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Recycling fraud convicts ordered to pay California $140 million for bottle and can smuggling scheme

Feb 20, 2024

SACRAMENTO – Recycling Services Alliance, Inc. (RSA) and its operations manager have been ordered to pay $140.5 million in total restitution and penalties for defrauding California’s Beverage Container Recycling Program.

California on track to implement nation-leading effort to slash single-use plastic and packaging waste

Dec 28, 2023

SACRAMENTO — CalRecycle today released key building blocks for California’s groundbreaking law to cut single-use plastic and packaging waste. Packaging makes up over 50% of what we throw away by volume and is a major contributor to climate and trash pollution.

Nuevo en 2024: Reciba dinero por sus envases vacíos de vino y licor y reduzca la basura

Dec 26, 2023

SACRAMENTO – Los californianos pueden recibir el año nuevo de 2024 intercambiando sus envases vacíos de vino y licor por dinero. A partir del 1ro de enero, California agrega el vino y licor que es vendido en botellas, latas, cajas y bolsas al Programa de Reciclaje de Envases de Bebidas del estado para reducir el desecho y la contaminación al convertir más materiales reciclados en nuevos productos.

New in 2024: Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash to cut trash

Dec 26, 2023

SACRAMENTO – Californians can ring in 2024 by redeeming their empty wine and liquor containers for cash. Starting January 1, California adds wine and liquor sold in bottles, cans, boxes, and pouches to the state’s Beverage Container Recycling Program to cut waste and pollution by turning more recycled materials into new products.