The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has begun formal rulemaking activities regarding the CalRecycle Informal Hearing Rules. The attached Notice of Proposed Action (Notice) was published by the Office of Administrative Law on October 31, 2025, and the public comment period begins on October 31, 2025. CalRecycle will also hold a hybrid public hearing regarding this rulemaking on December 17, 2025, and the public comment period will end on December 17, 2025.

CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public hearing starting at 9:00 AM (PDT) on December 17, 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. 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 December 8, 2025, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Please refer to the attached Notice and CalRecycle Informal Hearing Rules Regulations - CalRecycle Home Page for 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.