California SB 707: Your July 1 PRO Registration Deadline Is Here — What You Need to Do Now?

First published: June 2026

 

California SB 707 establishes the first California textile EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) programme for textiles in the United States, creating a new framework for producer responsibility across apparel, footwear, travel goods, and certain household textiles. Under the Responsible Textile Recovery Act (California SB 707), producers are now responsible for the end-of-life management of covered products, including collection, recycling, reuse, and repair. For your business, this means accountability for what happens to your products after they leave the retail floor, as well as a new set of California SB 707 compliance obligations.

California SB 707 applies to producers of covered textile products sold into California, including apparel, clothing accessories, footwear, and certain household textiles such as towels, blankets, pillows, linens, bedding, tapestries, and curtains. Certain product categories are exempt, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and single-use items, so businesses should review the law carefully to confirm full scope and exemptions under the Responsible Textile Recovery Act (California SB 707).

If you need support with California SB 707, please contact us here. Our dedicated team is ready to provide you with best-in-class support so you can navigate this with ease and confidence.

 

Key Provisions

1. Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs): CalRecycle has designated Landbell USA as the approved PRO under SB 707. Producers of covered products must join Landbell USA, rather than form their own PRO, in order to meet California SB 707 compliance compliance requirements.
2. Producer Responsibilities: Producers of covered products must register with a PRO by 1 July 2026, report data, and pay fees based on sales volumes. By 1 July 2030, non-compliant producers will face penalties.
3. Eco-Modulated Fees: Fees will be adjusted based on environmental factors, such as existing take-back programmes, recyclability, and product durability, incentivising more sustainable design practices.
4. Regulatory Oversight: California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will regulate the programme, setting performance targets and ensuring compliance of California SB 707.
5. Online Marketplace Obligations: Marketplaces must report third-party sellers and ensure sellers comply with the requirements of California SB 707 if they exceed sales thresholds.

 

Implementation Timeline

• 1 January 2026: PRO applications must be submitted.
• 27 February 2026: CalRecycle selects Landbell USA as the PRO.
• 1 July 2026: Producers must join Landbell USA.
• 1 July 2028: Regulations take effect, and producers must start reporting data.
• 1 July 2030: Full implementation of the programme, including penalties for non-compliance.

 

What does this mean for you?

• Mandatory registration: Failure to register with Landbell USA by 1 July 2026 exposes producers of covered textile products sold into California to state-issued civil penalties of up to USD 50,000 per day.
• Scope mapping: Conduct a product-level review to determine which SKUs constitute “covered products” under California SB 707. Both over-declaration (unnecessary compliance cost) and under-declaration (penalty exposure) carry business risk.
• Financial obligations: Pay the initial administrative registration fee.

Exemptions – Producers meeting either of the following criteria are exempt from California SB 707 registration requirements:

• The USD $1M Rule: Your annual aggregate global turnover is less than USD 1,000,000 (adjusted annually for inflation).
• You exclusively sell secondhand textiles.

 

Producers need to act now. Here’s how we support you.

Our regulatory and technical experts are ready to support you so you can successfully navigate the Responsible Textile Recovery Act and meet your California SB 707 compliance obligations. Our best-in-class support, paired with comprehensive and global capabilities, will allow you to manage California textile EPR requirements with ease and confidence.

Our capabilities relevant to this requirement include:

• Fibre composition verification
• Recycled content testing
• Chemical compliance testing
• Supply chain traceability
• Sustainability verification and certification
• Data and regulatory compliance support

Contact us today to navigate California SB 707 with ease and confidence.