CA AB333

Creates market development payments for purchasers of "waste glass product"—material from glass recycling by-products containing contaminants (ceramic, porcelain, metals, plastics, label residue) that cannot be remelted for beverage containers or fiberglass insulation and would otherwise go to landfills or be used as low-grade aggregate.

Authorizes the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to spend up to $5,000,000 annually for these market development payments and up to $1,000,000 annually for transportation grants to waste glass product end users, both expiring January 1, 2030.

Sets the maximum market development payment at $30 per ton for the glass portion of waste glass products purchased within California.

Cites that approximately 69% of glass processed through material recovery facilities in the U.S. ends up in landfills, with only 31% successfully reclaimed for bottle and fiberglass manufacturing.

Notes that ground glass pozzolan (a cement alternative) reduces carbon emissions by 92% per ton compared to traditional cement production and can help the cement industry meet 2045 carbon neutrality goals.