The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program.
Donor Name: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the beverage container recycling program is to reach and maintain an 80 percent recycling rate for all California Refund Value beverage containers – aluminum, glass, plastic, and bi-metal. Projects implemented by cities and counties will assist in reaching and maintaining this goal.
Funding Information
- $10,500,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2025–26
- Cities are eligible to receive a minimum of $5,000 and counties are eligible to receive a minimum of $10,000 per award.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects/activities include, but are not limited to:
- New or existing curbside recycling programs.
- Neighborhood drop-off recycling programs.
- Public education promoting beverage container recycling.
- Litter prevention and clean-up where the waste stream includes beverage containers that will be recycled.
- Cooperative regional efforts among two or more cities and counties or both.
- Supporting AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR) requirements.
- Infrastructure for businesses to recycle beverage containers.
- Support for new or existing beverage container recycling programs for multi-family residential dwellings.
- Public education and outreach that includes a beverage container recycling component.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include cities, counties, or cities and counties in California, as identified by the California Department of Finance, unless otherwise determined by CalRecycle.
For more information, visit CalRecycle.
