Regulated Businesses

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.

New Recycling and Disposal Reporting System

Governor Brown signed AB 901 (Gordon, Chapter 746, Statutes of 2015) into law to change how organics, recyclable material, and solid waste are reported to CalRecycle. In the third quarter of 2019, CalRecycle will transition away from the current Disposal Reporting System (DRS) to a brand-new Recycling and Disposal Reporting System (RDRS). Existing businesses that are required to report must register in the Recycling and Disposal Reporting System (RDRS) by April 30, 2019. CalRecycle will be hosting workshops and conducting training to help reporting entities understand what their obligations under the new system might look like, as well as how to get into the system to register a facility or operation pursuant to the requirements outlined in the finalized regulations. 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

Can’t find what you’re looking for here? Try our A-Z Index.

Lubricating Oil and Used Motor Oil

• Understanding the Program
• Certified Collection Center Operators
• Registered Generators

Waste and Used Tires

• Understanding the Program
• Waste Tire Haulers
• Waste Tire Manifest System
• Pending Facility Permits
• Enforcement Orders
• Submit CTL Data Via EDT
• Find a Waste Tire Recycling Facility or Registered Hauler

Recycled Content Products/Manufacturers

• Rigid Plastic Packaging Container (RPPC) Manufacturers
• Newsprint (Manufacturers, Printers, & Publishers)
• Plastic Trash Bags (Manufacturers & Wholesalers)

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

• Understanding EPR
• Carpet Manufacturers
• Paint Manufacturers
• Mattresses | Annual Reporting

Other Materials/Programs

• Reusable Grocery Bag Proof of Certification (Manufacturers and Distributors)
• Sharps Manufacturers & Collectors
• Medication Manufacturers & Collectors
• Waste Reduction at Venues & Large Events (Owners/Operators)