| Original Law | 1990 Amendment | 2000 Expansion | AB 28, 2004 | AB 3056, 2006 | Current Law | |
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| Name | California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (AB 2020) | |||||
| Purpose | To encourage recycling and reduce litter | |||||
| Enacted | 9/29/1986 | |||||
| Implemented | 9/1/1987 | 1/1/2000 | 1/1/2004 | 1/1/2007 | ||
| Beverages Covered | Beer, malt, all soft drinks, fruit drinks, sport drinks, water, coffee & teas, wine & distilled spirits coolers | Expanded to include all non-alcoholic beverages, except milk | beer, malt, wine & distilled spirits coolers, all non-alcoholic beverages, except milk. Excludes vegetable juices over 16oz. | |||
| Containers Covered | Aluminum. glass, plastic and bi-metal. Exempts refillables | Aluminum. glass, plastic and bi-metal. Exempts refillables | ||||
| Amount of Deposit | 1¢ | Amended to 2.5¢ <24 oz and 5¢ >24 oz | increased to (4¢: >24oz.) and (8¢: <24oz.) | increased to (10¢: >24oz.) and (5¢: <24oz.) | (5¢: under 24oz.) and (10¢: 24oz. and greater) | |
| Redemption Rate | overall 61%; aluminum 73%; glass 58%; PET 46%; HDPE 51% [f] | 2014 recycling rates (January–December):[c] Overall 80% Aluminum 96% Glass 76% #1 PET 70% #2 HDPE 70% #3 PVC 18% #4 LDPE 2% #5 PP 13% #6 PS 17% #7 other 4% Bimetal 26% |
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| Reclamation System | State certified redemption centers, registered curbside operations, dropoffs | State certified recyclers include redemption centers, registered curbside operations, dropoffs | ||||
| Unredeemed Deposits | Property of state: used for program administration and grants to non-profits | Property of program: used for program administration program payments and grants. | ||||
| Handling Fee | Changed processing payment to 1.8¢ and schedules regular re-evaluations (b) | Handling Fees paid by state to specific handling fee sites. Department will calculate the monthly handling fee at the rate of $0.01046 per beverage container redeemed.(a) | ||||
| Other Fees | Beverage manufacturers pay Processing Fees to offset recyclers costs when the cost of recycling exceeds the value of material. Processing Payments paid by state to redemption centers. | Processing Fees 2015 (paid by beverage manufactorers to the Department, per container sold)[b] Glass:$0.00192 #1 PET:$0.00012 #2 HDPE:$0.00172 #3 PVC:$0.02821 #4 LDPE:$0.01119 #5 PP:$0.04795 #6 PS:$0.00210 #7 Other Plastic:$0.08939 Bimetal:$0.03145 Processing Payments 2015 (made to all certified recyclers when the cost of recycling exceeds the value of material, per ton redeemed.)[b] Glass: $97.61 #1 PET : $143.33 #2 HDPE: $225.32 #3 PVC: $972.30 #4 LDPE: $1,397.74 #5 PP: $1,298.47 #6 PS: $734.63 #7 Other Plastic: $852.61 Bimetal: $677.41 |
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| Notes | Containers are returned to licensed redemption centers, not to retailers; Refund value determined by weight for more than 50 containers | |||||
Footnotes[a]Source: CalRecycle. "Handling Fee Changes, Effective July 1, 2015” (Updated) June 11th, 2015 [b]Source: Calrecycle. "2015 Processing Payments Adjustments." June 15th, 2015. [c]Source: CalRecycle. "Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption, and Recycling Rates" May 8th, 2015.
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