California recycling Archives

Newly Signed Law to Expand Statewide Recycling Rebate Program Loaded With Pork

September 28, 2022 4:41 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Tuesday that adds both wine and liquor containers to the statewide deposit and redemption program under the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Senate Bill 1013, authored by Senator Toni...

CalRecycle Announces $330 Million Proposal to Increase Recycling, Double Current Consumer Refunds

April 1, 2022 3:32 pmApril 1, 2022 4:38 pm

In a press release on Friday, the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that they would be bringing a new $330 million proposal to the California legislature to greatly increase mobile recycling and reverse vending machine programs...

CalRecycle Loses $200 Million a Year Due to Bottle Deposit Fraud

January 10, 2022 3:26 pm

According to a just-released Consumer Watchdog report, the bottle deposit program of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) loses at least $200 million a year to criminals. The report notes that criminals use many fraudulent methods to...

Statewide Recycling Overhaul Bill Fails in Senate

January 31, 2020 2:55 pm

The nearly year-old Senate Bill 372, which would have required that beverage makers and distributors create their own system for buying back bottles and cans, was struck down in the Senate Thursday. A new can and bottle recycling system Authored...

Senate Committee to Vote on Statewide Rehaul of Recycling System

January 15, 2020 4:43 pm

A returning bill to the California Senate that would require beverage makers to take back their own cans and bottles, rather than the current system of consumers physically bringing empty containers to recycling centers, is to be voted on in...