Container Recycling Institute

A recent article in Resource Recycling covers updates on the status of CA AB 1149, a bill that would extend CalRecycle’s authority to pay Plastic Market Development (PMD) payments in the state through 2029 and invest funds annually for PMD payments to plastic reclaimers and product manufacturers.

The article also provides details on CalRecycle’s most recent biannual report on the state's deposit return system: "In 2025, California recycled 28.6 billion beverage containers, representing 71% of the containers sold in the state."

Read the full article:
https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2026/06/18/ca-advances-pet-payments-bill-posts-drs-recovery-rates/?oly_enc_id=4024A2681790A7N

CRI supports CA SB 1341, a bill that states that a processing fee for boxes, bladders and pouches containing wine or distilled spirits must be established in a way that does not impose an economic burden on beverage manufacturers, while generating sufficient funds to make processing payments to recyclers. In this letter, CRI also discusses this issue in the current context of processing fees on bimetal cans.

Read all of CRI's legislative and regulatory letters of testimony at
https://www.container-recycling.org/index.php/publications/cri-letters-and-briefings