 54, Allen. Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware, State of California Authenticated Electronic Legal Material, Legislative Council Bureau, 06/30/2022
      • AB 1004, Portantino. Solid waste: State Solid Waste Postclosure and Corrective Action Trust Fund, State of California Authenticated Electronic Legal Material, Legislative Council Bureau, 2010
      • 2018 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2018
      • 2019 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2019
      • 2020 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Robert Peoples, Ph.D., Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 2020
      • 2021 CARE California Carpet Stewardship Program Annual Report, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 09/01/2022
      • 2021 CARE Participant List, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 11/23/2021
      • 2023 CARE Manufacturers List, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), 05/19/2023
      • 2018 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/19/2019
      • 2019 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 09/01/2020
      • 2020 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/01/2021
      • 2021 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/01/2022
      • 2022 Mattress Recycling Council Annual Report, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 06/30/2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Brands List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/17/2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Distributors List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/17/2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Manufacturers List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/17/2023
      • 2023 Mattress Recycling Council Renovators List, Mattress Recycling Council California, LLC, 07/17/2023
      • 2019 PaintCare Annual Report, Jeremy Jones, West Coast Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., 11/01/2019
      • 2020 PaintCare Annual Report, Jeremy Jones, West Coast Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., 11/01/2020
      • 2021 PaintCare Annual Report, Nichole Dorr, California Program Manager, PaintCare Inc., 11/05/2021
      • 2022 PaintCare Annual Report, PaintCare Inc., 11/01/2022
      • 2023 PaintCare Brands List, PaintCare Inc., 08/02/2023
      • 2023 PaintCare Manufacturers List, PaintCare Inc., 08/02/2023
      • 2018 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2018
      • 2019 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2019
      • 2020 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2020
      • 2021 Recycle BC Annual Report, Recycle BC, 2021
      • 2022 Recycle BC Steward List, Recycle BC, 2022
      • 2022 MED-Project – Sharps List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 01/14/2022
      • 2022 MED-Project Annual Report – Drugs, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/31/2022, 06/01/2022
      • 2022 MED-Project Annual Report – Sharps Waste – Redacted, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/31/2022, 06/01/2022
      • 2023 MED-Project – Drugs List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/05/2023
      • 2023 MED-Project – Sharps List, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/05/2023
      • 2023 MED-Project Annual Report – Drugs, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/31/2023
      • 2023 MED-Project Annual Report – Sharps, Medication Educations & Disposal (MED-Project) USA, 03/31/2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation – Drugs List, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, 06/02/2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Annual Report – Drugs, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, 03/31/2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Annual Report – Sharps Waste, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, 03/31/2023
      • 2023 The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation Covered – Sharps List, The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation, 03/05/2023
    • Attachment 12: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Durable goods definition, 2018, 7-29-2024
    • Attachment 13: Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, SB 54 (Allen), date of hearing: 6-28-2022
    • Attachment 14: Senate Rules Committee, SB 54 (Allen), Office of Senate Floor Analyses, 6-29-2022
    • Attachment 15: Senate Third Floor Reading, SB 54 (Allen), Assembly Floor Analyses, version 6-26-2022

These documents are available for public inspection during normal business hours at CalRecycle, 1001 “I” Street, 24th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. To schedule a time to inspect these documents, please contact Csilla Richmond at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov. 

Informal Rulemaking Workshop

CalRecycle held an informal public workshop on May 27, 2025, to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other interested persons on substantive proposed changes to regulations compared to the December 2024 draft regulations released in the first formal rulemaking.

Workshop materials are available via the following links:

For information on past rulemaking workshops and outreach, visit SB 54 Past Events.

Contact

For more information on the SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations, contact Csilla Richmond at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations Listserv to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.

For more information regarding the SB 54 Implementation Team, visit SB 54: Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act – CalRecycle Home Page.

Subscribe to the SB 54 Listserv to receive emails regarding this program.

For more information contact: Legislative and External Affairs Office, LEX.Office@calrecycle.ca.gov