One major blow to the system was the closure of rePlanet, a network of redemption centers, in August 2019-months before COVID-19 struck. More than half the state's redemption centers have closed since 2013 due to state underpayments, rocky commodities markets, and later the pandemic.
Click here for analysis of CalRecycle data: Since August 2019, the overall recycling rate has dropped eight percent and the redemption rate has plunged nine percent, a dismal showing, Consumer Watchdog said.
The state's container recycling rate-which includes all the bottles and cans that curbside waste haulers scoop up together with the CRV deposits redeemed by consumers (the redemption rate)-stands at 68.6%. The lack of redemption options has swollen unredeemed deposits by $254 million in just the last two fiscal years as the system continues to collapse, according to CRI's analysis of CalRecycle data. The last time there was a structural deficit was in fiscal year 2015/2016.Ĭonsumers pay about $1.5 billion in nickel and dime deposits annually on bottled water, juices, soda and beer. CalRecycle has often predicted structural deficits, delivering surpluses instead. Based on CalRecycle data, the Governor's budget forecasts $100 million structural deficits for the next two years when- based on real-time data on beverage sales and container returns-CRI sees only surpluses of at least $100 million for each of those years. The undercounting of CRV money hiding in the state's accounts continues in the Governor budget. The difference of $135 million was unaccounted for. That statement is signed by the agency's chief accounting officer and certified under penalty of perjury to be true, accurate and complete. But just one month later, it reported to the State Controller's Office a balance of $563 million. Consumer Watchdog Logo (PRNewsfoto/Consumer Watchdog)Īccording to research by the Container Recycling Institute (CRI), in its semi-annual report to the legislature in September 2021, CalRecycle reported a balance in the beverage container fund of $428 million as of June 2021.
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