SB 54 Covered Material Categories List

Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act

Material regulated by SB 54 (called “covered material”) includes single-use packaging and single-use plastic food service ware [Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 42061(e)]
CalRecycle published a list containing categories of covered materials on July 1, 2024. 
[PRC Section 42061(a)(1)]
Each covered material category describes a combination of:
- Material type and
- Form
Covered material categories fall within one of five material classes, which are then further broken down by material type and form:
- Glass
- Ceramic
- Metal
- Paper and Fiber
- Plastic
- Wood and Other Organics

CalRecycle must:
- Publish covered material categories deemed recyclable or compostable by January 1, 2024, and
- Update the evaluations and published lists at least annually.
  [PRC Sections 42061(c), 42061(d), and 42061(e)]

Timeline

Publish the list of Covered Material Categories deemed recyclable or compostable.

Publish a general list of all Covered Material Categories.

Update evaluations of compostability and recyclability.

And annually thereafter.

Calculate and publish recycling rates for each Covered Material Category.

May 1, 2024, Workshop
- Discussion Document
- Presentation Slides
July 1, 2024, Updates to Covered Material Categories Published
- Updates to CMCs

Jan. 31, 2023, Workshop
- Presentation Slides
April 25, 2023, Workshop
- Discussion Document
- Presentation Slides
June 28, 2023, Workshop
- Discussion Document
- Presentation Slides
September 27, 2023, Workshop
Dec. 28, 2023, CMC List Published
- Covered Material Categories List (with categories deemed recyclable or compostable)
- Supplementary Material

For more information, see the SB 54 webpage, or refer to the statute.

For more information contact: Packaging, Packaging@calrecycle.ca.gov