California Responsible Textile Recovery Act (SB 707) Implementation Tracker.
Early Signals from California’s Textile EPR Program Development Phase
Last Updated: March 2026
This implementation tracker from American Circular Textiles (AMCIRC) summarizes key milestones, emerging questions, and early developments related to the implementation of California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act (SB 707).
The tracker is intended to provide companies, policymakers, and other stakeholders with a clear reference point as the program moves from legislative adoption into the program development phase. It will be updated periodically as new information becomes available.
SB 707 At-a-Glance.
California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act (SB 707) establishes the first extended producer responsibility framework for textiles and apparel in the United States. Under the law, producers share responsibility for supporting systems that manage products at the end of their useful life, including collection, reuse, repair, and recycling. Because California represents one of the largest apparel markets in the United States, the development of the SB 707 program is being closely monitored by companies and policymakers across the country.
The legislation is intended to expand textile recovery infrastructure, increase collection, reuse, repair, and recycling rates, and create a coordinated, publicly accessible statewide system for managing post-consumer textiles.
To implement the program, California regulators designate a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) responsible for developing and operating the system on behalf of producers. In March 2026, CalRecycle designated Landbell USA as the PRO responsible for developing the SB 707 program.
Covered producers with more than $1 million in annual global sales that sell apparel or textile products in California will be required to register with the Producer Responsibility Organization beginning July 1, 2026. Covered products include apparel and other textile articles sold in California, with specific product definitions to be clarified through the rulemaking and program development process.
Over the next several years, the PRO will conduct a needs assessment, regulators will undertake rulemaking, and the program plan will be developed and approved. Full program implementation is scheduled for July 1, 2030.
Recent News & Developments.
California regulators have designated Landbell USA as the Producer Responsibility organization (PRO) responsible for developing and implementing the SB 707 program. The PRO will develop a program plan outlining how the statewide textile recovery system will operate, including structures for collection, reuse, recycling, and reporting.
Upcoming Dates of Interest:
Public stakeholder engagement:
April 7, 2026: CalRecycle will hold a Textile Needs Assessment Informational Workshop to provide a statutory overview of the needs assessment. Additional details are included in the Public Notice
CalRecycle is planning a series of workshops. Dates TBA. They will likely begin in August and occur every two months or so through mid-2027. Dates will be announced with one month notice, and discussion documents will be released 2 weeks prior to the workshop. Written comments will be solicited after each workshop. We will update this information as information becomes available.
Regulatory deadlines: The next regulatory deadline will be March 1, 2027, when the PRO is required to submit an initial needs assessment to CalRecycle.
What This Means Right Now.
With the PRO now designated, California’s textile extended producer responsibility program is entering the early program development phase.
For companies selling textiles and apparel into California, the immediate implications are primarily strategic rather than operational. Covered producers with more than $1 million in global annual sales that sell apparel or textile products in California will be required to register with the Producer Responsibility Organization beginning July 1, 2026, though producer fees are not expected to begin until full program implementation in 2030.
While operational requirements will develop over time, decisions made during the next several years will shape how the system ultimately functions.
In the near term, industry participants are beginning to monitor several developments closely. These include how the PRO structures early engagement with producers and service providers, how infrastructure investment priorities are established, and how program costs may ultimately be allocated across the system.
Many organizations are therefore using this phase to better understand the emerging program structure, assess potential operational implications, and evaluate how they may wish to engage as the program design process unfolds.
Implementation Timeline.
The following milestones outline the expected development process for the SB 707 program.
Current Stage — Program Development Begins
Implementation Questions.
As SB 707 moves into the program development phase, a number of practical implementation questions are beginning to emerge across the textile value chain. American Circular Textiles will update this section as additional guidance becomes available from the Producer Responsibility Organization and regulators.
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Producers selling covered textile and apparel products into California will be required to register with the PRO beginning July 1, 2026. Additional details regarding the registration process and compliance requirements are expected as the program development process progresses.
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While producer fees will not begin until full program implementation in 2030, the methodology used to determine producer contributions to the system will be developed during the program design phase.
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Companies are monitoring how reporting requirements may be structured and what types of operational and material flow data producers and participating service providers may be required to provide.
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Stakeholders across the textile recovery ecosystem are evaluating how current collection programs, reuse markets, and recycling operations may participate in the statewide system developed under SB 707.
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The early implementation phase is expected to include stakeholder engagement processes that help inform program design, infrastructure priorities, and operational requirements.
Key Documents.
Additional guidance and implementation updates will be added as they become available.
Link latest Implementation Brief.
About American Circular Textiles.
American Circular Textiles (AMCIRC) is an independent U.S. policy intelligence and engagement platform focused on the regulatory, market, and infrastructure developments shaping textile circularity.
The organization convenes brands, resale platforms, recyclers, technology providers, and other stakeholders to support informed engagement with evolving policy frameworks affecting the textile and apparel sector.
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