The Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will hold an informal public workshop on May
26, 2026, to solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and
other interested persons on the proposed covered battery-embedded waste
recycling fee. (See Public Resources Code (PRC) section 42464(b)(3).)
Last
year, CalRecycle established the covered battery-embedded waste recycling fee
that became effective on January 1, 2026. CalRecycle is required to establish a
covered electronic waste (CEW) recycling fee for covered battery-embedded
products (CBEPs) based on the reasonable regulatory costs to administer CEW
recycling pursuant to PRC Section
42464(b)(3), on or before October 1,
2025, and on or before October 1 each year thereafter. The CEW recycling fee
for CBEPs is referred to as the “covered battery-embedded waste recycling
fee.” The purpose of this workshop is to
consult with the public, the regulated community, and other interested parties
to solicit feedback on the proposed battery-embedded waste recycling fee that will take effect January 1, 2027.
A copy of the presentation will be posted in advance of the
workshop at CalRecycle Public Notices.
Request for Public Feedback
At the public workshop, CalRecycle will be presenting the
proposed battery-embedded waste recycling fee that will take effect January 1,
2027. (PRC section
42464(b)(3).)
How to Participate in the Workshop
CalRecycle will hold the hybrid public workshop starting at 10:00
am on May 26, 2026, to solicit stakeholder feedback on this matter. The
public workshop will be a hybrid in-person and virtual workshop, accessible in
person in the Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor,1001 I Street, Sacramento,
CA 95814. 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 CalRecycle at regulations@calrecycle.ca.gov by May 14, 2026, 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 Covered Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling
Fee
Date: May 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location to Attend In-Person: Byron Sher Auditorium,
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California
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. No registration is necessary
to view the Webcast.
Important
Interested parties and members of
the public will be able to submit general comments and responses both in-person
and via Zoom.
Written feedback and questions may also
be submitted prior to the workshop and after the workshop has concluded in one
of the following ways:
·
CalRecycle’s public comment portal:
Covered Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling
Fee Comment Period
·
or via mail to:
Donnet McFarlane
Covered
Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling Fee
Department of Resources Recycling and
Recovery, Regulations Unit
1001 "I" Street, MS-24B
Sacramento, CA 95814
By
submitting a written comment to CalRecycle in connection with this rulemaking
action, you shall be deemed to have expressly indicated a willingness to
receive a notice by means of an electronic written communication via email
unless you specifically request CalRecycle to deliver its notice(s) via
non-electronic communication.
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.
Subscribe to the Proposed Regulations Listserv to receive emails regarding rulemaking developments.
Subscribe to the E-Waste
Listserv
to receive updates related to the CEW Recycling Program.
Please visit the Covered
Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling Fee Rulemaking webpage for more
information about this rulemaking.
