Overview
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is proposing permanent regulations under the authority of Public Resources Code sections 14530.5 and 14536 in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1013 (2021–22 Regular Session) that would incorporate 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 initial 45-day public comment period began on August 15, 2025, and ended on September 30, 2025. CalRecycle held a hybrid public hearing on September 30, 2025.
The SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers permanent regulations will be published for an additional 15-day public comment period. This 15-day public comment period will begin on February 24, 2026, and end on March 11, 2026.
Current Documents
- 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 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
- Attachment 11 – SB 343 Material Characterization Study Final Findings 2023/2024
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
CalRecycle considered written comments sent to CalRecycle and received during the initial 45-day written comment period, which began on August 15, 2025, and ended on September 30, 2025. CalRecycle additionally held a hybrid public hearing on September 30, 2025.
The 15-day 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 15-day written comment period, which begins on February 24, 2025, and ends on March 11, 2025. Written comments received by CalRecycle after the close of the 15-day public comment period will not be responded to in the rulemaking file. Further, CalRecycle is only required to respond to comments that are related to the most recent changes to the proposed regulations. Further, CalRecycle is only required to respond to comments that are related to the most recent changes to the proposed regulations.
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 Permanent Regulations (15-Day Comment Period)
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.
The initial 45-day public comment period pertaining to the proposed regulatory text began on August 15, 2025, and ended on September 30, 2025. On September 30, 2025, CalRecycle conducted a public hearing to receive formal comments on the proposed regulations.
During the 45-day public comment period, interested parties could submit written comments in the following way:
The written comment period permitted any interested person, or their authorized representative, to submit written comments addressing the proposed amendments to CalRecycle. Written comments, which offered a recommendation and/or objection, or supported the proposed amendment, should have indicated the amended section to which the comment or comments were directed.
CalRecycle only considered written comments sent to CalRecycle and received during the written comment period. Additionally, CalRecycle requested that written comments reference a subsection or section of the proposed action. Written comments received by CalRecycle after the close of the public comment period were not responded to in the rulemaking file.
During the 45-Day comment period, written comments were submitted to:
Postal mail:
Claire Derksen
SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations
Permanent Regulations
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit
1001 “I” St., MS-24B, Sacramento, CA 95814
Electronic submittal: Via CalRecycle’s public comment portal
Contact
For more information on the SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations, please contact Claire Derksen at Regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.
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