Publications
(All files are in PDF format)

General Information      

• LAO Supplemental Report; California Beverage Container Recycling Program History and Fund Management Options (219 K) (3/8/07)

• Department of Conservation Brochure (555 K) (8/19/08)

• Division of Recycling Brochure (609 K) (8/19/08)

• Green Gift Guide

• Beverages subject to California Refund Value Informational Flyer Color (157 K)    Black & white (231 K) (5/29/08)

• Cuales envases son sujetos al Valor de Reembolso de California (CRV) Folleto Informaciónal Color (153 K) Negro y blanco (225 K) (5/29/08)

• The California Beverage Container Recycling Act Flow Chart  (83 K)

• California's Beverage Container Recycling & Litter Reduction Program FACT SHEET (Updated 7/11/08) (184 K)

• RECYCLING RATES
  -NOTICE: Statistical Report of Redemption and Recycling Rates (221 K) (Updated 5/21/08) (PDF)
  This notice reports the number of beverage containers sold and returned for recycling and defines and presents the resulting recycling and redemption rates.
  -Calendar Year 2007 & Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption & Recycling Rates (Updated 8/21/08) (PDF) (993 K)

• Recycling Market Development & Expansion Grant Program
  Market Analysis for Recycled Beverage Container Materials  (6/21/07) (5.2 MB)

• Six-Month Report of Beverage Container Recycling & Significant Carbon Reductions

• UC Berkeley Study (2.6 MB)

• Plastic Content Code Abbreviations

Certified Recyclers & Processors

• CRV Chronicles Newsletter  (216 K) (12/12/07)

• Investigations Advisory Newsletter (172 K) (3/14/08)

• Starting a Recycling Business (1.2 MB)

• Recycler & Processor Participant Manual (1.1MB)

• Recycler Inspections Training Manual (6.2 MB)

• Handling Fee Guidelines (633 K)

• 12 Most Common Errors Made By Recyclers  (185 K) 

• Recycler Operating & Recordkeeping Manual  (1MB)

Application – print a copy of the instructions and the application for certification.

• Certification Application for Recycling Centers & Processors (77 K)
  -  Application instructions for recycling centers & processors  (129 K)

• Certification Application for Collection & Community Service Programs (49 K)
  -  Application instructions for collection & community service programs  (119 K)

Convenience Zone & Retailers                                      

• Application for Convenience Zone Exemption (Form) (18 K)

• Application for Revocation of Convenience Zone Exemption (Form) (18 K)

• Convenience Zone Exemption/Revocation Requirements (177 K)

• CRV Computations (86 K)

Cost Surveys

• Processing Fee Cost Survey Final Summary Report  (466 K)

• Processing Fee Cost Survey Workshop  (1.6 MB)

Distributors, Manufacturers & Retailers

• Beverage Container Labeling Poster (500 K)

• Beverage Manufacturer & Distributor Participant Manual (644 K)

• Exemption & Revocation Timeline (12/20/07) (7K)

• Important Information for Store Owners about California’s Bottle & Can Recycling Law (6/22/07) (273 K)

Grants

        BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING GRANT PROGRAM

• Grant Awards Distribution from 1987 to 2008 (1.3 MB)

        COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CORPS FUNDING PROGRAM

• Corps Grant Award History (12 K)

        CITY/COUNTY PAYMENT PROGRAM

• City/County Contact Information (218 K)

• Recycling Emblem Decals Order Form

Kids & Educators

• How to Start a Beverage Recycling Program at School (172 K)

• Recycling Facts & Fun (3.2 MB)

• RecyCool Club Member Certificate (91 K)

• RecyCool Planet Newsletter-Winter Edition  (535 K)

• RecyCool Planet Newsletter-Summer Edition (865 K)

• RecyCool Planet Newsletter-Fall Edition (525 K)

Laws & Regulations

• California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Act)  (669 K)
  This revised edition contains code sections effective January 1, 2008.

• The California Code of Regulations (Division of Recycling) Title 14. Natural Resources, Division 2. Department of Conservation, Chapter 5. Division of Recycling  (2.6 MB)
  These regulations were updated July 2007.

Local Government Agencies & Curbside Program

• Application for Curbside Registration (69 K)

• Highlights of Your Responsibility as a Registered Curbside Operator (21 K)

• Registration Requirements for Curbside Programs (139 K)

Single Stream Recycling Best Practices Manual and Companion Implementation Guide

• Executive Summary Single Stream Recycling Best Practices Manual and Implementation Guide (170 K)

• Single Stream Recycling Best Practices Implementation Guide (1.3 MB)

• Single Stream Recycling Best Practices Manual  (774 K)