CalRecycle Opens Feedback on the Study That Defines Recyclable in California

CalRecycle scheduled a workshop for September 29, 2026 on the scope of its next materials recovery facility characterization study, which SB 343 requires in 2027 and every five years after. The study provides the information CalRecycle publishes for evaluating whether a product or packaging is recyclable in California. (Corrected October 12, 2026.)

What this means for you: nothing to do now, but the study is one route to meeting California’s recyclability criteria, alongside a demonstrated recycling rate and certain programs outside curbside collection, so watch the final scope. (Corrected October 12, 2026.) Source: CalRecycle, SB 343 Accurate Recycling Labels (accessed September 20, 2026).

(Corrected October 7, 2026: this entry is dated September 21, 2026, before the September 29 workshop it describes, so it should have reported the workshop as scheduled rather than held.)