CalRecycle Opens Feedback on the Study That Defines Recyclable in California

CalRecycle holds an informational workshop on September 29, 2026, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., to set out the proposed scope and design of the coming update to its materials recovery facility characterization study, and to take public feedback. That study is what SB 343 requires CalRecycle to revise in 2027 and every five years after, and its data is what manufacturers must use to decide whether a package may carry a recyclability claim in California. CalRecycle says future studies will be designed to align better with the SB 54 covered material categories.

What this means for you: this is a design consultation, not a rule, and nothing you must do changes on September 29. It matters because the scope chosen now decides which materials get measured, and a material that is not measured cannot clear the recyclability test later. Source: CalRecycle, SB 343 Accurate Recycling Labels (read September 20, 2026).