California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 5 - Division of Recycling
Subchapter 3 - Manufacturers
Article 3 - Registration, Accounting and Reporting Requirements for Beverage Manufacturers
Section 2250 - Petition to the Director to Adjust the Minimum Postconsumer Recycled Content Percentage
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) On or after January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, an association that represents companies that manufacture beverages may petition to the director to adjust the minimum postconsumer recycled content percentage required to meet the minimum recycled plastic content requirements for plastic beverage containers. The association must represent at least 35% of beverage manufacturers who reported plastic beverage containers pursuant to section 2240(a) of these regulations during the previous calendar year to submit the petition.
(b) The petition shall be submitted as a written request to the director of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and shall include:
(c) The petition to the director of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall be submitted by December 1 and delivered to either the Division by email to MarketInformation@CalRecycle.ca.gov or by mail to Statistical Information Section, Division of Recycling, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, P.O. Box 4025, Sacramento, California, 95812-4025.
(d) The director will grant or deny the petition by publishing the decision on minimum content standards on the Department's website on or before May 1 of the subsequent year.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5 and 14536, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14517 and 14547, Public Resources Code.