California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

02/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/18/2026 15:51

Current State of Processing Report

This report evaluates the current state of processing for covered material, with a focus on access, costs, contamination, community impacts, and environmental impacts from recycling and organics processing facilities, as required by the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Senate Bill 54, Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022). This report covers the second technical component out of four from the Collection, Processing, and End Markets study for the initial Statewide Needs Assessment.

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