Overview

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will be holding an informal public workshop to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other interested persons on draft regulatory language to prescribe a process for the registration of dealers and stewardship plan, reporting, and operational requirements for dealer cooperatives. The purpose of the regulations being developed is to implement, make specific, and clarify Public Resources Code sections 14510.2, 14578 and 14578.5 that were added to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act by SB 1013 (Atkins, Ch. 610, Statutes of 2022).

Request for Public Feedback

At the public workshop, CalRecycle will be presenting draft regulatory text being developed to implement the dealer registration and dealer cooperative components of SB 1013. A copy of the draft regulation text will be posted in advance of the workshop to give interested parties time to review the content. There will be opportunities for interested parties to provide verbal feedback during the workshop. CalRecycle requests feedback to be focused on the specific components of SB 1013 being discussed. At the department’s discretion, comments may be limited to keep the workshop aligned with the scope of the subject matter and to ensure efficiency.

How to Participate in the Workshop

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public workshop starting at 10:00 AM on August 31, 2023 to solicit feedback from interest parties on this matter. The public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in person in the Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95914. The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible. The public workshop will also be accessible virtually via Zoom for direct participation and via Webcast for observation only. 

 Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in-person at the workshop and remotely via Zoom or webcast. For in-person interpretation services, headsets will be available and can be provided by CalRecycle staff prior to or during the workshop. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish, please notify the Department at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by August 23, 2023, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Instructions for how to access the Zoom meeting (registration required) or Webcast (no registration required) are included below. 

Public Workshop for SB 1013 Dealer Cooperatives

·       Date: August 31, 2023

·       Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, break from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PST)

·       Location to Attend In-Person: 

Byron Sher Auditorium, 2^nd Floor, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

·       Registration Link to Attend Via Zoom

·       Observe via Webcast

Please note that Webcast participants will not be able to provide comments. If you are participating remotely and anticipate providing comments, it is recommended to join through Zoom, or to email any comments to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov. No registration is necessary to view the Webcast. 

Important

Stakeholders and members of the public will be able to submit general comments and responses both in-person and via Zoom. Comments and questions may also be submitted prior to the workshop and after the workshop has concluded by emailing them to regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov with the subject line SB 1013 Dealer Cooperatives.

Subscribe to the Beverage Container Recycling Program General Information Listserv to receive emails regarding the Beverage Container Recycling Program and SB 1013 implementation.

Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations Listserv to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.