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CA Pub Res Code § 42231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 42231.

42231.  “Compost” means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes that are sources separated from the municipal solid waste stream.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42240.

42240.  The Department of General Services and the department, in consultation with other affected state agencies, shall maintain specifications for the purchase of compost by the State of California. The specifications shall designate the state minimum operating standards and product quality standards. The specifications shall be designed to maximize the use of compost without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42241.

42241.  The Department of Transportation shall use compost in place of, or to supplement, petroleum-based commercial fertilizers in the state’s highway landscape maintenance program.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 2. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42241.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42241.3.

42241.3.  (a) On or before December 31, 2019, the department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall do both of the following:(1) Identify best practices for each of the Department of Transportation’s 12 districts regarding the cost-effective use of compost along roadways. The best practices shall reflect the highest and best use of compost, taking into consideration the circumstances particular to each jurisdiction.(2) Develop a plan to implement the best practices identified pursuant to paragraph (1) in each of the Department of Transportation’s 12 districts.(b) The department shall review the best practices identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) at least once every five years, and update the best practices as necessary.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 3. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42241.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42241.5.

42241.5.  The department may develop a program to increase the use of compost products in agricultural applications. The program may include, but shall not be limited to, either or both of the following:(a) Identification of federal, state, and local financial assistance.(b) Cooperative efforts with appropriate federal and state agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 4. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42243.

42243.  The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of General Services shall initiate programs to restore public lands that use compost, co-compost, rice straw, and chemically fixed sewage sludge and shall use those products or materials wherever possible.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 5. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42243.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42243.5.

42243.5.  On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall develop and implement a plan to maximize the use of compost for slope stabilization and for establishing vegetation in the course of providing debris removal services following a wildfire. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 6. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42244.

42244.  The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 7. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42244.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42244.5.

42244.5.  On or before January 1, 1994, the board shall evaluate rice straw for use as a solid waste landfill cover material or for use as an extender for currently used cover material. Rice straw or rice straw materials, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material. The results of the evaluation shall be included in the report required pursuant to Section 40507.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1207, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42245.

42245.  Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 8. (AB 2411) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5 - Compost Market Program|ARTICLE 2 - Compost Market Program|Section 42246.

42246.  Any procuring agency that prepares a request for bid for commercial fertilizers or soil amendment products shall document its determination that the use of a compost, co-compost, or chemically fixed sewage sludge would jeopardize public health or safety or would jeopardize the intended result of the project.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42281.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 2 - Reusable Grocery Bags|Section 42281.5.

42281.5.  On and after July 1, 2015, a producer of reusable grocery bags made from plastic film shall not sell or distribute a reusable grocery bag in this state unless the producer is certified by a third-party certification entity pursuant to Section 42282. A producer shall provide proof of certification to the department demonstrating that the reusable grocery bags produced by the producer comply with the provisions of this article. The proof of certification shall include all of the following:(a) Names, locations, and contact information of all sources of postconsumer recycled material and suppliers of postconsumer recycled material.(b) Quantity and dates of postconsumer recycled material purchases by the reusable grocery bag producer.(c) How the postconsumer recycled material is obtained.(d) Information demonstrating that the postconsumer recycled material is cleaned using appropriate washing equipment.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42282.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 2 - Reusable Grocery Bags|Section 42282.1.

42282.1.  (a) A reusable grocery bag producer shall submit the fee established pursuant to subdivision (b) to the department when providing proof of certification or recertification pursuant to Sections 42281.5 and 42282.(b) The department shall establish an administrative certification fee schedule that will generate fee revenues sufficient to cover, but not exceed, the department’s reasonable costs to implement this article. The department shall deposit all moneys submitted pursuant to this section into the Reusable Grocery Bag Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 11340 of the Government Code, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department for the purpose of implementing this article.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42283.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|Section 42283.5.

42283.5.  On and after July 1, 2016, a store, as defined in paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall comply with the same requirements of Section 42283 that are imposed upon a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42283.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|Section 42283.6.

42283.6.  (a) The operator of a store, as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 42280 that makes recycled paper or reusable grocery bags available at the point of sale, shall be subject to the provisions of the at-store recycling program (Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 42250)).(b) A store that voluntarily agrees to comply with the provisions of this article pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 42280, shall also comply with the provisions of the at-store recycling program (Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 42250)).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42283.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|Section 42283.7.

42283.7.  All moneys collected pursuant to this article shall be retained by the store and may be used only for the following purposes:(a) Costs associated with complying with the requirements of this article.(b) Actual costs of providing recycled paper bags or reusable grocery bags.(c) Costs associated with a store’s educational materials or educational campaign encouraging the use of reusable grocery bags.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|Section 42284.

42284.  (a) A retail establishment not specifically required to comply with the requirements of this chapter is encouraged to reduce its distribution of single-use plastic carryout bags.(b) Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (g) of Section 42280, any retail establishment that is not a “store,” that provides the department with the irrevocable written notice as specified in subdivision (c), shall be regulated as a “store” for the purposes of this chapter.(c) The irrevocable written notice shall be dated and signed by an authorized representative of the retail establishment, and shall include the name and physical address of all retail locations covered by the notice. The department shall acknowledge receipt of the notice in writing and shall specify the date the retail establishment will be regulated as a “store,” which shall not be less than 30 days after the date of the department’s acknowledgment. The department shall post on its Internet Web site, organized by county, the name and physical location or locations of each retail establishment that has elected to be regulated as a “store.”(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement|Section 42285.

42285.  (a) A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably should have known that it violated this chapter, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for the first violation of this chapter, two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day for the second violation, and five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day for the third and subsequent violations.(b) Any civil penalties collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, city prosecutor, district attorney, or Attorney General, whichever office brought the action. The penalties collected pursuant to this section by the Attorney General may be expended by the Attorney General, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to enforce this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42287 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 5 - Preemption|Section 42287.

42287.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this chapter is a matter of statewide interest and concern and is applicable uniformly throughout the state. Accordingly, this chapter occupies the whole field of regulation of reusable grocery bags, single-use carryout bags, and recycled paper bags, as defined in this chapter, provided by a store, as defined in this chapter.(b) On and after January 1, 2015, a city, county, or other local public agency shall not enforce, or otherwise implement, an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule, or any amendment thereto, adopted on or after September 1, 2014, relating to reusable grocery bags, single-use carryout bags, or recycled paper bags, against a store, as defined in this chapter, unless expressly authorized by this chapter.(c) (1) A city, county, or other local public agency that has adopted, before September 1, 2014, an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule relating to reusable grocery bags, single-use carryout bags, or recycled paper bags may continue to enforce and implement that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule that was in effect before that date. Any amendments to that ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule on or after January 1, 2015, shall be subject to subdivision (b), except the city, county, or other local public agency may adopt or amend an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule to increase the amount that a store shall charge with regard to a recycled paper bag, compostable bag, or reusable grocery bag to no less than the amount specified in Section 42283. (2) A city, county, or other local public agency not covered by paragraph (1) that, before September 1, 2014, has passed a first reading of an ordinance or resolution expressing the intent to restrict single-use carryout bags and, before January 1, 2015, adopts an ordinance to restrict single-use carryout bags, may continue to enforce and implement the ordinance that was in effect before January 1, 2015.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Single-Use Carryout Bags|ARTICLE 6 - Financial Provisions|Section 42288.

42288.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 42023.2, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan Subaccount in the Integrated Waste Management Account to the department for the purposes of providing loans for the creation and retention of jobs and economic activity in this state for the manufacture and recycling of plastic reusable grocery bags that use recycled content, including postconsumer recycled material.(b) The department may expend, if there are applicants eligible for funding from the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan Subaccount, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section to provide loans for both of the following:(1) Development and conversion of machinery and facilities for the manufacture of single-use plastic bags into machinery and facilities for the manufacturer of durable reusable grocery bags that, at a minimum, meet the requirements of Section 42281.(2) Development of equipment for the manufacture of reusable grocery bags, that, at a minimum, meet the requirements of Section 42281.(c) A recipient of a loan authorized by this section shall agree, as a condition of receiving the loan, to retain and retrain existing employees for the manufacturing of reusable grocery bags that, at a minimum, meet the requirements of Section 42281.(d) Any moneys appropriated pursuant to this section not expended by the end of the 2015–16 fiscal year shall revert to the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan Subaccount for expenditure pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 42010) of Chapter 1.(e) Applicants for funding under this section may also apply for funding or benefits from other economic development programs for which they may be eligible, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) An income tax credit, as described in Sections 17059.2 and 23689 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(2) A tax exemption pursuant to Section 6377.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1. (SB 270) Effective date for subdivisions (b) through (e) postponed (until November 9, 2016) by referendum petition. Approved in referendum Proposition 67 at the November 8, 2016, election. Note: Subdivision (a) was not subject to the referendum and took effect on January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Plastic Packaging Containers|ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Findings and Definitions|Section 42300.

42300.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Recycling rigid plastic packaging containers saves landfill space, reduces energy consumption, and preserves natural resources.(b) The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 requires cities and counties to reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills by 50 percent by the end of the decade through source reduction, recycling, and composting.(c) Rigid plastic packaging containers represent a significant component of the solid waste generated in the state. (d) In order for recycling in the state to be successful, it is critical that stable, in-state markets be developed for material separately collected from the waste stream and processed for recycling.(e) As of the effective date of this chapter, curbside collection of recyclables is available to nearly 20 percent of the state’s residents. In order to expand the variety of materials collected in these programs, including all rigid plastic packaging containers, it is essential that stable markets exist for the plastic materials collected. (f) The state has required several types of products to use increasing levels of postconsumer recycled material in their manufacture, including newsprint, glass containers, and plastic trash bags. (g) Some of the nation’s largest consumer product manufacturers have announced plans to require, or are currently requiring, their plastic packaging suppliers to provide them with containers comprised of increasing levels of postconsumer recycled materials, demonstrating that the technology is already available to use recycled material to make new plastic packaging containers. However, many businesses continue to purchase packaging materials made from 100 percent virgin plastic and to sell them in the state. (h) The food and consumer products industries are manufacturing safe products and packaging using plastic materials, some of which use less raw material than other packaging materials through source reduction and the reuse and recycling of used plastic materials.(i) The Legislature recognizes that the need to reduce the amount of solid waste generated by food products must be balanced with the need to package those products so that they are resistant to tampering, damage, and spoilage.(j) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to spur markets for plastic materials collected for recycling by requiring manufacturers to utilize increasing amounts of postconsumer recycled material in their rigid plastic packaging containers only if the use of that material does not present an unreasonable risk to the public health and safety, and to achieve high recycling rates for these rigid plastic packaging containers.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1076, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Pub Res Code § 42310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT|PART 3 - STATE PROGRAMS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Plastic Packaging Containers|ARTICLE 2 - Manufacturing|Section 42310.

42310.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every rigid plastic packaging container sold or offered for sale in this state shall, on average, meet one of the following criteria:(a) Be made from 25 percent postconsumer material.(b) Have a recycling rate of 45 percent if it is a product-associated rigid plastic packaging container or a single resin type of rigid plastic packaging container, as demonstrated to the board by the product maker, container manufacturer, or other entity. The board may take appropriate action to verify the demonstration, but the board is not required to expend state funds to conduct a survey or calculate the rate.(c) Be a reusable package or a refillable package.(d) Be a source reduced container.(e) Is a container containing floral preservative that is subsequently reused by the floral industry for at least two years.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 666, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)