Most communities in California offer residential curbside collection or drop-off sites for certain recyclable materials. For items you can’t recycle in your curbside bin, check out the Where to Recycle Map for the nearest recycling center near you.

Packaging is over 50% of waste landfilled in California by volume. Get updates on SB 54 (Allen, 2022), the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. Learn More about SB 54

Annually educate employees, contractors, customers, and tenants on how to properly sort organic waste into the correct bins, AND Provide information to new tenants within 14 days of occupation of the premises.

at participating California supermarkets Styrofoam: take packing peanuts to local shipping store for reuse. Wood (pallets and other) PLEASE DO NOT PUT THESE MATERIALS IN YOUR BLUE RECYCLING BIN!

Gray Container: Allows for the collection of organic waste, such as food waste and yard waste, and trash. Blue Container: Limited to traditional non-organic recyclables, such as bottles, and cans, and organic waste, such as paper and cardboard.

Provides a search for various types of recycling centers based on type and location.

CalRecycle oversees California’s Recycled Content Trash Bag Program required by statute and regulations. Regulated plastic trash bags are plastic bags intended for sale in California that are 0.7 mil or greater in thickness used to hold, store, or transport materials to be discarded, composted, or recycled.

Current Bills Related to Recycling and Waste Management: Check this continuously updated report for information on bills of interest to CalRecycle during the current legislative session. Bill Search: Use the Legislative Counsel’s website to search for information on specific bills, starting with the 1999-2000 session.

It’s illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains, or onto the ground because it can harm health and cause fires. Check with your local waste management agency or click the links below to find out where to take these items.

List of current State of California Statutes relating to CalRecycle. This page links to the California codes that include waste management statutes. Selecting a code will take you the table of contents for that code, maintained by the Legislative Counsel, which links directly to …