CRI Supports CA SB 633 – April 11, 2025
CRI supports California SB 633, which would require manufacturers to (1) report the amount of imported postconsumer recycled plastic they use by country of origin, and (2) provide proof that the PCR content they use has been validated by a third party.
CRI Supports MD SB 346 – February 18, 2025
CRI supports Maryland SB 346 to establish Maryland’s beverage container recycling program.
CRI Supports MD HB 232 – February 14, 2025
CRI supports Maryland HB 232 to establish Maryland’s beverage container recycling program.
CRI Provides Comment on CA SB 156 Handling Fee Regulations – December 9th, 2024
CRI appreciates the opportunity to comment on CalRecycle’s methodology in which a handling fee rate is defined, in alignment with SB 156.
CRI Supports CT SB 1115 – March 17, 2025
CRI supports Connecticut SB 1115, which would prevent cross-border redemption fraud in the state. We also included clarification questions for the committee in this letter.
CRI has serious concerns regarding discrepancies between the Governor’s 2025-2026 Budget and CalRecycle’s Year-End Financial Reports – March 18, 2025
CRI recently wrote two letters to the California Senate Budget Subcommittee No.2 and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No.4 regarding errors between the Governor’s Budget and CalRecycle’s Financial Reports, adding up to a total of over $178 million.
CRI Supports Hawaii SB 3138, with amendments – April 15, 2026
CRI supports HI SB 3138, with amendments. This bill would change the existing auditing requirements in the state and establish a 3-tiered system of self-auditing requirements. While we support this bill, we also include some recommendations for these new requirements.
CRI Supports CA SB 1341 – June 15, 2026
CRI supports CA SB 1341, a bill that states that a processing fee for boxes, bladders and pouches containing wine or distilled spirits must be established in a way that does not impose an economic burden on beverage manufacturers, while generating sufficient funds to make processing payments to recyclers. In this letter, CRI also discusses […]
CRI Supports CA AB 1149 (Coalition Letter Sign-On) – May 27, 2026
CRI supports CA AB 1149, a bill that would extend CalRecycle’s authority to pay Plastic Market Development (PMD) payments in the state through 2029 and invest funds annually for PMD payments to plastic reclaimers and product manufacturers. CRI signed onto a coalition letter with 21 other organizations in the recycling space to support this bill.
CRI Opposes Hawaii HB 1610 – April 13, 2026
CRI opposes HI HB 1610, a bill that would remove auditing and documentation requirements for all deposit beverage distributors.