text: The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may expend the money in any appropriation or in any special fund in the State Treasury made available by law for the administration of the statutes the administration of which is committed to the department, or for the use, support, or maintenance of any board, bureau, commission, department, office, or officer whose duties, powers, and functions have been transferred to and conferred upon the department. The department shall make those expenditures in accordance with law in carrying out the purposes for which the appropriations were made or the special funds created.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 9. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 1. General Provisions


kind: section

code: PRC

text:
(a) The Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations is hereby established within the department.

(b) Duties of the office shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Ensuring that the department’s programs effectively address the needs of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, California Native American tribes, and farmworkers.

(2) Providing an evaluation of a range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues for the department related to environmental justice and tribal relations.

(3) Integrating environmental justice considerations into department programs, policies, and initiatives.

(4) Lessening the environmental impacts on those communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harm and risks.

(5) Addressing environmental justice by ensuring meaningful involvement of disproportionately burdened communities in department decisionmaking, building capacity to address environmental impacts in disproportionately burdened communities, and promoting collaborative problem solving for issues involving environmental justice.

(6) Strengthening partnerships with other governmental agencies at the federal, city, county, and tribal level regarding environmental justice issues.

(7) Enhancing research and assessment approaches related to environmental justice.

(8) Collaborating with impacted communities and governmental agencies to promote equitable data collection regarding environmental burdens.

(9) Improving access to technical resources for disadvantaged communities.

(10) Enhancing protections for vulnerable communities.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. (AB 649) Effective January 1, 2023.)

division: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT

article: 1. General Provisions

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text: The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor. The director’s appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The director shall receive the annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code applies to the director.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 11. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 2. Staff

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text: The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery may appoint those deputies, officers, and other employees that he or she finds necessary for the performance of the functions of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. The staff of the department shall be subject to the relevant system and procedures of the state civil service. The State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) applies to those personnel.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 12. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

chapter: 3. Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

article: 2. Staff


text: The Attorney General shall represent the board and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the board, unless the Attorney General represents another state agency that is a party to the action. In that case, the Attorney General may represent the board with the written consent of the board and the other state agency, the board may contract for the services of private counsel, subject to Section 11040 of the Government Code, or the legal counsel of the board may represent the board. Sections 11041, 11042, and 11043 of the Government Code are not applicable to the board.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 396, Sec. 1. Effective September 6, 2002.)

article: 2. Staff


text: The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its powers and duties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 15. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties

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text:
(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The board shall make available to any person, upon request, copies of proposed regulations.

(b) (1) The board shall adopt regulations regarding city, county, and regional agency source reduction and recycling elements and nondisposal facility elements, required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41791.5, which shall be deemed to be emergency regulations and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. These emergency regulations shall not alter the deadlines for the submission of countywide and regional agency integrated waste management plans specified in Section 41791.

(2) Prior to adopting the emergency regulations required pursuant to paragraph (1), the board shall do all of the following:

(A) Make available to any person, upon request, a copy of the proposed regulations at least 30 days prior to adoption.

(B) Hold at least two public hearings in different parts of the state in order to receive public comment on the regulations.

(C) Publish notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register of the proposed adoption of the emergency regulations, the identity of a contact person at the board from whom copies of the proposed regulations may be obtained, and the dates, times, and locations of the public hearings that are required pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(c) Any emergency regulations adopted by the board pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall be filed with the Office of Administrative Law at the earliest feasible date, but not later than December 31, 1993. Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall remain in effect for not more than three years from the date of adoption.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1169, Sec. 3. Effective October 11, 1993.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: The board shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento, and may establish regional offices in any part of the state that the board deems necessary.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: In order to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter, the board may enter into any contracts that the board determines to be necessary.

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: The board may accept grants, gifts and donations for the purposes specified in this division.

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may sell any of its loans made pursuant to this division on the secondary market and may pool its loans. All proceeds shall be deposited into the same accounts into which the loan repayments from each loan would have been deposited, and the use of the proceeds shall be limited to the authorized uses of these accounts.

(b) The board shall not sell its loans pursuant to this section if the loan sale results in more than a 25-percent discount of the principal amount, excluding any expenses or reserves required as a condition of the loan sale.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 42145.5 by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 180. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery, with approval of the Director of Finance, may accept, on behalf of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and its various divisions, federal grants for the purposes for which the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is established. The grants shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury provided for by Section 16370 of the Government Code, and may be expended under those terms and conditions as may be required by the federal government.

(b) Whenever the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has received and deposited any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund in an excessive amount or in error, or whenever a refund of all or a portion of that money is due a person, firm, or corporation because of the termination of an agreement or other lawful reasons, payment of the refund shall be made upon the filing of a claim by the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery with the Controller. The Controller shall draw a warrant for payment of the refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 17. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: For the purposes of disseminating information relating to its activities, powers, duties, or functions, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may issue publications, construct and maintain exhibits, and perform acts and carry out functions that in the opinion of the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery will best disseminate the information. The publications may be distributed free of charge to public libraries and to other state departments and state officers. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may exchange copies with contemporary publications. All money received by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery from the sale of publications, exclusive of money received by any separate division of the department from the sale of publications, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 18. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) (1) On or before March 1 of each year, the department shall file an annual report with the Legislature highlighting significant programs or actions undertaken by the department to implement programs pursuant to this division during the prior calendar year. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the information described in subdivision (b).

(2) On or before March 1, 2015, the department shall provide in the annual report required pursuant to paragraph (1) a status update on the adequacy of funding from the Integrated Waste Management Fund for programs implemented pursuant to this division or Division 31 (commencing with Section 50000), including the adequacy of funding for the oversight of solid waste that is accepted at a disposal facility and is not subject to the fee imposed pursuant to Section 48000. In its report, the department may recommend alternative funding mechanisms for the programs that would achieve the requirements and policy goals of this division and Division 31 (commencing with Section 50000), including the statewide recycling goal of 75 percent pursuant to Section 41780.01.

(b) The department shall file annual progress reports with the Legislature covering the activities and actions undertaken by the department in the prior fiscal year. The department shall prepare, and may electronically file with the Legislature, the progress reports throughout the calendar year, as determined by the department, on the following programs:

(1) The local enforcement agency program.

(2) The research and development program.

(3) The public education program.

(4) The market development program.

(5) The used oil program.

(6) The planning and local assistance program.

(7) The site cleanup program.

(c) The progress report shall specifically include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(1) Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the status of the certification and evaluation of local enforcement agencies pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 43200) of Part 4.

(2) Pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), all of the following information:

(A) The results of the research and development programs established pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 42650) of Part 3.

(B) A report on information and activities associated with the establishment of the Plastics Recycling Information Clearinghouse, pursuant to Section 42520.

(C) A report on the progress in implementing the monitoring and control program for the subsurface migration of landfill gas established pursuant to Section 43030, including recommendations, as needed, to improve the program.

(D) A report on the comparative costs and benefits of the recycling or conversion processes for waste tires funded pursuant to Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 42860) of Part 3.

(3) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), all of the following information:

(A) A review of actions taken by the department to educate and inform individuals and public and private sector entities who generate solid waste on the importance of source reduction, recycling, and composting of solid waste, and recommendations for administrative or legislative actions that will inform and educate these parties.

(B) A report on the effectiveness of the public information program required to be implemented pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 42600) of Part 3, including recommendations on administrative and legislative changes to improve the program.

(C) A report on the status and effectiveness of school district source reduction and recycling programs implemented pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 42620) of Part 3, including recommendations on administrative and legislative changes to improve the program’s effectiveness.

(D) A report on the effectiveness of the integrated waste management educational program and teacher training plan implemented pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 71300) of Division 34, including recommendations on administrative and legislative changes that will improve the program.

(E) A summary of available and wanted materials, a profile of the participants, and the amount of waste diverted from disposal sites as a result of the California Materials Exchange Program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42600.

(4) Pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), all of the following information:

(A) A review of market development strategies undertaken by the board pursuant to this division to ensure that markets exist for materials diverted from solid waste facilities, including recommendations for administrative and legislative actions that will promote expansion of those markets. The recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(i) Recommendations for actions to develop more direct liaisons with private manufacturing industries in the state to promote increased utilization of recycled feedstock in manufacturing processes.

(ii) Recommendations for actions that can be taken to assist local governments in the inclusion of recycling activities in county overall economic development plans.

(iii) Recommendations for actions to utilize available financial resources for expansion of recycling industry capacity.

(iv) Recommendations to improve state, local, and private industry product and material procurement practices.

(B) Development and implementation of a program to assist local agencies in the identification of markets for materials that are diverted from disposal facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting pursuant to Section 40913.

(C) A report on the Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program conducted pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 42010) of Chapter 1 of Part 3.

(D) A report on implementation of the Compost Market Program pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 42230) of Part 3.

(E) A report on the progress in developing and implementing the comprehensive Market Development Plan, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 42005) of Chapter 1 of Part 3.

(F) The number of retreaded tires purchased by the Department of General Services during the prior fiscal year pursuant to Section 42414.

(G) The results of the study performed in consultation with the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 42415 to determine if tire retreads, procured by the Department of General Services, have met all quality and performance criteria of a new tire, including any recommendations to expand, revise, or curtail the program.

(H) The number of recycled lead-acid batteries purchased during the prior fiscal year by the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 42443.

(I) A list of established price preferences for recycled paper products for the prior fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 12162 of the Public Contract Code.

(J) A report on the implementation of the white office paper recovery program pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 42560) of Part 3.

(5) Pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b), both of the following information:

(A) A report on the annual audit of the used oil recycling program established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 48600) of Part 7.

(B) A summary of industrial and lubricating oil sales and recycling rates, the results of programs funded pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 48600) of Part 7, recommendations, if any, for statutory changes to the program, including changes in the amounts of the payment required by Section 48650 and the recycling incentive, and plans for present and future programs to be conducted over the next two years.

(6) Pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (b), all of the following information:

(A) The development by the department of the model countywide or regional siting element and model countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan pursuant to Section 40912, including its effectiveness in assisting local agencies.

(B) The adoption by the department of a program to provide assistance to cities, counties, or regional agencies in the development and implementation of source reduction programs pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 40912.

(C) The development by the department of model programs and materials to assist rural counties and cities in preparing city and county source reduction and recycling elements pursuant to Section 41787.3.

(D) A report on the number of tires that are recycled or otherwise diverted from disposal in landfills or stockpiles.

(E) A report on the development and implementation of recommendations, with proposed implementing regulations, for providing technical assistance to counties and cities that meet criteria specified in Section 41782, so that those counties and cities will be able to meet the objectives of this division. The recommendations shall, among other things, address both of the following matters:

(i) Assistance in developing methods of raising revenue at the local level to fund rural integrated waste management programs.

(ii) Assistance in developing alternative methods of source reduction, recycling, and composting of solid waste suitable for rural local governments.

(F) A report on the status and implementation of the “Buy Recycled” program established pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 42600, including the waste collection and recycling programs established pursuant to Sections 12164.5 and 12165 of the Public Contract Code.

(7) Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b), a description of sites cleaned up under the Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program established pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48020) of Chapter 2 of Part 7, a description of remaining sites where there is no responsible party or the responsible party is unable or unwilling to pay for cleanup, and recommendations for any needed legislative changes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 719, Sec. 1. (AB 1594) Effective January 1, 2015.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) As part of the annual report required to be submitted by the board to the Legislature pursuant to Section 40507 on or before March 1, 2003, the board shall include a report on new and emerging conversion technologies, including, but not limited to, noncombustion thermal technologies, including gasification and pyrolysis, chemical technologies such as acid hydrolysis or distillation, and biological technologies, other than composting, such as enzyme hydrolysis. The board shall only evaluate those conversion technologies that provide demonstrated environmental benefits over the transformation and disposal of solid waste.

(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall contain all of the following:

(1) Specific and discrete definitions and descriptions of each conversion technology evaluated.

(2) A description and evaluation of the life-cycle environmental and public health impacts of each conversion technology in comparison to those environmental and public health impacts from the transformation and disposal of solid waste.

(3) A description and evaluation of the technical performance characteristics, feedstocks, emissions, and residues used by each conversion technology and identification of the cleanest, least polluting conversion technologies.

(4) A description and evaluation of the impacts on the recycling and composting markets as a result of each conversion technology.

(c) The board shall require that the report be subject to an external scientific peer review process conducted pursuant to Section 57004 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) The board shall consult with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and other state, federal, or international governmental agencies in preparing the report required by this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 740, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: The board is designated as the state solid waste management agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.) and any other federal act heretofore or hereafter enacted affecting solid waste.

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: The board may render technical assistance and make recommendations concerning potential solid waste disposal sites upon the request of the board of supervisors of any county. The board may request any state agency to assist the board in rendering technical assistance and making recommendations pursuant to this section.

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text: The board shall use a rollcall vote for all official board decisions, including, but not limited to, approval, denial, or amendment of integrated waste management plans, exemptions, time extensions, approval, denial, and amendment of any permits issued pursuant to a vote of the board and other appropriate decisions. The rollcall votes shall be included in the minutes of the board’s meetings.

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 1, 2000, the board, in consultation with the Department of Conservation, shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a report that identifies any duplication or overlap between the following programs authorized under this division and Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500) administered and funded by the two agencies:

(1) Public information and education programs.

(2) Local government review and assistance programs.

(3) Recycled materials market development programs.

(b) The report shall include, but not be limited to, suggested legislation, budget actions, or administrative actions that could be taken to eliminate duplication or overlap between the two agencies and programs.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 815, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) The department shall establish a pilot project located in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in partnership with garment manufacturers in order to study and report on the feasibility of recycling fabric.

(b) The pilot project shall not exceed three years and shall conclude no later than January 1, 2027.

(c) The pilot project, which shall be submitted by an applicant jurisdiction, shall be designed to create a circular economy for the highest and best use of waste textiles, including, but not limited to, creating cleaner and more uniform material streams, creating safe and living-wage jobs for local workers, educating the public, and reducing the disposal of textiles in California. The pilot project may include, but is not limited to, the following project elements:

(1) Creating accessible textile collection sites.

(2) Developing a hub for consolidating preconsumer textile scraps to facilitate the use of those materials by other businesses.

(3) Remanufacturing of fibers.

(4) Increasing capacity to sort textiles to create cleaner and more uniform material streams, either manually or through investment in machinery and permanent infrastructure development.

(5) Community engagement and education on impacts of and alternatives to “fast fashion,” which may include, but is not limited to, conducting mending workshops in the community.

(d) The operator of the pilot project shall annually report to the department demonstrating the pilot project’s progress toward meeting the goals of the project identified in subdivision (a). The report shall specify the amount, in pounds, of textiles that were collected and that were diverted from disposal in the prior year of the pilot project.

(e) The department shall post the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) on its internet website within six months of the conclusion of the pilot project, and in no instance later than July 1, 2027.

(f) Any state funding provided for the pilot project is subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 616, Sec. 1. (SB 1187) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)

article: 3. Powers and Duties


text:
(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Contract” means a contract between the department and a contractor to perform wildfire debris cleanup and removal.

(2) “The department” means either the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or another state agency tasked to manage contracts for wildfire debris cleanup and removal by the Office of Emergency Services, within the office of the Governor, in accordance with the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(b) (1) The department shall prequalify contractors to enter into contracts in communities impacted by wildfires. These contracts may be entered into before the onset of major damage in order to retain the contractor in readiness to respond to incidents as needed. Work performed under a contract entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited to preparation, removal, transport, and recycling or disposal of metals, ash, debris, concrete foundations and flatwork, potentially dangerous trees, and contaminated soil on residential and public properties included in the structural debris removal function.

(2) The department shall require any contractor seeking to enter into a contract before the onset of major damage to obtain and submit to the department a standard form of questionnaire and financial statement, including a complete statement of the bidder’s financial ability and experience in performing the preparation, removal, transport, and recycling or disposal of metals, ash, debris, concrete foundations and flatwork, potentially dangerous trees, and contaminated soil on residential and public properties. The bidder shall verify the questionnaire and financial statement under oath in the manner in which pleadings in civil actions are verified.

(c) The department shall not award a contract to any bidder for the performance of any portion of a wildfire debris cleanup and removal project, unless the bidder meets the following requirements:

(1) The prime contractor has a valid general engineering contractor license pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a state hazardous substance removal certification as described in Section 7058.7 of the Business and Professions Code.

(2) The prime contractor is registered with the Department of Industrial Relations and qualified to bid pursuant to Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the Labor Code.

(3) The prime contractor provides enforceable commitments to do both of the following:

(A) Use a skilled and trained workforce to perform work under the contract, consistent with federal reimbursement requirements, which falls within an apprenticeable occupation pursuant to Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, for itself and its subcontractors.

(B) Pay prevailing wages and request the dispatch of apprentices, in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, for itself and its subcontractors.

(4) The prime contractor demonstrates the existence of, for itself and its subcontractors at every tier, an agreement with a registered apprenticeship program, approved by the California Apprenticeship Council, that has graduated apprentices in each of the preceding five years.

(5) The prime contractor will self-perform at least 30 percent of the labor hours provided under the contract, as demonstrated by its certified payroll.

(6) The prime contractor’s experience modification rate, within the state, for the most recent three-year period is an average of 1.00 or less, and its average total recordable injury or illness rate and average lost work rate for the most recent three-year period does not exceed the applicable statistical standards for its business category, or if the contractor is a party to an alternative dispute resolution system in accordance with Section 3201.5 of the Labor Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 472, Sec. 1. (SB 978) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 4. Debris Cleanup and Removal

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text:
(a) The Legislature finds that integrated waste management plans prepared and adopted by local agencies shall conform, to the maximum extent possible to the policies and goals established under Article 1 (commencing with Section 40000) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 40050) of Chapter 1 of Part 1.

(b) The Legislature finds that decisions involving the establishment or expansion of solid waste facilities should be guided by an effective planning process, including meaningful public and private solid waste industry participation.

(c) The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature that each state, regional, and local agency concerned with the solid waste facility planning and siting process involve the public through public hearings and informative meetings and that, at those hearings and other public forums, the public be granted the opportunity to respond to clearly defined alternative objectives, policies, and actions.

(d) The Legislature further declares that it is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to foster and encourage private solid waste enterprises. In furtherance of that policy, it is the intent of the Legislature that each state, regional, and local agency concerned with the solid waste facility planning and siting process involve the private solid waste industry.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1355, Sec. 11. Effective September 27, 1990.)

chapter: 1. Plan Preparation

article: 1. Legislative Findings

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text:
The Legislature hereby further finds and declares all of the following:

(a) It is important to encourage state agencies to plan and implement programs that will reduce the amount of solid waste going to disposal facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting.

(b) Local agencies, other than a host jurisdiction, and federal agencies should be encouraged to plan and implement programs that will reduce the amount of solid waste going to disposal facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting.

(c) Each state agency shall, to the extent feasible and within existing budgetary constraints, develop and implement source reduction, recycling, and composting programs that will reduce the amount of solid waste going to disposal facilities. Those programs shall be consistent with Executive Order W-7-91, which ordered state agencies to establish recycling programs, reduce paper waste, purchase recycled products, and implement measures that minimize the generation of waste.

(d) Local, state, and federal agencies generating solid waste that is sent to a host jurisdiction for disposal should be encouraged to provide the host jurisdiction with information on the amount of solid waste and regarding any solid waste source reduction, recycling, or composting programs that have been implemented by the agency, to assist the host jurisdiction in developing and implementing the planning requirements of this division.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 672, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

article: 1. Legislative Findings


text:
(a) The following shall apply with regard to the preparation, revision, and implementation of source reduction and recycling elements pursuant to this part:

(1) To determine solid waste amounts in the base year and in the first locally adopted source reduction and recycling element, cities, counties, and regional agencies shall quantify all solid waste generated. For the purposes of this requirement, solid waste generated is equal to existing disposal plus existing diversion, unless modification to these amounts is required pursuant to Section 41801.5.

(2) To determine solid waste amounts in subsequent elements, and for the purposes of determining whether the diversion requirements of Section 41780 have been met, cities, counties, and regional agencies shall report the amounts of solid waste disposed of at permitted disposal facilities. For these purposes, cities, counties, and regional agencies are not required to quantify the amounts of solid waste which have been diverted from disposal through recycling or composting, except for diversion which results from recycling and composting programs which are operated or funded by cities, counties, or regional agencies.

(3) For revisions of the documents specified in Sections 41032, 41033, 41050, 41070, 41072, 41200, 41260, 41350, 41352, 41370, 41372, 41400, 41402, and 41460, cities, counties, and regional agencies shall follow the procedures identified in paragraph (2).

(b) Cities and counties which choose to form a regional agency shall not be required to revise source reduction and recycling elements which were complete at the time of the formation of the regional agency. Any revisions which are needed to reflect program and other changes caused by the formation of a regional agency shall be reflected in the revised source reduction and recycling element submitted by the regional agency at the time of the five-year revision.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 1. Legislative Findings


text: The board shall establish, on or before January 1, 1994, an office of local government assistance. The office shall, to the maximum extent feasible, utilizing existing resources, assist local agencies in the preparation, modification, and implementation of integrated waste management plans.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning

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text:
In adopting or amending regulations pursuant to this part, the board shall take into account all of the following:

(a) The shared responsibility that exists between the board and local agencies for activities such as the development of markets for materials diverted from disposal facilities, public education and information, and source reduction.

(b) The importance of promoting regional cooperation among local agencies and cooperation among local agencies and the board in achieving the objectives of this division, to the extent that this cooperation will result in more cost-effective and efficient implementation of this division.

(c) The need for local agencies to receive assistance from the board in preparing and implementing integrated waste management plans and the elements of those plans.

article: 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning


text:
(a) The board shall develop a model countywide or regional siting element and a model countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan that will establish prototypes of the content and format that counties or regional agencies may use in meeting the requirements of this part.

(b) On or before July 1, 2001, the board shall develop a model revised source reduction and recycling element that will establish prototypes of the content and format of that element that cities, counties, regional agencies, or a city and county may use in meeting the requirements of this part.

(c) The board shall adopt a program to provide assistance to cities, counties, regional agencies, or a city and county in the development and implementation of source reduction programs. The program shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) The development of model source reduction programs and strategies that may be used at the local and regional level.

(2) Ongoing analysis of public and private sector source reduction programs that may be provided to cities, counties, regional agencies, and a city and county in order to assist them in complying with Article 3 (commencing with Section 41050) of Chapter 2 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 41350) of Chapter 3.

(3) Assistance to cities, counties, regional agencies, and a city and county in the development of source reduction programs for commercial and industrial generators of solid waste that include the development of source reduction strategies designed for specific types of commercial and industrial generators.

(d) The board shall, to the maximum extent feasible, utilizing existing resources, provide local jurisdictions and private businesses with information, tools, and mathematical models to assist with meeting or exceeding the 50-percent diversion requirement pursuant to Section 41780. The board shall act as a solid waste information clearinghouse.

(e) (1) On or before April 1, 2003, and using existing resources, the board shall provide local jurisdictions and private businesses with information and models to assist with consideration of environmental justice concerns when complying with Section 41701.

(2) For the purposes of this subdivision, “environmental justice” has the meaning defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65040.12 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1003, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning


text:
(a) On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall develop and implement a program to assist local agencies in the identification of markets for materials that are diverted from disposal facilities through source reduction, recycling, and composting.

(b) The program shall provide information to local agencies on individual purchasers of diverted materials and on potential and actual local, regional, and statewide marketing opportunities for materials that are diverted from disposal facilities. The program also shall provide local agencies with information on programs implemented by the board and by other agencies of state government to assist in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of markets for materials that are diverted from disposal facilities.

article: 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning


text:
(a) On or before March 1, 1990, and every five years thereafter, each county, which is not a city and county, shall convene a task force to assist in coordinating the development of city source reduction and recycling elements prepared pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 41000), the county source reduction and recycling element prepared pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 41300), and to assist in the preparation of the countywide siting element prepared pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 41700).

(b) The membership of the task force shall be determined by the county and by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county, except in those counties which have only two cities, in which case the membership of the task force is subject to approval of the city which contains the majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county. The task force may include representatives of the solid waste industry, environmental organizations, the general public, special districts, and affected governmental agencies.

(c) To ensure a coordinated and cost-effective regional recycling system, the task force shall do all of the following:

(1) Identify solid waste management issues of countywide or regional concern.

(2) Determine the need for solid waste collection and transfer systems, processing facilities, and marketing strategies that can serve more than one local jurisdiction within the region.

(3) Facilitate the development of multijurisdictional arrangements for the marketing of recyclable materials.

(4) To the extent possible, facilitate resolution of conflicts and inconsistencies between or among city and county source reduction and recycling elements.

(d) The task force shall develop goals, policies, and procedures which are consistent with guidelines and regulations adopted by the board, to guide the development of the siting element of the countywide integrated waste management plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Local Task Forces

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 1. Plan Preparation > 2. Local Task Forces


text: It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to authorize cities and counties to form regional agencies to implement this part in order to reduce the cost of reporting and tracking of disposal and diversion programs by individual cities and counties and to increase the diversion of solid waste from disposal facilities. It is further the intent of the Legislature that this part be binding upon, and enforceable against, the individual cities and counties which are member agencies of the regional agency. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to diminish the responsibility of individual cities and counties to implement source reduction, recycling, and composting programs as required by this part.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 3. Regional Agencies

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 1. Plan Preparation > 3. Regional Agencies


text: A city or county may form a regional agency with another city or county for the purpose of complying with this part. Formation of the regional agency is voluntary and, except as provided under Section 40975, shall be subject to the terms and conditions set out in the agreement pursuant to which the regional agency is formed.

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text: This part is binding upon, and enforceable against, the individual cities and counties which are member agencies of the regional agency. However, an agreement adopted pursuant to this article may apportion responsibilities for the implementation of this part among the cities and counties which are member agencies of the regional agency. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit a city or county which is a member agency of a regional agency from preparing and submitting to the board for review and approval a source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element.

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text:
(a) The regional agency, and not the cities or counties that are member agencies of the regional agency, may be responsible for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 if specified in the agreement pursuant to which the regional agency is formed.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 41782, except as provided in subdivision (c), if a regional agency has been specified in the regional agency formation agreement as the responsible party for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 of Part 1, neither the regional agency nor any member jurisdiction of the regional agency shall be eligible for a reduction of the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

(c) The regional agency may be eligible for a reduction of diversion and planning requirements if all member jurisdictions of a regional agency are rural cities or rural counties, as defined, respectively, in Sections 40183 and 40184.

(d) The regional agency may be eligible for a reduction of planning requirements if all member jurisdictions of a regional agency are cities located in both a rural area and a rural county, as defined in Section 40184, and an unincorporated portion of a county.

(e) (1) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a regional agency is specified in the regional agency formation agreement as the responsible party for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, the regional agency shall not be comprised of more than two counties and all of the cities within those two counties, except as otherwise authorized by the board.

(2) The board may authorize the formation of a regional agency that exceeds two counties and all of the cities within those two counties, for purposes of compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, if the board finds that the formation of the regional agency will not adversely affect compliance with this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 600, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 40972, each city or county that is a member agency of a regional agency is liable for any civil penalties that may be imposed by the board pursuant to Section 41813 or 41850. However, an agreement that establishes a regional agency may apportion any civil penalties between or among the cities or counties that are member agencies of the regional agency. The total amount of civil penalties that may be imposed against the regional agency is equivalent to that amount that is the sum of the penalties that may be imposed against each city or county that is a member agency of the regional agency.

(b) (1) An agreement may provide that a city or county is subject to the portion of a penalty imposed upon a regional agency pursuant to Section 41850 that is in proportion to the city’s or county’s responsibility for failure to implement a source reduction and recycling element or household hazardous waste element, as determined by the regional agency.

(2) If an agreement provides for apportioning a penalty pursuant to paragraph (1), the regional agency shall provide the city or county with a written notice regarding the city’s or county’s responsibility, including the basis for determining the city’s or county’s proportional responsibility, and an opportunity for a hearing before the regional agency’s governing body, before assessing the city or county a proportion of the penalty imposed by the board.

(3) This subdivision does not affect the authority of the board to impose a penalty pursuant to other provisions of this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 359, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text:
(a) Any agreement forming a regional agency shall be submitted to the board for review and approval at the time the regional agency integrated waste management plan is submitted to the board for review and approval.

(b) Any agreement forming a regional agency shall, at minimum, contain all of the following provisions:

(1) A listing of the cities and counties which are member agencies of the regional agency, and a description of the regional agency, including the name and address of the regional agency.

(2) Consistent with Section 40974, a description of the method by which any civil penalties imposed by the board pursuant to Sections 41813 and 41850 will be allocated among the cities or counties which are member agencies of the regional agency.

(3) A contingency plan which shows how each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency will comply with the requirements of this part, including, but not limited to, Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, in the event that the regional agency is abolished.

(4) A description of the duties and responsibilities of each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency which demonstrates that the city or county will comply with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6.

(5) A description of source reduction, recycling, and composting programs to be implemented by the regional agency. Those programs shall be at least as comprehensive and effective in meeting the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 as those which each city or county which is a member agency of the regional agency has proposed in its source reduction and recycling element.

(6) Any other additional element as determined to be needed by the cities or counties which are member agencies of the regional agency.

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text: A city, county, or regional agency may enter into a memorandum of understanding with another city, county, regional agency, agency formed under a joint exercise of powers agreement, or district established to manage solid waste for the purpose of preparing and implementing source reduction and recycling elements, household hazardous waste elements, or a countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1169, Sec. 5. Effective October 11, 1993.)

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text: A regional agency may authorize one district, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 41821.2, to be included as a member of the regional agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 740, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)

article: 3. Regional Agencies


text:
(a) On or before July 1, 1992, each city shall prepare, adopt, and, excepting a city and county, submit to the county in which the city is located a source reduction and recycling element which includes all of the components specified in this chapter and which complies with the requirements specified in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41780).

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a city determines that it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), to the extent that division requires the preparation and certification of an environmental impact report for the element, the city shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall adopt a resolution stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the environmental impact report for the element. The resolution shall also state a date when the city will comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and complete and certify the environmental impact report for the element.

(2) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall submit its draft source reduction and recycling element and a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the county within which the city is located.

(3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact report for the source reduction and recycling element, or December 1, 1992, whichever is sooner, the city shall submit its final source reduction and recycling element to the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 105, Sec. 1. Effective June 30, 1992.)

article: 1. Requirements

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 1. Requirements


text: The city source reduction and recycling element shall include a program for management of solid waste generated within the city, consistent with the waste management hierarchy provided in Section 40051.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

chapter: 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements

article: 1. Requirements


text: The city source reduction and recycling element shall place primary emphasis on implementation of all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting programs while identifying the amount of landfill and transformation capacity that will be needed for solid waste which cannot be reduced at the source, recycled, or composted.

article: 1. Requirements


text:
Each city source reduction and recycling element shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following components for solid waste generated in the jurisdiction of the plan:

(a) A waste characterization component.

(b) A source reduction component.

(c) A recycling component.

(d) A composting component.

(e) A solid waste facility capacity component.

(f) An education and public information component.

(g) A funding component.

(h) A special waste component.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1406, Sec. 3.)

article: 1. Requirements


text:
(a) For the initial source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41791, the city waste characterization component shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste generated within the city. The information shall be representative of the solid waste generated within, and disposed of by, the city and shall reflect seasonal variations. The constituent materials shall be identified by volume, percentage in weight or its volumetric equivalent, material type, and source of generation, which includes residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or other sources. Future revisions of waste characterization studies shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste disposed of at permitted disposal facilities.

(b) In adopting or revising regulations implementing subdivision (a), the board shall do all of the following:

(1) Permit the use of studies or data developed on a county or regional basis and adapted to the conditions which exist in a city preparing its waste characterization component.

(2) Permit the use of preexisting data or studies, including those data and studies prepared by local governments with similar waste characteristics.

(3) Require only that amount of seasonal sampling, and waste characterization only of those categories of waste, necessary to achieve the diversion requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant to Section 41030, and any other information submitted by a city to the board on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, shall include data which is as accurate as possible, on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, to enable the board, to the maximum extent possible, to accurately measure the diversion requirements established under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 17. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: For the first revision, and any subsequent revision, of a source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41770, the city waste characterization component shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste disposed of by the city. The information shall be statistically representative of the solid waste disposed of by the city and shall reflect seasonal variations. The constituent materials shall be identified, to the extent practicable, by volume, percentage in weight, or its volumetric equivalent, material type, and source of generation, which includes residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or other sources.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant to Section 40132, and any other information submitted by a city to the board on the quantities of solid waste disposed of by the city, shall include data which is as accurate as possible, on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, to enable the board, to the maximum extent possible, to accurately measure the diversion requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: The city source reduction component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the city will, in combination with the recycling and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of by the city to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component

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text: The city source reduction component shall describe the types of materials which will be reduced under the programs in Section 41050.

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The city source reduction component shall describe the methods the city will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through source reduction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The city source reduction component shall describe new facilities, and of expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the source reduction component.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 20. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The city source reduction component shall evaluate and identify rate structures and fees to reduce the amount of wastes that generators produce, and other source reduction strategies, including, but not limited to, programs and economic incentives to reduce the use of nonrecyclable materials, replace disposable materials and products with reusable materials and products, reduce packaging, and increase the efficiency of the use of paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and other materials.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 21. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The city recycling component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the city will, in combination with the source reduction and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of by the city to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Recycling Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 4. Recycling Component


text: The city recycling component shall describe the types of materials which will be recycled under the programs in Section 41070.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The city recycling component shall describe the methods the city will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through recycling.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The city recycling component shall describe new facilities, and of expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the recycling component.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The city recycling component shall describe methods which will be used to increase the markets for recycled materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of recycled products. Each city may grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of recycled products. The amount of the price preference shall be determined by the city.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The city recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential, governmental, and other curbside, mobile, dropoff, and buy-back recycling programs, manual and automated material recovery facilities, zoning and building code changes which encourage recycling of materials, and rate structures which encourage recycling of materials.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The city composting component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the city will, in combination with the source reduction and recycling components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of by the city to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 5. Composting Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 5. Composting Component


text: The city composting component shall describe the types of materials which will be composted under the programs in Section 41200.

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The city composting component shall describe the methods the city will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through composting.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The city composting component shall describe any new facilities, and expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the composting component.

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The city composting component shall describe the methods which will be used to increase the markets for composted materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of composted products. Each city may grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of composted products. The amount of the price preference shall be determined by the city.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 22. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The city education and public information component shall describe to the board how the city will increase public awareness of, and participation in, recycling, source reduction, and composting programs.

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 6. Education and Public Information Component


text: The city funding component shall identify and specifically describe projected costs, revenues, and revenue sources the city will use to implement all components of the city source reduction and recycling element.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 23. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 7. Funding Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 7. Funding Component


text: The city special waste component shall describe existing waste handling and disposal practices for special wastes, including, but not limited to, asbestos and sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste. The component shall identify current and proposed programs to ensure the proper handling, reuse, and long-term disposal of special wastes. The component shall address the disposition of sewage sludge generated in the jurisdiction of the city.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 24. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 8. Special Waste Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 8. Special Waste Component


text:
The city solid waste facility capacity component shall include, but is not limited to, a projection of the amount of disposal capacity which will be needed to accommodate the solid waste generated within the city preparing the element for a 15-year period, reduced by all of the following:

(a) Implementation of source reduction, recycling, and composting programs required by this part or through implementation of other waste diversion programs.

(b) Any permitted processing, destruction, disposing, or transformation capacity which will be available during the 15-year planning period.

(c) All disposal or transformation capacity which has been secured through an agreement with another city or county or through an agreement with a solid waste enterprise.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 25. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 9. Facility Capacity Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 9. Facility Capacity Component


text:
(a) On or before July 1, 1992, each county shall prepare and adopt for the unincorporated area a county source reduction and recycling element which includes all of the components specified in this chapter and which complies with the requirements specified in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41780).

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a county determines that it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), to the extent that division requires the preparation and certification of an environmental impact report for the element, the county shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall adopt a resolution stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the environmental impact report for the element. The resolution shall also state a date when the county will comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and complete and certify the environmental impact report for the element.

(2) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall submit a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the board.

(3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact report for the source reduction and recycling element, or December 1, 1992, whichever is sooner, the county shall adopt its source reduction and recycling element.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 105, Sec. 2. Effective June 30, 1992.)

article: 1. Requirements

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 1. Requirements


text: The county source reduction and recycling element shall set forth a program for management of solid waste generated with the unincorporated area of the county, consistent with the waste management hierarchy provided in Section 40051.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

chapter: 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements

article: 1. Requirements


text: The county source reduction and recycling element shall place primary emphasis on implementation of all feasible source reduction, recycling, and composting programs while identifying the amount of landfill and transformation capacity that will be needed for solid waste which cannot be reduced at the source, recycled, or composted.

article: 1. Requirements


text:
Each county source reduction and recycling element shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following components for solid waste generated in the jurisdiction of the plan:

(a) A waste characterization component.

(b) A source reduction component.

(c) A recycling component.

(d) A composting component.

(e) A solid waste facility capacity component.

(f) An education and public information component.

(g) A funding component.

(h) A special waste component.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1406, Sec. 5.)

article: 1. Requirements


text:
(a) For the initial source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41791, the county waste characterization component shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste generated within the unincorporated area of the county. The information shall be representative of the solid waste generated and disposed of within that area and shall reflect seasonal variations. The constituent materials shall be identified by volume, percentage in weight or its volumetric equivalent, material type, and source of generation which includes residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or other sources. Future revisions of waste characterization studies shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste disposed of at permitted disposal facilities.

(b) In adopting or revising regulations implementing subdivision (a), the board shall do all of the following:

(1) Permit the use of studies or data developed on a regional basis and adapted to the conditions which exist in a county preparing its waste characterization component.

(2) Permit the use of preexisting data or studies, including those data and studies prepared by local governments with similar waste characteristics.

(3) Require only that amount of seasonal sampling, and waste characterization only of those categories of waste, necessary to achieve the diversion requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: Any waste characterization component prepared by a county pursuant to Section 41330, and any other information submitted by a county to the board on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, shall include data which is as accurate as possible, on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, to enable the board, to the maximum extent possible, to accurately measure the diversion requirements established under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 28. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: For the first revision, and any subsequent revision, of a source reduction and recycling element of a countywide integrated waste management plan which is required to be submitted to the board pursuant to Section 41770, the county waste characterization component shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated area of the county. The information shall be statistically representative of the solid waste disposed of within that area and shall reflect seasonal variations. The constituent materials shall, to the extent practicable, be identified by volume, percentage in weight, or its volumetric equivalent, material type, and source of generation, which includes residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or other sources.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: Any waste characterization component prepared by a county pursuant to Section 41332, and any other information submitted by a county to the board on the quantities of solid waste disposed of, shall include data which is as accurate as practicable, on the quantities of solid waste generated, diverted, and disposed of, to enable the board, to the maximum extent possible, to accurately measure the diversion requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 2. Waste Characterization Component


text: The county source reduction component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the county will, in combination with the recycling and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated area of the county to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component

path: 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT > 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements > 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The county source reduction component shall describe the types of materials which will be reduced under the programs in Section 41350.

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The county source reduction component shall describe the methods that the county will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through source reduction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The county source reduction component shall describe new facilities, and of expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the source reduction component.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 33. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The county source reduction component shall evaluate and identify rate structures and fees to reduce the amount of wastes that generators produce, and other source reduction strategies, including, but not limited to, programs and economic incentives to reduce the use of nonrecyclable materials, replace disposable materials and products with reusable materials and products, reduce packaging, and increase the efficiency of the use of paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and other materials.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 34. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 3. Source Reduction Component


text: The county recycling component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the county will, in combination with the source reduction and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated area of the county to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Recycling Component

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text: The county recycling component shall describe the types of materials which will be recycled under the programs in Section 41370.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The county recycling component shall describe the methods that the county will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through recycling.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The county recycling component shall describe new facilities, and expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the recycling component.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The county recycling component shall describe methods which will be used to increase markets for recycled materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of recycled products. Each county may grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of recycled products. The amount of the price preference shall be determined by the county.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The county recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential, governmental, and other curbside, mobile, dropoff, and buy-back recycling programs, manual and automated material recovery facilities, zoning, and building code changes which encourage recycling of materials, and rate structures which encourage recycling of materials.

article: 4. Recycling Component


text: The county composting component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the county will, in combination with the source reduction and recycling components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated area of the county to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 5. Composting Component

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text: The county composting component shall describe the types of materials which will be composted under the programs in Section 41400.

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The county composting component shall describe the methods that the county will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through composting.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The county composting component shall describe new facilities, and expansion of existing facilities, which will be needed to implement the composting component.

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The county composting component shall describe methods which will be used to increase the markets for composted materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of recycled products. Each county may grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of composted products. The amount of the price preference shall be determined by the county.

article: 5. Composting Component


text: The county education and public information component shall describe to the board how the county will educate and inform its citizens about the source reduction, recycling, and composting programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1355, Sec. 17. Effective September 27, 1990.)

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text: The county funding component shall identify and specifically describe projected costs, revenues, and revenue sources the county will use to implement all components of the county source reduction and recycling element.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 39. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 7. Funding Component

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text: The county special waste component shall describe existing waste handling and disposal practices for special wastes, including, but not limited to, asbestos and sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste. The component shall identify current and proposed programs to ensure the proper handling, reuse, and long-term disposal of special wastes. The component shall address the disposition of sewage sludge generated in the jurisdiction of the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 40. Effective June 19, 1990.)

article: 8. Special Waste Component

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text:
The county solid waste facility capacity component shall include, but is not limitied to, a projection of the amount of disposal capacity which will be needed to accommodate the solid waste generated within the unincorporated area of the county preparing the element for a 15-year period, reduced by all of the following:

(a) Implementation of source reduction, recycling, and composting programs required by this part or through implementation of other waste diversion programs.

(b) Any permitted disposal or transformation capacity which will be available during the 15-year planning period.

(c) All disposal or transformation capacity which has been secured through an agreement with another city, county, or through an agreement with a solid waste enterprise.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.)

article: 9. Facility Capacity Component

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text:
(a) On or before July 1, 1992, each city shall prepare, adopt, and submit to the county in which the city is located a household hazardous waste element which identifies a program for the safe collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, which are generated by households in the city and which should be separated from the solid waste stream.

In preparing a city household hazardous waste element pursuant to this section, a city may use components of a city hazardous waste plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25135.7 of the Health and Safety Code if the city hazardous waste plan meets the requirements of this article and Section 41802.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a city determines that it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), to the extent that division requires the preparation and certification of an environmental impact report for the element, the city shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall adopt a resolution stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element. The resolution shall also state a date when the city will comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and complete and certify the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element.

(2) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall submit its draft household hazardous waste element and a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the county within which the city is located.

(3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element, or December 1, 1992, whichever is sooner, the city shall submit its final household hazardous waste element to the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 105, Sec. 3. Effective June 30, 1992.)

chapter: 3.5. Household Hazardous Waste Elements

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text:
A city household hazardous waste element may include a program for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste generated by households. The program may include any of the following:

(a) The designation of authorized collection locations, including, but not limited to, household hazardous waste collection facilities, designated hospitals and clinics, and fire stations.

(b) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to return sharps waste to designated collection locations.

(c) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to subscribe to mail-back programs authorized by the United States Postal Service.

(d) An estimate of the expenditures required for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste, and consideration of the feasibility of offering low-cost mail-back programs for senior and low-income households.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 157, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 1. City Household Hazardous Waste Elements


text:
(a) On or before July 1, 1992, each county shall prepare a household hazardous waste element which identifies a program for the safe collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, which are generated by households in the unincorporated area of the county and which should be separated from the solid waste stream. In preparing a county household hazardous waste element pursuant to this section, a county may use components of a county hazardous waste management plan prepared pursuant to Section 25135.1 of the Health and Safety Code, if that plan meets the requirements of this article and of Section 41802.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a county determines that it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), to the extent that division requires the preparation and certification of an environmental impact report for the element, the county shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall adopt a resolution stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element. The resolution shall also state a date when the county will comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and complete and certify the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element.

(2) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall submit its draft household hazardous waste element and a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the board.

(3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste element, or December 1, 1992, whichever is sooner, the county shall adopt its household hazardous waste element.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 105, Sec. 4. Effective June 30, 1992.)

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text:
A county household hazardous waste element may include a program for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste generated by households. The program may include any of the following:

(a) The designation of authorized collection locations, including, but not limited to, household hazardous waste collection facilities, designated hospitals and clinics, and fire stations.

(b) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to return sharps waste to designated collection locations.

(c) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to subscribe to mail-back programs authorized by the United States Postal Service.

(d) An estimate of the expenditures required for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste, and consideration of the feasibility of offering low-cost mail-back programs for senior and low-income households.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 157, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)

article: 2. County Household Hazardous Waste Elements


text: If a city, county, or regional agency conducts an aerosol can recycling program, a requirement to educate the public on the safe collection and recycling or disposal of aerosol cans shall be incorporated into the household hazardous waste element prepared by the city, county, or regional agency when that element is revised.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 424, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

article: 3. Educational Information

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text:
(a) For purposes of this article, “covered electronic waste” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 42463.

(b) On and after January 1, 2004, when a county or regional agency revises the countywide or regional integrated waste management plan and its elements pursuant to Section 41770, the city household hazardous waste element and county household hazardous waste element in the plan shall identify those actions the city, county, or regional agency is taking to promote the collection, consolidation, recovery, and recycling of covered electronic waste.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 370, Sec. 3. (SB 1215) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 4. Covered Electronic Waste

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text: Each county shall prepare a countywide siting element that provides a description of the areas to be used for development of adequate transformation, EMSW conversion, or disposal capacity concurrent and consistent with the development and implementation of the county and city source reduction and recycling elements adopted pursuant to this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 411, Sec. 8. (AB 1126) Effective January 1, 2014.)

chapter: 4. Countywide Siting Elements

article: 1. Element Preparation

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text:
Each countywide siting element and revision thereto shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) A statement of goals and policies for the environmentally safe transformation or disposal of solid waste that cannot be reduced, recycled, or composted.

(b) An estimate of the total transformation or disposal capacity in cubic yards that will be needed for a 15-year period to safely handle solid wastes generated with the county that cannot be reduced, recycled, or composted.

(c) The remaining combined capacity of existing solid waste transformation or disposal facilities existing at the time of the preparation of the siting element, or revision thereto, in cubic yards and years.

(d) The identification of an area or areas for the location of new solid waste transformation or disposal facilities, or the expansion of existing facilities, that are consistent with the applicable city or county general plan, if the county determines that existing capacity will be exhausted within 15 years or additional capacity is desired.

(e) For countywide elements submitted or revised on or after January 1, 2003, a description of the actions taken by the city or county to solicit public participation by the affected communities, including, but not limited to, minority and low-income populations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1003, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1. Element Preparation


text:
An area is consistent with the city or county general plan if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The city or county adopted a general plan which complies with the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(b) The area reserved for a new solid waste facility or the expansion of an existing solid waste facility is located in, or coextensive with, a land use area designated or authorized for solid waste facilities in the applicable city or county general plan.

(c) The land use authorized in the applicable city or county general plan adjacent to or near the area reserved for the establishment of new solid waste transformation or disposal of solid waste or expansion of existing facilities is compatible with the establishment or expansion of the solid waste facility.

article: 1. Element Preparation


text: If the county determines that existing capacity will be exhausted within 15 years or additional capacity is desired and that there is no area available for the location of a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility or the expansion of an existing solid waste transformation or disposal facility which is consistent with any applicable city or county general plan, the siting element shall include a specific strategy for the transformation or disposal of solid waste in excess of remaining capacity.

article: 1. Element Preparation


text: Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 41710, any area or areas identified for the location of a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility shall be located in, coextensive with, or adjacent to, a land use area authorized for a solid waste transformation or disposal facility in the applicable city or county general plan.

article: 1. Element Preparation


text:
(a) A county may tentatively reserve an area or areas for the location of a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility or the expansion of an existing transformation or disposal facility even though that reservation of the area or areas is not consistent with the applicable city or county general plan. A reserved area in a countywide siting element is tentative until it is made consistent with the applicable city or county general plan.

(b) If a county has tentatively identified a site expansion or a potential site for a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility in its countywide siting element, that tentative site identification may be deemed a tentative area for the purposes of Sections 41711 and 41712.

article: 2. Tentative Reservations

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text: An area tentatively reserved for the establishment or expansion of a solid waste transformation or disposal facility shall be removed from the countywide siting element if a city or county fails or has failed to make the finding that the area is consistent with the general plan or has made a finding that the area should not be used for the location of a solid waste transformation or disposal facility.

article: 2. Tentative Reservations


text:
The removal of a tentatively reserved area from the countywide siting element, pursuant to Section 41711, shall be accomplished by either one of the following methods:

(a) The county shall remove the area at the time of the next revision of the siting element.

(b) The local agency having jurisdiction over the area shall request the county to remove the designation at the time of the next revision of the siting element.

article: 2. Tentative Reservations


text: The countywide siting element submitted to the board, shall include a resolution from each affected city or the county stating that any areas identified for the location of a new or expanded solid waste transformation or disposal facility pursuant to Section 41701 is consistent with the applicable general plan.

article: 3. General Plan Consistency

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text:
(a) The countywide siting element shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities within the county that contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county except in those counties that have only two cities, in which case the element is subject to approval of the city that contains the majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county. Each city shall act upon the countywide siting element within 90 days after receipt of the siting element. If a city fails to act upon the siting element within 90 days after receiving the siting element, the city shall be deemed to have approved the siting element as submitted.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a siting element providing for an EMSW conversion facility is only required to be approved by the city in which it is located, or if the EMSW is not located in a city, by the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 411, Sec. 9. (AB 1126) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 4. Local Agency Approval

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