AB 2576 Summary

• Allocates up to $20,000,000 annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for market development payments to glass container manufacturers

• Provides $50 per ton of state-generated cullet (furnace-ready recycled glass) utilized for manufacturing in California

• Aims to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions not otherwise required by statute or regulation, with potential for 34,000 tons per year in GHG reductions

• Targets glass container manufacturers located in CalEnviroScreen-designated priority areas for cap and trade investment

• Addresses supply chain issues by improving market conditions for high-quality recycled glass, which is currently expensive and difficult to acquire through single-stream recycling systems