The
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has begun formal rulemaking activities regarding the SB
1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations. The attached
Notice of Proposed Action (Notice) was published by the Office of
Administrative Law on August 15, 2025, and the public comment period begins on
August 15, 2025. CalRecycle will also hold a hybrid public hearing regarding
this rulemaking on September 30, 2025, and the public comment period will end on
September 30, 2025.
CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public hearing starting at 10:00
AM (PDT) on September 30, 2025, and
concluding upon submission of any public hearing comments. The public hearing will
be accessible via Zoom, via Webcast, and in person in the Byron Sher Auditorium located on
the 2nd floor of the CalRecycle headquarters at 1001 I Street, Sacramento,
California. The Byron Sher Auditorium is wheelchair accessible.
To attend virtually via Zoom, you must register in advance. Registration is free.
To
observe the public hearing via Webcast, please go to the Public
Meeting Live Webcasts webpage.
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. No registration is necessary to view the Webcast.
Simultaneous
Spanish interpretation will be available in person at the hearing 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
hearing. If you need interpretation services in a language other than Spanish,
please notify CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by September 22, 2025, and we will do
our best to accommodate your request.
Please
refer to the attached Notice and SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Permanent Regulations - CalRecycle Home Pagefor more information about this rulemaking, including how to
submit comments.
Please note that
under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et
seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact
information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part
of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.
To receive updates on this and other rulemakings, please
register for the CalRecycle Proposed
Regulations listserv.
To receive updates rulemaking activities and
other information related to the Beverage Container Recycling Program, please subscribe
to the Beverage Container Recycling Program: General
Information listserv, Beverage Container Recycling Notices:
Manufacturers/Distributors listserv, and/or Beverage Container Recycling Notices:
Recyclers/Processors listserv.
