Overview
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is proposing permanent regulations per Public Resources Code sections 14530.5 and 14536 in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1013 (2021–22 Regular Session) that would incorporate the new beverages and beverage containers into the regulatory framework of the Beverage Container Recycling Program (BCRP) as part of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14.
Affected Regulatory Code Sections
CalRecycle is proposing permanent regulations to amend Title 14, CCR, Division 2, Chapter 5, Subchapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11.1, and 12, sections 2000, 2200, 2230, 2231, 2235, 2240, 2300, 2301, 2305, 2310, 2320, 2400, 2401, 2500, 2501, 2525, 2535, 2830, 2831, 2831.1, 2831.5, 2834, 2835, and 2900.
CalRecycle is also proposing permanent regulations to adopt Title 14, CCR, Division 2, Chapter 5, Subchapters 3 and 4, sections 2205, 2241, 2243, and 2311.
Current Status
The SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations were submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on August 5, 2025, and published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on August 15, 2025.
The public comment period will start on August 15, 2025, and end on September 30, 2025. CalRecycle will hold a hybrid public hearing on September 30, 2025. Details of how to participate and submit comments at this hearing are included below.
Current Documents
- 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 – California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Study, December 2, 2002, University of California, Berkeley
- Attachment 2 – Landfill Tipping Fees in California, February 2015, CalRecycle
- Attachment 3 – California Recycling Program Rates, January 1, 2025, CalRecycle
- Attachment 4 – California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1955-2024), Department of Industrial Relations
- Attachment 5 – Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption, and Recycling Rates, May 2, 2024, CalRecycle
- Attachment 6 – 2025 Processing Fees for Beverage Manufacturers, December 16, 2024, CalRecycle
- Attachment 7 – Handling Fee Revised, Effective July 1, 2024, July 8, 2024, CalRecycle
- Attachment 8 – Participant Shares Analysis 2024, March 18, 2025, CalRecycle
- Attachment 9 – Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399)
- Attachment 10 –STD 399 Supplemental Information
All rulemaking documents listed on this webpage can be made available by submitting a California Public Records Act request online on the 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 Claire Derksen 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 15, 2025, and ends on September 30, 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:
Claire Derksen
SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit
1001 “I” St., MS-24B, Sacramento, CA 95814
Electronic submittal: SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers 45-Day Comment Period
CalRecycle will additionally hold a hybrid public hearing.
September 30, 2025
Starting at 10:00 AM
CalRecycle Headquarters
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I street, 2nd floor
Sacramento, California
The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible.
The 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 webpage. Webcast participants will not be able to provide comments through the Webcast. 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 22, 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
On December 18, 2023, CalRecycle conducted a workshop to solicit feedback from interested parties and to present concepts on draft regulations implementing the SB 1013 law to add new beverages and new containers to the California Redemption Value (CRV) program effective on January 1, 2024.
On October 29, 2024, CalRecycle conducted a workshop to solicit feedback from interested parties and to present concepts of draft regulations implementing the SB 1013 law to add new beverages and new containers to the California Redemption Value (CRV) program effective on January 1, 2024.
Contact
For more information on the SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations, please contact Claire Derksen at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations Listserv to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.
Subscribe to the Beverage Container Recycling Program: General Information listserv, if you are interested in receiving rulemaking notices and updates for this and all other BCRP related rulemaking activities.
For more information regarding the Beverage Container Recycling Program (BCRP), please visit the Beverage Container Recycling – CalRecycle Webpage.
Subscribe to the Beverage Container Recycling Program: General Information listserv, Beverage Container Recycling Notices: Manufacturers/Distributors listserv, and/or Beverage Container Recycling Notices: Recyclers/Processors listserv to receive emails regarding the BCRP.