CalRecycle regulates a variety of businesses that participate in California’s waste diversion and proper waste disposal efforts. This page contains information related to your recycling or solid-waste-related business, including certification, registration, permitting, reporting, and payments.
Regulated businesses include:
- Recycling facilities
- Composting facilities
- Disposal facilities including landfills
- Transformation facilities
- Engineered municipal solid waste conversion facilities
- Transfer/processor facilities
- Contract haulers
- Food waste self-haulers
- Brokers
- Transporters
Lubricating Oil and Used Motor Oil
Beverage Containers
- Understanding the Program
- Processors
- Recyclers
- Distributors & Manufacturers
- Retailers/Dealers
- Imported Empty Beverage Container Reporting and Inspection Program
- DORIIS (Division of Recycling Integrated Information System)
Compost/Greenwaste Facilities
Recycled Content Products/Manufacturers
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Solid Waste Facility Operations/Permitting
Other Materials/Programs
- Reusable Grocery Bag Proof of Certification (Manufacturers and Distributors)
- Waste Reduction at Venues & Large Events (Owners/Operators)
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