California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 has moved from enactment into implementation. The Act requires producers that sell covered products into California to fund and participate in a statewide system for collecting, sorting, repairing, reusing, and recycling postconsumer textiles — diverting those materials from landfills.
On February 27, 2026, CalRecycle approved Landbell USA as the producer responsibility organization, or PRO, for California’s first textile extended producer responsibility program, and Landbell will develop and operate the stewardship plan on behalf of covered producers. All producers of covered apparel and textile articles must join Landbell by July 1, 2026. CalRecycle has also scheduled an April 7, 2026 Textile Needs Assessment Informational Workshop, confirming that plan development is underway.
