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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14512.5.

14512.5. “Food or drink packaging material” means any material which is not a beverage container in which a food or drink is sold in a retail establishment and the food or drink is not intended for consumption on the seller’s premises.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14512.6.

14512.6. “For recycling” means that an empty beverage container has been received by a processor who has an arrangement whereby that container will actually be recycled.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14512.7.

14512.7. “Fund” means the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14580.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 4. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14513.

14513. “Glass beverage container” means a beverage container which has a body consisting primarily of glass.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14513.2.

14513.2. (a) Except as provided under Section 14549, “glass container manufacturer” means a person who manufactures commercial containers, whose principal component part or parts consist of virgin glass, postfilled glass, or any combination of both, for sale in California or for export to other states or countries.
(b) “Glass container manufacturer” includes, but is not limited to, all commercial manufacturing operations which produce beverage containers, food or drink packaging material made primarily of glass, or any combination of both of those items. For beer and other malt beverages manufactured outside the state, the container manufacturer shall be deemed to be the person or entity named on the certificate of compliance issued pursuant to Section 23671 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14513.3.

14513.3. “Glass food or drink container” means any nonbeverage container, whose principal component part or parts consist of virgin glass, postfilled glass, or any combination of both, in which any food or drink is sold or offered for sale in California.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1094, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14513.4.

14513.4. “Handling fee” means an amount paid to an operator of a supermarket site, a rural region recycler, as defined in Section 14525.5.1, or a nonprofit convenience zone recycler, as defined in Section 14514.7, that is located in a convenience zone, for every beverage container redeemed by the operator at the supermarket or within the zone in which the supermarket site is located, by the rural region recycler, or by the nonprofit convenience zone recycler.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 815, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14513.5.

14513.5. “HDPE” means a plastic beverage container labeled with a “2” for high-density-polyethylene resin pursuant to Section 18015 and subject to this division.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 753, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14514.

14514. “Managing employee” includes, but is not limited to, any person who manages the operation of a facility or is authorized by the certified operator to sign shipping reports.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14514.4.1.

14514.4.1. “Neighborhood dropoff program” means a recycling program that meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The program is certified by the department as a dropoff or collection program.
(b) The program has been designated by a city, county, or city and county to provide a recycling opportunity in residential neighborhoods specified by the city, county, or city and county.
(c) The program is located in a rural region, as identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14571.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 506, Sec. 2. (AB 1311) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14514.6.

14514.6. “Not for recycling” means that an empty beverage container has been received by a processor who does not have an arrangement whereby that container will actually be recycled.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14514.7.

14514.7. “Nonprofit convenience zone recycler” means a recycling center that is either of the following:
(a) A recycling center that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The recycling center is operated by an organization established under Section 501(c) or 501(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
(2) The recycling center is certified by the department pursuant to Section 14538.
(3) The recycling center is located within a convenience zone, but is not necessarily a supermarket site.
(b) A recycling center that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The recycling center is operated by an organization established under Section 501(c) or 501(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
(2) The recycling center is certified by the department pursuant to Section 14538.
(3) The recycling center is located within two miles of a supermarket that is in a convenience zone that is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 14571.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (SB 895) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.

14515. “Other beverage container” means a beverage container which has a body consisting of metal, glass, plastic, other materials, or a combination of these, but which is not an aluminum, bimetal, glass, or plastic beverage container.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1259, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.1.

14515.1. “Out-of-state container” means a used beverage container or used beverage container component that is not subject to Section 14560, and that is brought into this state.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.2.

14515.2. “Person” means any individual, corporation, operation, or entity, whether or not certified or registered pursuant to this division.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 597, Sec. 1. (AB 1846) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.5.

14515.5. “PET container” means a plastic beverage container labeled with a “1” pursuant to Section 18015 and subject to this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 815, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.6.

14515.6. “Physical recycling location” means the area in a convenience zone served by one or more reverse vending machines which accept all empty aluminum, glass, and plastic beverage containers and issue a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip and are located within 10 feet of each other. The physical recycling location shall redeem odd sized empty beverage containers or empty beverage containers made from other material types in a manner approved by the department. “Physical recycling location” does not include a combination of reverse vending machines which accept less than all empty aluminum, glass, and plastic beverage containers and one or more dropoff bins.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1342, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14515.8.

14515.8. (a) “Pilot project recycler” means a recycling location established under Section 14571.9.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 66. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14516.

14516. “Place of business of the dealer” means the location at which a dealer sells, or offers for sale, beverages in beverage containers to consumers.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14517.

14517. “Plastic beverage container” means a beverage container which has a body consisting primarily of plastic.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14517.5.

14517.5. “Postfilled container” means any container which had been previously filled with a beverage or food.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14518.

14518. “Processor” means any person, including a scrap dealer, certified by the department who purchases empty aluminum beverage containers, bimetal beverage containers, glass beverage containers, plastic beverage containers, or any other beverage containers, including any one or more of those beverage containers, which have a refund value established pursuant to this division, from recycling centers in this state for recycling, or, if the container is not recyclable, not for recycling, and who cancels, or who certifies to the department in a form prescribed by the department the cancellation of, the refund value of these empty beverage containers by processing empty beverage containers, in any manner which the department may prescribe. However, the department shall not take any action regulating scrap dealers or recycling centers who are processors or recycling centers unless authorized by and pursuant to the goals of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1259, Sec. 3. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14518.4.

14518.4. “Processing fee” means the amount paid by beverage manufacturers to the department pursuant to Section 14575.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14518.5.

14518.5. “Processing payment” means an amount paid to processors, dropoff or collection programs, curbside programs, and recycling centers by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14573 and subdivision (a) of Section 14573.5 when the department determines that the scrap value being offered by container manufacturers, beverage manufacturers, or willing purchasers for a particular container material is insufficient to insure the economic recovery of the container type at the minimum number of recycling centers or locations required pursuant to Section 14571. The processing payment shall be determined by the department pursuant to Section 14575.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14519.

14519. “Recycle,” “recycled,” “recycling,” or “recyclable” means the reuse or refilling of empty beverage containers, or the process of sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting empty postfilled beverage containers for the purpose of using the altered form. “Recycle,” “recycled,” “recycling,” or “recyclable” does not include merely sorting, shredding, stripping, compressing, storing, landfilling with, or disposing of an empty beverage container.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14519.5.

14519.5. “Recycler” means a recycling center, dropoff or collection program, or curbside program.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 815, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14520.

14520. “Recycling center” means an operation which is certified by the department and which accepts from consumers, and pays or provides the refund value pursuant to Section 14572 for, empty beverage containers intended to be recycled.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 7. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14520.5.

14520.5. “Recycling location” means a place, mobile unit, reverse vending machine, or other device where a certified recycling center accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers from consumers, and pays or provides the refund value for one or more types of empty beverage containers.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 696, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14520.6.

14520.6. “Noncertified recycler” means a person, entity, or operation which is not certified by the department and which purchases empty beverage containers from consumers, or from dropoff or collection programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 227, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14521.

14521. “Recycling rate” means the proportion of empty beverage containers by type returned to processors for recycling, measured in the manner prescribed in Section 14551.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14522.5.

14522.5. “Redemption” and “redeem” means the return to a recycling center or location of an empty beverage container for a refund of at least the refund value.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 10. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14523.

14523. “Redemption payment” means the minimum amount paid by a distributor to the department for every beverage container sold or transferred to a dealer.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 12. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14523.5.

14523.5. “Redemption rate” means the proportion of empty beverage containers returned to processors measured in the manner prescribed in Section 14551.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14524.

14524. “Refund value” means the amount established for each type of beverage container pursuant to Section 14560 that is paid by the following:
(a) A certified recycling center to the consumer or dropoff or collection center for each beverage container redeemed by the consumer or dropoff or collection center. With respect to consumers returning containers to recycling centers, the refund value shall not be subject to tax under the Personal Income Tax Law (Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or the Corporation Tax Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).
(b) A processor to a certified recycling center, dropoff or collection program, or curbside program, for each beverage container received from the certified recycling center, dropoff or collection program, or curbside program.
(c) The department to a processor, for each beverage container received by the processor from a certified recycling center, curbside program, or dropoff or collection program.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 696, Sec. 5. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14525.

14525. “Refillable beverage container” means any aluminum beverage container, bimetal beverage container, glass beverage container, plastic beverage container, or other beverage container, holding 150 fluid ounces or less of beverage, which has a minimum deposit of three cents ($0.03), and which ordinarily would be returned to the manufacturer to be refilled and resold.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1259, Sec. 4. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14525.1.

14525.1. “Reusable beverage container” means a glass beverage container with a refund value established pursuant to Section 14560 and that is processed by a processor for subsequent washing for refill and sale by a beverage manufacturer.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 502, Sec. 1. (AB 962) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14525.5.

14525.5. “Reverse vending machine” means a mechanical device which accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container’s refund value. The refund value payments shall be aggregated and then paid, if more than one container is redeemed in a single transaction.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 15. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14525.5.1.

14525.5.1. “Rural region recycler” means an operator that is certified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14571, and who accepts or collects empty beverage containers from consumers pursuant to Section 14572 with the intention to recycle them.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 506, Sec. 3. (AB 1311) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14526.

14526. “Scrap value” means the price paid for container material types subject to this division, after shipping and handling costs are deducted.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1274, Sec. 4. Effective September 25, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14526.5.

14526.5. “Supermarket” means a full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or more, and which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items. For purposes of determining which dealers are supermarkets, the department shall use the annual updates of the Progressive Grocer Marketing Guidebook and any computer printouts developed in conjunction with the guidebook.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1342, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14526.6.

14526.6. “Supermarket site” means any certified recycling center which redeems all types of empty beverage containers in accordance with Section 14572, and which is located within, or outside and immediately adjacent to the entrance of, or at, or within a parking lot or loading area surrounding, a supermarket which is the focal point of a convenience zone, or a dealer that is located within that zone, and which is accessible to motor traffic.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14527.

14527. “Use or consumption” includes the exercise of any right or power over a beverage incidental to the beverage’s ownership, including, but not limited to, drinking the beverage. “Use or consumption” does not include the sale, or the keeping or retention, of a beverage for the purposes of sale.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14528.

14528. “Universal product code” is an 11-digit, all-numeric code that represents a beverage container or other consumer package of a particular brand, size, type, and manufacturer by using a series of alternating bars and spaces for electronic scanning.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14528.1.

14528.1. “Voluntary artificial scrap value” means a price paid by a willing purchaser of empty PET containers, that reflects the payment of the scrap value for all PET containers sold, and that, when combined with payments made from the PET processing fee account pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 14581, is equal to, or more than, the recycling cost for empty PET containers, as determined in subdivision (d) of Section 14575.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 753, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14528.5.

14528.5. (a) “Wine and distilled spirit cooler” means a beverage containing wine or distilled spirits to which is added concentrated or unconcentrated juice or flavoring material.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 8. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14529.

14529. This division is a matter of statewide interest and concern and is applicable uniformly throughout the state. Accordingly, this division occupies the whole field of regulation of recycling-related refund values, redemption payments, deposits, and similar fees relating to beverage containers, as provided in this division, and to containers of wine and distilled spirits products. No city, county, or other public agency may enforce or implement any existing or new ordinance, resolution, regulation, or rule establishing recycling-related refund values, redemption payments, deposits, or similar fees relating to these containers in the state unless expressly authorized by this division. If a federal law is enacted which establishes recycling-related refund values, redemption payments, deposits, and similar fees, relating to beverage containers, other than a federal law only affecting federal lands, or if a state law is enacted by initiative, which establishes recycling-related refund values, redemption payments, deposits, and similar fees relating to beverage containers, this division shall become inoperative. This section does not prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any ordinance or regulation governing curbside or dropoff recycling programs operated by, or pursuant to a contract with, a city, county, or other public agency, including actions relating to fees, or establishing fees, for these programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 16. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14529.5.

14529.5. Any action to increase recycling taken by the department, or by any person or entity, affecting scrap values, the quantities of materials being recycled, or the method of invoicing the sale of beverages pursuant to this division is not a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code) and the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code). This section does not apply to any action taken by a recycling center to increase the recycling of beverage containers.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 14529.7.

14529.7. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this division does not apply to any program involving the collection and payment of deposits for beverage containers sold, used, or consumed at national parks and monuments, military installations, or any other property owned by and under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) To the extent permitted by federal law, this division, including, but not limited to, Section 14560.5, shall apply to a national park or monument, military installation, or any other property owned by, and under the jurisdiction of, the United States, with regard to a beverage container not otherwise subject to a program involving the collection and payment of deposits for beverage containers.
(c) For purposes of this section, “a program involving the collection and payment of deposits” means a program, other than one imposed pursuant to this division, at a national park or monument, military installation, or any other property owned by, and under the jurisdiction of, the United States, that imposes a deposit on a beverage container at the time of sale and provides an opportunity for the beverage container purchaser to redeem the deposit at the national park or monument, military installation, or other property owned by, and under the jurisdiction of, the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14530.

14530. This division shall be administered by the department. Notwithstanding Section 607, the department may, for organizational purposes, create a new division, bureau, or office to administer this division. If a new division, bureau, or office is created, any reference to “department” or “director” in this division shall be deemed to be a reference to that entity and the officer in charge of that entity.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14530.1.

14530.1. There is hereby created within the department a recycling financial analysis and policy development unit, to develop, analyze, consolidate, and evaluate economic and policy proposals to carry out the objectives of this division, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Evaluate the solvency of the fund on an ongoing basis in order to make recommendations and report to the Legislature.
(b) Identify the fiscal impacts of proposed recycling programs, or changes to existing recycling programs.
(c) Assess the economic impacts of recycling proposals and programs on the state’s citizens and businesses, including the impact of adding new container types into existing law.
(d) Develop recommendations to better integrate the various recycling alternatives available from state government, local government, and private industry with the objective of reducing recycling costs to citizens and businesses and meeting the 80-percent recycling goal established by this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 158. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14530.2.

14530.2. The Division of Recycling shall be administered by an assistant director who is appointed by the Governor. The appointment shall be exempt from civil service.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 999, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14530.5.

14530.5. (a) For purposes of entering into contracts for consulting, promotional, or advisory services necessary to implement this division, the requirements of Sections 11042 and 14615 of the Government Code and Sections 10295 and 10318 of the Public Contract Code do not apply to the activities of the department pursuant to this division, except that any sole source contract awarded by the department shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of General Services.
(b) In addition to any regulations which the department is required by statute to adopt, the department may adopt any other rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code which the department determines may be necessary or useful to carry out this division or any of the department’s duties or responsibilities imposed pursuant to this division.
(c) The department may prepare, publish, and issue printed pamphlets, promotional materials, and bulletins which the director determines to be necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the department pursuant to this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1258, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14530.6.

14530.6. Upon the request of the department, the Attorney General shall represent the department and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14531.

14531. A payment made pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, a handling fee payment, refund value payment, processing fee payment, or processing payment, may be made electronically.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 715, Sec. 1. (AB 2493) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14536.

14536. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the director shall adopt, amend, or repeal all rules and regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) (1) The director shall adopt regulations, and may adopt emergency regulations for the purposes of implementing Sections 14538, 14539, 14541, 14549.1, 14549.2, 14549.7, 14550, 14561, 14574, 14575, 14585, 14588.1, 14588.2, and 14591.
(2) Any emergency regulations, if adopted, shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, including subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be filed with, but not be repealed by, the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect until revised by the director.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 907, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14536.1.

14536.1. Notwithstanding Section 14536, if the department determines that it is necessary to adopt or amend regulations to implement Section 14575, the department may adopt or amend those regulations as emergency regulations. The Office of Administrative Law shall consider those regulations to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare for purposes of Section 11349.6 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the emergency regulations adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall be repealed 180 days after the effective date of the regulations, unless the department complies with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14536.3.

14536.3. A traffic officer, as defined in Section 625 of the Vehicle Code, or a peace officer, as specified in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, may enforce this division as an authorized representative of the department.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 33. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14536.5.

14536.5. (a) In carrying out the division, the department may solicit and use all expertise available in other state agencies and where an existing state agency performs functions of a similar nature to the department’s functions, the department may contract with, or cooperate with, the agency in carrying out this division.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Department of Food and Agriculture may, as requested by the department, collect, compile, and report information regarding the importation of filled or postfilled beverage containers. Border agricultural inspection stations and any other appropriate information gathering focal points may be used and the plant quarantine officers and supervisors of the Department of Food and Agriculture shall collect, compile, and report information requested by the department pursuant to this subdivision. Recovery of costs incurred by the Department of Food and Agriculture shall be accomplished through an interagency agreement with the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1148, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14536.7.

14536.7. For purposes of Section 12024.13 of the Business and Professions Code, the department shall notify the Department of Food and Agriculture of any changes to this division, or regulations issued pursuant to this division, that affect refund values, redemption payments, or the responsibilities of a dealer.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 605, Sec. 2. (AB 2251) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14537.

14537. The department shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, and these books, records, and accounts are subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the department. The auditing firm or the department shall also conduct a selective audit of entities making payments to, or receiving payments from, the department to determine whether redemption payments and applicable processing fees are being paid to the department on all beverage containers sold in California, and that refund values and processing payments are being paid out properly by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 874, Sec. 2. Effective October 14, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14537.1.

14537.1. The department shall, to the extent feasible, make efforts to streamline and consolidate forms used by wineries who are also distributors to both register as part of the beverage container recycling program and provide required payments under this division.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 9. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14537.5.

14537.5. The department shall provide on its internet website information that enables consumers to identify the geographic location of all points of redemption for beverage containers, to be updated at least once per year.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 19. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14539.5.

14539.5. (a) The department shall certify dropoff and collection programs pursuant to this section. The director shall adopt, by regulation, requirements and standards for certification and a dropoff or collection program shall meet all the standards and requirements contained in the regulations for certification. The regulations shall require that all information be submitted to the department under penalty of perjury. The regulations shall require, in addition to any other conditions that may be imposed by the department, that both of the following conditions be met for certification:
(1) The dropoff or collection program demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, that the dropoff or collection program will operate in accordance with this division.
(2) The dropoff or collection program notifies the department promptly of any material change in the nature of its operations that conflicts with the information submitted in the application for certification.
(b) A certified dropoff or collection program shall not receive any refund value or processing payment on an empty beverage container that the certified dropoff or collection program knew, or should have known, was received from a noncertified recycler, on any beverage container that the certified dropoff or collection program knew or should have known came from out of this state, or any other beverage container or other product that does not have a refund value established pursuant to Section 14560.
(c) The department may recover, in restitution pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 14591.2, any payment made from the fund to a dropoff or collection program pursuant to Section 14573.5 that is based on a document that is not prepared or maintained in compliance with any applicable recordkeeping requirements required pursuant to this division or the department’s regulations and that does not allow the department to verify the claims for those payments.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14540.

14540. The department may review and verify all applications for certification of recycling centers and processors, and may conduct a comprehensive field investigation of any applicant in any manner which the department deems necessary to promote the purposes of this division. This division does not prohibit the department from certifying the same location or entity as both a processor and a recycling center.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14541.

14541. (a) The department may issue a certificate pursuant to an initial or renewal application for certification as probationary, and the department may issue any other certificate as probationary pursuant to an enforcement action.
(b) A probationary certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued for a limited period of not more than two years. Before the end of the probationary period, the department shall issue a nonprobationary certificate, extend the probationary period for not more than one year, or, after notice to the probationary certificate holder, revoke the probationary certificate. Subsequent to the revocation, the former probationary certificate holder may request a hearing, which, notwithstanding, Section 11445.20 of the Government Code, shall be conducted in the same form as a hearing for an applicant whose original application for certification is denied.
(c) If a hearing is requested pursuant to subdivision (b) and the party requesting the hearing fails to appear on the date scheduled, and does not notify the department at least five days prior to the hearing date that the party will not appear, the department may recover from the party all costs and fees incurred by the department, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees, and any other cost associated with preparing for, or conducting, the hearing.
(d) If conditions are imposed on the certificate holder as part of a disciplinary proceeding conducted pursuant to Section 14591.2, the certificate shall be considered probationary. If, at any time, the certificate holder violates any term or condition of the probationary certificate, the certificate may be revoked or suspended, after three days’ notice, without any further hearing by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 874, Sec. 5. Effective October 14, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14541.5.

14541.5. Any certification or registration granted by the department is a privilege and not a vested right or interest.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14543.

14543. (a) In order to stimulate the increased use of glass cullet in making new glass beverage containers in the state, the department shall create the Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant Program. The grant program shall provide grants to applicants who demonstrate the ability to expand glass cullet processing in the state, subject to both of the following:
(1) The applicant commits to using the grant to expand glass cullet processing facilities for increased processing of glass cullet.
(2) The applicant matches the amount of any grant received from the grant program in an amount equal to or greater than the grant amount.
(b) Within 12 months of receiving a grant from the grant program, the entity receiving the grant shall demonstrate to the department the amount of additional tons of glass cullet processed as a result of utilization of the grant funds.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 10. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023.)