Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2762Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024An act to amend Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. An act to add Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) to the Public Resources Code, to relating to solid waste.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2762, as amended, Friedman. California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: administration. Plastic waste: California Reusable Beverage Container Act.The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers.The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act covers certain single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware, as provided. As part of its comprehensive statutory scheme, the act requires producers of those covered materials to reduce and recycle the covered plastic material and to ensure that covered materials that are offered for sale, distributed, or imported in or into the state on or after January 1, 2032, are recyclable or compostable, as provided. The act prohibits a producer from selling, offering for sale, importing, or distributing covered materials in the state unless the producer is approved to participate in the producer responsibility plan of a producer responsibility organization, as prescribed, for the source reduction, collection, processing, and recycling of covered material, except as provided.This bill would establish the California Reusable Beverage Container Act to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers, as provided. The bill would require a responsible party, as defined, to form a reusable beverage container managed system (RCMS) and would require an RCMS to submit an operations and governance plan (RCMS plan) to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with specified information. The bill would require the department to approve RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require an RCMS to ensure an increase of beverages sold in reusable beverage containers and returned for reuse, in accordance with various rates. The bill would require the operator of an RCMS to annually report to the department, and make publicly available, certain information with regard to the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers within the state, as provided. The bill would subject a responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department to civil penalties and remedial actions as determined by the department and would authorize the department to determine penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the act, as provided.The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act authorizes the department to enter into contracts for consulting, promotion, or advisory services necessary to implement the act free of certain otherwise applicable legal constraints and, in addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, to adopt any other rules and regulations that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out the act or the departments duties or responsibilities under the act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these latter provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022. CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035. CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure. CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.SECTION 1.Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:14530.5.(a)For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code do not apply to the activities of the department pursuant to this division, except that any sole source contract awarded by the department shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services.(b)In addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, the department may adopt any other rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out this division or any of the departments duties or responsibilities imposed pursuant to this division.(c)The department may prepare, publish, and issue printed pamphlets, promotional materials, and bulletins that the director determines to be necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the department pursuant to this division.
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2762Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024An act to amend Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. An act to add Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) to the Public Resources Code, to relating to solid waste.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2762, as amended, Friedman. California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: administration. Plastic waste: California Reusable Beverage Container Act.The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers.The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act covers certain single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware, as provided. As part of its comprehensive statutory scheme, the act requires producers of those covered materials to reduce and recycle the covered plastic material and to ensure that covered materials that are offered for sale, distributed, or imported in or into the state on or after January 1, 2032, are recyclable or compostable, as provided. The act prohibits a producer from selling, offering for sale, importing, or distributing covered materials in the state unless the producer is approved to participate in the producer responsibility plan of a producer responsibility organization, as prescribed, for the source reduction, collection, processing, and recycling of covered material, except as provided.This bill would establish the California Reusable Beverage Container Act to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers, as provided. The bill would require a responsible party, as defined, to form a reusable beverage container managed system (RCMS) and would require an RCMS to submit an operations and governance plan (RCMS plan) to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with specified information. The bill would require the department to approve RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require an RCMS to ensure an increase of beverages sold in reusable beverage containers and returned for reuse, in accordance with various rates. The bill would require the operator of an RCMS to annually report to the department, and make publicly available, certain information with regard to the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers within the state, as provided. The bill would subject a responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department to civil penalties and remedial actions as determined by the department and would authorize the department to determine penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the act, as provided.The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act authorizes the department to enter into contracts for consulting, promotion, or advisory services necessary to implement the act free of certain otherwise applicable legal constraints and, in addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, to adopt any other rules and regulations that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out the act or the departments duties or responsibilities under the act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these latter provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2762
Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman
February 15, 2024
An act to amend Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. An act to add Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) to the Public Resources Code, to relating to solid waste.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2762, as amended, Friedman. California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: administration. Plastic waste: California Reusable Beverage Container Act.
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers.The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act covers certain single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware, as provided. As part of its comprehensive statutory scheme, the act requires producers of those covered materials to reduce and recycle the covered plastic material and to ensure that covered materials that are offered for sale, distributed, or imported in or into the state on or after January 1, 2032, are recyclable or compostable, as provided. The act prohibits a producer from selling, offering for sale, importing, or distributing covered materials in the state unless the producer is approved to participate in the producer responsibility plan of a producer responsibility organization, as prescribed, for the source reduction, collection, processing, and recycling of covered material, except as provided.This bill would establish the California Reusable Beverage Container Act to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers, as provided. The bill would require a responsible party, as defined, to form a reusable beverage container managed system (RCMS) and would require an RCMS to submit an operations and governance plan (RCMS plan) to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with specified information. The bill would require the department to approve RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require an RCMS to ensure an increase of beverages sold in reusable beverage containers and returned for reuse, in accordance with various rates. The bill would require the operator of an RCMS to annually report to the department, and make publicly available, certain information with regard to the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers within the state, as provided. The bill would subject a responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department to civil penalties and remedial actions as determined by the department and would authorize the department to determine penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the act, as provided.The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act authorizes the department to enter into contracts for consulting, promotion, or advisory services necessary to implement the act free of certain otherwise applicable legal constraints and, in addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, to adopt any other rules and regulations that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out the act or the departments duties or responsibilities under the act.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these latter provisions.
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers.
The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act covers certain single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware, as provided. As part of its comprehensive statutory scheme, the act requires producers of those covered materials to reduce and recycle the covered plastic material and to ensure that covered materials that are offered for sale, distributed, or imported in or into the state on or after January 1, 2032, are recyclable or compostable, as provided. The act prohibits a producer from selling, offering for sale, importing, or distributing covered materials in the state unless the producer is approved to participate in the producer responsibility plan of a producer responsibility organization, as prescribed, for the source reduction, collection, processing, and recycling of covered material, except as provided.
This bill would establish the California Reusable Beverage Container Act to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers, as provided. The bill would require a responsible party, as defined, to form a reusable beverage container managed system (RCMS) and would require an RCMS to submit an operations and governance plan (RCMS plan) to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery with specified information. The bill would require the department to approve RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would require an RCMS to ensure an increase of beverages sold in reusable beverage containers and returned for reuse, in accordance with various rates. The bill would require the operator of an RCMS to annually report to the department, and make publicly available, certain information with regard to the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers within the state, as provided. The bill would subject a responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department to civil penalties and remedial actions as determined by the department and would authorize the department to determine penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the act, as provided.
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promote beverage container recycling and provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers. The act authorizes the department to enter into contracts for consulting, promotion, or advisory services necessary to implement the act free of certain otherwise applicable legal constraints and, in addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, to adopt any other rules and regulations that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out the act or the departments duties or responsibilities under the act.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these latter provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022. CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035. CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure. CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.SECTION 1.Section 14530.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:14530.5.(a)For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code do not apply to the activities of the department pursuant to this division, except that any sole source contract awarded by the department shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services.(b)In addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, the department may adopt any other rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out this division or any of the departments duties or responsibilities imposed pursuant to this division.(c)The department may prepare, publish, and issue printed pamphlets, promotional materials, and bulletins that the director determines to be necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the department pursuant to this division.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022. CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035. CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure. CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
SECTION 1. Division 12.8 (commencing with Section 18020) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022. CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035. CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure. CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022. CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027. CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035. CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure. CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act
DIVISION 12.8. California Reusable Beverage Container Act
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022.
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.
18020. (a) This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Reusable Beverage Container Act.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all provisions of this division be interpreted to encourage manufacturers and distributors of beverages sold in California to reduce the sale of beverages in single-use beverage containers while concurrently increasing the sale of beverages in reusable beverage containers.
18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022.
18021. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:
(a) Department means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
(b) Responsible party means a manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border, with annual gross sales of one million dollars ($1,000,000), except that after the 25-percent reusable beverage container target in Section 18023 is met, as determined by the department, responsible party means any manufacturer or distributor of beverages sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state that are bottled in the state or within 100 miles of the states border. For purposes of this definition, distributor and beverage manufacturer have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.
(c) RCMS or reusable beverage container managed system means an operational and financial arrangement in which responsible parties cooperate with dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, recycling centers, and other necessary actors to provide an efficient managed system for the collection, sorting, washing, refilling, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers. For purposes of this definition, dealers, dealer cooperatives, processors, and recycling centers have the same meanings as in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1.
(d) RCMS plan means an operations and governance plan submitted to, and approved by, the department pursuant to Section 18022.
CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027.
CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan
CHAPTER 2. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System and RCMS Plan
18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.(2) An equitable financial structure.(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027.
18022. (a) A responsible party shall form an RCMS for the purposes of complying with this division, subject to approval of an RCMS plan by the department.
(b) An RCMS shall prepare and submit an RCMS plan to the department that specifies all of the following:
(1) A governance structure for the organization that provides equitable voting power for participants.
(2) An equitable financial structure.
(3) The roles and responsibilities of all responsible parties participating in the RCMS.
(4) How the RCMS will meet the reusable beverage container rates described in Section 18023.
(5) How the RCMS will ensure that all responsible parties and other participants will cooperate to ensure that efficient collection, washing, and redistribution of reusable beverage containers will be accomplished, including how the organization will ensure maximum ease of return of reusable beverage containers by consumers in order to achieve the returned-for-reuse rates described in Section 18024.
(6) A demonstration of how the transportation distances within the RCMS will be limited to a distance from each bottling plant within the RCMS that ensures that the RCMS achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the emissions of the single-use beverage bottles the system replaces.
(7) The consumer education that will be implemented in order to ensure that the rates described in Sections 18023 and 18024. are met.
(c) The department shall approve one or more RCMS plans on or before January 1, 2027.
CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035.
CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements
CHAPTER 3. Reusable Beverage Container Managed System Requirements
18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.
18023. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure an increase in the volume of beverages sold in California in reusable beverage containers from the total volume of beverages sold in California in accordance with the following rates:
(a) Not less than 5 percent by January 1, 2031.
(b) Not less than 10 percent by January 1, 2033.
(c) Not less than 25 percent by January 1, 2035.
18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035.
18024. An RCMS approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 shall ensure that the volume of reusable beverage containers sold in this state that are returned for reuse achieve the following rates:
(a) Not less than 60 percent by January 1, 2031.
(b) Not less than 90 percent by January 1, 2033.
(c) Not less than 95 percent by January 1, 2035.
CHAPTER 4. Enforcement18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure.
CHAPTER 4. Enforcement
CHAPTER 4. Enforcement
18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure.
18025. (a) A responsible party that fails to join an RCMS with an RCMS plan approved by the department pursuant to Section 18022 is subject to civil penalties and remedial actions by the department.
(b) The department shall determine civil penalties and remedial actions that are sufficient to result in compliance with the requirements of this division within two years of a failure to comply.
(c) The department may administratively levy civil penalties on a responsible party as needed for the department to address a compliance failure.
CHAPTER 5. Reporting18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
CHAPTER 5. Reporting
CHAPTER 5. Reporting
18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
18026. (a) The operator of an RCMS shall annually report to the department, and make publicly available on the operators internet website, the information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each responsible party shall report to the operator of the RCMS the number of units and volume of sales of beverages in single-use beverage containers and in reusable beverage containers sold within the state in the previous year, specified by type of beverage, size of container, and container material type.
(c) For the purpose of demonstrating compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024, each responsible party shall annually calculate and report to the operator of the RCMS by July 1 the number of units of sales and volumes of beverages in reusable containers sold within the state in the previous calendar year specified by type of beverage, size of container, container material type, and quantity redeemed.
(d) The department may request any additional information necessary to ensure the reliability of the data reported and to determine the progress made towards compliance with Sections 18023 and 18024.
(a)For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code do not apply to the activities of the department pursuant to this division, except that any sole source contract awarded by the department shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services.
(b)In addition to any regulations that the department is required by statute to adopt, the department may adopt any other rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out this division or any of the departments duties or responsibilities imposed pursuant to this division.
(c)The department may prepare, publish, and issue printed pamphlets, promotional materials, and bulletins that the director determines to be necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the department pursuant to this division.