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Recent Press Releases
Over 250 new recycling sites coming to 30 CA counties
SACRAMENTO – California is making it easier than ever to cash in your empty beverage containers with more than 250 new recycling sites across 30 counties funded by recycling innovation awards.
California overhauls recycling with plastic pollution and beverage container reforms
SACRAMENTO – Taking action to address growing global plastic pollution while spurring innovation and job creation, California is launching new recycling regulations, reforms and funding to reduce single-use plastic waste in our state through cutting-edge technology.
Recycling fraud convicts ordered to pay California $140 million for bottle and can smuggling scheme
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
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.
Press Contacts
Lance Klug
(916) 341-6293
OPA@calrecycle.ca.gov

