Case study · Tires

CalRecycle: Tire Recycling Digitization

How California’s recycling regulator replaced paper waste tire manifests with a paperless e-manifest system, saving $2.5M a year in admin costs across 60M+ tires.
Key results
$2.5M
saved in administrative costs every year
60M+
tires diverted from landfills annually
300,000+
manifests processed annually

Partner overview

CalRecycle is the branch of California’s Environmental Protection Agency responsible for managing the state’s waste and recycling systems. Each year, California generates over 60 million waste tires, requiring rigorous oversight, tracking, and compliance.

The challenge

Prior to Diversys, CalRecycle’s waste tire tracking relied on paper manifests, resulting in:

  • Frequent errors, omissions, and risk of fraud.
  • Delayed reporting and lack of real-time visibility.
  • Administrative burdens on haulers and regulators.
  • Difficulty integrating with legacy systems.

The Diversys solution

Selection criteria

CalRecycle selected Diversys as a digital transformation partner based on:

  • A successful multi-month pilot with third-party haulers.
  • Strong early collaboration and industry credibility.
  • Turnkey platform implementation; no rip-and-replace.

What Diversys provided

  • A fully paperless e-manifest system via mobile and web.
  • Geo-tagged, time-stamped, and encrypted manifests.
  • Seamless API integration into CalRecycle’s backend.
  • High data fidelity, supporting real-time compliance and audits.

Why it worked

  • Strategic fit: Diversys aligned with CalRecycle’s 5-year plan to modernize waste tracking.
  • No system disruption: The solution enhanced existing infrastructure, avoiding costly change management.
  • Future-ready: Diversys is now approved as a statewide vendor, enabling expansion into new waste streams like textiles.
  • Scalable pricing model: Cost is aligned to the number of users and hauler activity, not just licenses.
At a glance
CalRecycle logo
Partner
CalRecycle
Partner type
State recycling regulator
Region
California, USA
Engagement
Statewide approved vendor
Material stream
Tires

See it on your program

Walk through how Diversys tracks material from pickup to the report a regulator reads.

Impact

The results in numbers

Users supported
4,400+
users: 1,400+ on mobile and 3,000+ on the web.
Regulatory impact
$0
in fines or penalties since implementation, with a 90% boost in compliance and compliance data in under 30 seconds.
System confidence
85%
reduction in fraud and errors.
Operational efficiency
40%
less hauler reporting time, and far fewer error-prone workflows.

One system of record, from the first pickup to the report a regulator reads.