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Study on the Availability of Postconsumer Recycled Plastic in the Market (DRR24036)

Awarded

CalRecycle has awarded the contract to Crowe LLP on December 24, 2024.

Addenda:

Addendum 1, RFP_S DRR24036 Study on the Availability of Postconsumer Recycled Plastic in the Market , (70 KB, Word Document) was released November 18, 2024

Assembly Bill (AB) 2530 (Chapter 861, Statutes of 2016) added Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 14549.3 which requires beverage manufacturers to report, on an annual basis, the amount of virgin and postconsumer recycled plastic used in the beverage containers they sold in the previous year beginning in 2018. AB 793 (Chapter 115, Statutes of 2020) amended PRC Section 14549.3 and added PRC Sections 14547 and 18017 establishing minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content standards for plastic beverage containers subject to California Redemption Value (CRV). The goal of AB 793 is to help develop domestic markets for recycled plastic, reduce the amount of virgin plastic used, and provide a closed-loop solution for plastic beverage containers. To achieve this, AB 793 requires the total number of plastic beverage containers filled with a beverage sold by a beverage manufacturer, as defined by PRC Section 14506, to contain, on average, a minimum of 15 percent postconsumer recycled plastic beginning in 2022, increasing to 25 percent in 2025, and settling at 50 percent in 2030. Beverage manufacturers who fail to meet the minimum postconsumer recycled standard may face administrative penalties based on the weight of postconsumer recycled plastic needed to reach the minimum standard. Per PRC Section 14547(a)(6)(A), beginning January 1, 2025, the Director of CalRecycle may, on an annual basis, review and determine to adjust downwards the minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content standard required from the established 25 percent and 50 percent requirements, respectively. The review may be initiated by the Director or at the petition of the beverage manufacturing industry not more than once annually. PRC Section 14547(a)(6)(C) authorizes CalRecycle to enter into a contract for the services required to implement the requirements of PRC Section 14547 and any related regulations developed by CalRecycle. CalRecycle seeks a Contractor to obtain data and information to substantiate the achievability of the minimum postconsumer recycled standards by beverage manufacturers and inform CalRecycle's decisions in the adjustment of the minimum postconsumer recycled plastic content standard requirement through a study. Data collected in this study is critical to inform policy and programs targeted at closing the loop and moving toward a circular economy, with significantly less plastic waste ending up in landfills. IMPORTANT: Please reference our CalRecycle website at www.calrecycle.ca.gov/contracts/ for further information.

Advertisement Date: October 28, 2024

Submittal Due Date: December 6, 2024

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• Request For Proposal , RFP_S DRR24036 Study on the Availability of Postconsumer Recycled Plastic in the Market , 44 KB, Word Document