NOTICE
To: All Certified Processors and Other Interested Parties
SUBJECT: Statewide Average Monthly Scrap Value Notice for March 2026
Posted: May 11, 2026
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Section 2985(b), requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Department) to provide written notification of the monthly statewide weighted average scrap values per beverage container material types reported to the Department by certified processors. The March 2026 Monthly Scrap Value notification is available on the Department’s website:https://calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/ScrapValue/.
The statewide weighted average scrap values for each beverage container material type (Bimetal, Glass, 1 through 7 Plastics, and Bag in box [BIB], Paperboard Carton [PC], or Multi-Layer Pouch [MLP]) that contains wine, distilled spirits, or wine and distilled spirit coolers) are based on the monthly scrap value purchases reported by certified processors. These data are initial estimates and are subject to future adjustments that will be reflected in subsequent notices.
Please contact (916) 323-5778 or MarketInformation@calrecycle.ca.gov, for additional information or questions.
Scrap Value per Ton*
| Statewide Average Monthly Scrap Value Notice | Aluminum | Glass | Bimetal | #1 PET Plastic | #2 HDPE Plastic | #3 PVC Plastic | #4 LDPE Plastic | #5 PP Plastic | #6 PS Plastic | #7 Other Plastic | WDS-BBP | BIB | PC | MLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | $1,650.00 | $5.01 | $1.52 | $308.13 | $404.84 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $14.30 | $3.76 | $1.28 | $1.16 | |||
| April 2025 | $1,750.00 | $4.82 | $2.52 | $473.38 | $410.59 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ($2.16) | $1.54 | $1.20 | $7.67 | |||
| May 2025 | $1,737.10 | $5.68 | $2.34 | $332.83 | $425.62 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.52 | $2.62 | $1.86 | $6.18 | |||
| June 2025 | $1,700.00 | $6.19 | $36.86 | $301.84 | $300.68 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $3.58 | $3.60 | $1.23 | $2.53 | |||
| July 2025 | $1,658.06 | $7.60 | $29.93 | $227.46 | $255.22 | $0.00 | $4.49 | $4.13 | $4.21 | $1.00 | $23.43 | |||
| August 2025 | $1,600.00 | $6.56 | $22.18 | $161.21 | $237.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.78 | $3.63 | $1.22 | $6.63 | |||
| September 2025 | $1,600.00 | $9.01 | $14.56 | $96.33 | $238.76 | $0.00 | $5.17 | $4.91 | $4.01 | $1.12 | $3.55 | |||
| October 2025 | $1,600.00 | $6.06 | $21.50 | $62.33 | $246.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.22 | $4.61 | $2.52 | $3.47 | |||
| November 2025 | $1,600.00 | $1.16 | $34.77 | $85.88 | $259.82 | $0.00 | $5.56 | $8.29 | $11.13 | $1.17 | $6.43 | |||
| December 2025 | $1,600.00 | $1.85 | $62.35 | $79.33 | $266.63 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $4.88 | $6.07 | $4.24 | $18.54 | |||
| January 2026 | $1,600.00 | $1.80 | $36.88 | $88.34 | $204.72 | $0.00 | $7.44 | $3.41 | $4.89 | $3.22 | $4.58 | $0.08 | $0.00 | |
| February 2026 | $1,600.00 | $0.57 | $24.48 | $84.85 | $272.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.33 | $9.01 | $2.01 | $10.79 | $4.43 | $81.82 | |
| March2026 | $1,600.00 | $1.91 | $88.73 | $91.21 | $296.77 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.39 | $4.31 | $2.83 | $0.24 | $5.11 | $0.00 |
* Amounts in bold indicate revised data or new data for the latest month.