Overview
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is proposing file and print regulations per Public Resources Code (PRC) sections 42477 and 42478.
These regulations are necessary to maintain CalRecycle’s responsibilities under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, as amended.
Every year, CalRecycle is authorized and required by statute to consider the adequacy of the covered electronic waste (CEW) recovery and recycling payment rates. The proposed regulations increase the following rates:
- Standard Statewide Recovery Payment Rate for all CEW from $0.35 per pound to $0.40 per pound
- Standard Statewide Combined Recovery and Recycling Payment Rate for:
- Cathode ray tube (CRT) CEW from $0.98 per pound to $1.13 per pound
- Non-CRT CEW from $1.10 per pound to $1.15 per pound
Affected Regulatory Code Sections
CalRecycle is proposing regulations to amend Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 7, Chapter 8.2, Sections 18660.24, 18660.25, 18660.33, and 18660.34.
Current Status
CalRecycle held an informal public workshop to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other interested parties on the proposed payment rates on April 8, 2024. Please see the workshop public notice for additional information.
Current Documents
Rulemaking documents will be published on this webpage once CalRecycle files the proposed regulations with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).
Input from Interested Parties
CalRecycle held an informal public workshop to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other interested parties on the proposed payment rates on April 8, 2024.
Interested parties can provide written feedback or questions in one of the following ways:
- CalRecycle’s public comment portal: Covered Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Payment Rates Informal Rulemaking Comment Period (commentinput.com)
- or via mail to:
Csilla Richmond
CEW Payment Rates
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit
1001 “I” Street, MS-24B
Sacramento, CA 95814
Please submit any feedback or questions by April 15, 2024.
Contact
For more information on the CEW Payment Rates file and print regulations, please contact Csilla Richmond at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov.
- Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations Listserv to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.
For more information regarding the CEW Recycling Program, please visit the Electronic Waste Management Homepage.
- Subscribe to the E-Waste Listserv to receive emails regarding this program.