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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14544.

14544. (a) In order to facilitate increased recycling of empty glass beverage containers in the state, the department shall create the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program shall be to assist in funding regional pilot programs furnishing bins for collection of empty glass beverage containers from restaurants and on-sale retail licensed establishments licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code). Grants provided under this program may be used for any of the following:
(1) Purchase of bins for the collection of empty glass beverage containers at restaurants and other on-sale retail licensed establishments licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code).
(2) Collection and consolidation of contents from the bins.
(3) Transportation of the empty glass beverage containers that are collected to a glass processing facility.
(b) The following entities may be eligible for applying for grants from the grant program created pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1) Local or regional governmental agencies.
(2) Other entities proposing to establish a regional pilot program to provide empty glass beverage container bins, collection of the contents of those bins, and transportation of the empty glass beverage containers collected to a glass processing facility.
(c) Entities receiving grants from the grant program shall expend an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant received to create and operate the pilot program.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 11. (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 14545.

14545. (a) In order to facilitate transportation of empty glass beverage containers from throughout the state to glass processing facilities utilizing rail transportation and facilities, the department shall create the Empty Glass Beverage Transportation Grant Program. Funds provided in grants from this program shall be used to facilitate the use of rail transportation of empty glass beverage containers to glass processing facilities within the state.
(b) Entities applying for grants from the grant program shall demonstrate in their application how rail transportation of empty glass beverage containers collected in the state will be facilitated through the use of the grant funds.
(c) Entities receiving grants from the grant program shall match grant funding received in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant received, which shall also be used to facilitate transportation of empty glass beverage containers by rail within the state.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 12. (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 14548.

14548. (a) For purposes of this section, “thermoform plastic container” means a plastic container, such as a clamshell, cup, drinking cup, pod, tub, lid, box, tray, egg carton, or similar rigid, nonbottle packaging, formed from sheets of extruded resin and used to package items such as fresh produce, baked goods, nuts, deli items, and nonbottle beverages. The term does not include any of the following:
(1) A lid or seal of a different material type from plastic.
(2) Thermoform plastic containers that are medical devices, medical products that are required to be sterile, prescription medicine, and packaging used for those products.
(3) A refillable thermoform plastic container that ordinarily would be returned to the manufacturer to be refilled and resold.
(4) A plastic beverage container subject to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500)).
(5) A thermoform plastic container of a resin type for which the total amount of the resin type sold in California annually is either of the following:
(A) Less than 1,000,000 pounds for a resin type other than expanded polystyrene.
(B) Less than 40,000 pounds of expanded polystyrene.
(6) A thermoform plastic container that is designed to be composted and is eligible to be labeled “compostable” pursuant to Section 42357.
(b) In order to improve the quality and marketability of empty beverage containers collected for recycling in the state by curbside recycling programs, the department may, subject to the availability of funds, pay a quality incentive payment for thermoform plastic containers diverted from curbside recycling programs.
(c) The department may make a quality incentive payment pursuant to this section to any recycling center certified pursuant to this division.
(d) The department may make a quality incentive payment only for materials that are substantially free of contamination, recycled, and not disposed of after collection.
(e) The amount of the quality plastic incentive payment shall be up to one hundred eighty dollars ($180) per ton, as determined by the department.
(f) An operator of a certified recycling center receiving a quality incentive payment shall make available for inspection and review any relevant record that the department determines is necessary to verify the accuracy of data upon which the quality incentive payment is based and the operator’s or certified center’s compliance with any applicable regulation.
(g) The department may make only one quality incentive payment for each thermoform plastic container collected pursuant to this section.
(h) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 21. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14549.

14549. (a) Every glass container manufacturer shall report to the department each month, by a method as determined by the department, the amount of total tons of new glass food, drink, and beverage containers made in California by that glass container manufacturer and the tons of California postfilled glass used in the manufacturing of those new containers.
(b) Each glass container manufacturer in the state shall use a minimum percentage of 35 percent of postfilled glass in the manufacturing of their glass food, drink, or beverage containers measured in the aggregate, on an annual basis, except that if a glass container manufacturer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that its use of postfilled glass during the annual period is made up of at least 50 percent mixed-color cullet, then that manufacturer shall use a minimum percentage of 25 percent postfilled glass in the manufacturing of its glass food, drink, or beverage containers, measured in the aggregate, on an annual basis.
(c) A glass container manufacturer may seek a reduction or waiver of the minimum postfilled glass percentage required to be used in the manufacture of glass food, drink, or beverage containers pursuant to subdivision (b). The department may grant a reduction or waiver of the percentage requirement if it finds and determines that it is technologically infeasible for the glass container manufacturer to achieve the percentage requirement or if the department determines that a glass container manufacturer cannot achieve the minimum percentage because of a lack of available glass cullet.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “mixed-color cullet” means cullet that does not meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specifications for color mix of color sorted postfilled glass as raw material for the manufacture of glass containers.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 753, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14549.3.

14549.3. (a) On or before March 1 of each year, a manufacturer of a beverage sold in a plastic beverage container subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), shall report to the department the amount in pounds and by resin type of virgin plastic and postconsumer recycled plastic used by the manufacturer for plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value for sale in the state in the previous calendar year. The manufacturer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(b) On or before March 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, a plastic material reclaimer shall report to the department the amount in pounds and by resin type of empty plastic beverage containers subject to the California Redemption Value, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14560), that the plastic material reclaimer has collected and sold in the previous calendar year. The report shall specify the amount in pounds and by resin type of empty plastic containers sold in the state for beverage processing. The plastic material reclaimer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(c) On or before March 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, a manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic shall report to the department the amount in pounds of food-grade flake, pellet, sheet, fines, or other forms that were sold in the previous calendar year and their capacity to produce food-grade material. The report shall specify the amount in pounds of material that meets beverage manufacturer specifications for bottle-grade material. The report shall include the amount in pounds of food-grade material sold in the state for beverage processing. The manufacturer shall submit this information to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(d) The department shall post the information reported pursuant to subdivision (a) within 45 days on the department’s internet website.
(e) This section does not apply to a refillable plastic beverage container.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 115, Sec. 3. (AB 793) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14549.4.

14549.4. The department shall study and develop a system or process to address the issue of glass contamination to improve the quality of glass material collected.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 977, Sec. 1. (SB 38) 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 14549.5.

14549.5. On or before April 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, or more frequently as determined to be necessary by the department, the department shall review and, if necessary in order to ensure payment of the most accurate commingled rate feasible, recalculate commingled rates paid for beverage containers and postfilled containers paid to curbside recycling programs and collection programs. Prior to recalculating a commingled rate pursuant to this section, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Consult with private and public operators of curbside recycling programs and collection programs concerning the size of the statewide sample, appropriate sampling methodologies, and alternatives to exclusive reliance on a statewide commingled rate.
(b) At least 60 days prior to the effective date of any new commingled rate, hold a public hearing, after giving notice, to make available to the public and affected parties the department’s review and any proposed recalculations of the commingled rate.
(c) At least 60 days prior to the effective date of any new commingled rate, and upon the request of any party, make available documentation or studies which were prepared as part of the department’s review of a commingled rate.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding this division, the department may calculate a curbside recycling program commingled rate pursuant to this subdivision for bimetal containers and a combined commingled rate for all plastic beverage containers displaying the resin identification code “3,” “4,” “5,” “6,” or “7” pursuant to Section 18015.
(2) The department may enter into a contract for the services required to implement the amendments to this section made by Chapter 753 of the Statutes of 2003. The department may not expend more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each year of the contract. The contract shall be paid only from revenues derived from redemption payments and processing fees paid on plastic beverage containers displaying the resin identification code “3,” “4,” “5,” “6,” or “7” pursuant to Section 18015. If the department determines that insufficient funds will be available from these revenues, after refund values are paid to processors and the reduction is made in the processing fee pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 14575 for these containers, the department may determine not to calculate a commingled rate pursuant to this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 18. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14549.6.

14549.6. (a) The department, consistent with Section 14581 and subject to the availability of funds, shall annually pay a total of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) per fiscal year to operators of curbside programs and neighborhood dropoff programs that accept all types of empty beverage containers for recycling. The payments shall be for each container collected by the curbside or neighborhood dropoff programs and properly reported to the department by processors, based upon all of the following:
(1) The payment amount shall be calculated based upon the volume of beverage containers collected by curbside and neighborhood dropoff programs during the 12-month calendar year ending on December 31 of the fiscal year for which payments are to be made.
(2) The per-container rate shall be calculated by dividing the total volume of beverage containers collected, as determined pursuant to paragraph (1), into the sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).
(3) The amount to be paid to each operator of a curbside program or neighborhood dropoff program shall be based upon the per-container rate, calculated pursuant to paragraph (2), multiplied by the program’s total reported beverage container volume calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) The amounts paid pursuant to this section shall be expended by operators of curbside and neighborhood dropoff programs only for activities related to beverage container recycling.
(c) The department shall disburse payments pursuant to this section not later than the end of the fiscal year following the calendar year for which the payments are calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), subject to the availability of funds.
(d) The operator of a curbside program or neighborhood dropoff program shall make available for inspection and review any relevant record that the department determines is necessary to verify compliance with this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 696, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Administration › Section 14549.7.

14549.7. (a) In order to develop California markets for glass beverage containers collected for recycling in the state, the department may, subject to the availability of funds, pay a market development payment pursuant to this section to a glass beverage container manufacturer who purchases recycled glass collected within this state for use in manufacturing new beverage containers in this state.
(b) The department shall make a market development payment to a glass beverage container manufacturer in accordance with this section only if the empty glass beverage containers are collected, washed, and processed and are used in manufacturing new glass beverage containers in the state.
(c) The department shall determine the amount of the market development payment, but the payment shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per ton. In setting the amount of the market development payment, the department shall consider all of the following:
(1) The minimum funding level needed to encourage in-state washing and processing of empty glass beverage containers collected for recycling in this state.
(2) The minimum funding level needed to encourage in-state manufacturing that utilizes empty glass beverage containers collected for recycling in this state.
(3) The total amount of funds projected to be available for glass market development payments, and the desire to maintain the minimum funding level needed throughout the year.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 16. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14550.

14550. (a) (1) Every processor shall report to the department for each month the amount of empty beverage containers, by material type and weight of container or material, excluding refillable beverage containers, received from recycling centers and curbside programs for recycling, and the scrap value paid for glass, PET, and bimetal containers and any beverage container that is assessed a processing fee. Every processor shall also report to the department for each month the amount of other postfilled aluminum, glass, and plastic food and drink packaging materials sold filled to consumers in this state and returned for recycling. These reports shall be submitted within 10 days after each month, in the form and manner that the department may prescribe, which may include electronic submittal.
(2) The department shall treat all information reported pursuant to this section by a processor as commercial or financial information subject to the procedures established pursuant to Section 14554.
(b) Every distributor who sells or offers for sale in this state beverages in aluminum beverage containers, nonaluminum metal beverage containers, glass beverage containers, plastic beverage containers, or other beverage containers, including refillable beverage containers of these types, shall report to the department for each month the number of beverages sold in these beverage containers in this state that are labeled pursuant to Section 14561, by material type and size and weight of container or any other method as the department may prescribe. These reports shall be submitted by the day when payment is due, consistent with the applicable payment schedule specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14574, in the form and manner that the department may prescribe, which may include electronic submittal.
(c) Every distributor who sells or offers for sale in this state beverages in refillable beverage containers and who pays a refund value to distributors, dealers, or consumers who return these containers for refilling, shall report to the department for each month the number of these beverage containers returned empty to be refilled, by material type and size of container or any other method that the department may prescribe. These reports shall be submitted by the day when payment is due, consistent with the schedule specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14574, in the form and manner that the department may prescribe, which may include electronic submittal.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a distributor who elects to make an annual payment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14574 may, upon department approval, submit the reports required by this section annually to the department. The reports shall accompany the annual payment submitted pursuant to Section 14574.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 17. (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 4 - Reporting › Section 14551.4.

14551.4. The department shall make available the information collected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14551, concerning the volumes of materials collected from certified recycling centers, only to a governmental agency that requests the information, including a city or county, or an entity specifically designated by the city or county to receive the information if the entity requests the information, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The request is made in writing.
(b) All information provided by the department is provided using the aggregate amounts collected in the city or county unless the city or county, or an entity specifically designated by the city or county to receive the information, requests the information provided by each individual certified recycling center.
(c) All information provided to the governmental agency, including a city or county, or an entity specifically designated by the city or county to receive the information, is considered proprietary and confidential in nature and protected in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 14551 of the Public Resources Code, Section 14554 of the Public Resources Code, and paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 7921.505 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 376. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14551.5.

14551.5. (a) The department shall register the operators of curbside programs pursuant to this section.
(b) Each curbside program that receives refund values and administrative fees from certified processors, or that receives refund values from certified recycling centers, shall register with the department for an identification number. No curbside program may receive refund values or administrative fees without a valid identification number.
(c) The director shall adopt, by regulation, a procedure for the registration of curbside programs. This procedure shall include standards and requirements for registration. These regulations shall require that all information be submitted to the department under penalty of perjury. A curbside program shall meet all of the standards and requirements contained in the regulations for registration.
(d) The department shall require that the identification numbers received pursuant to this section be used on shipping reports for material collected by curbside programs pursuant to Sections 14538 and 14539 and on all other reports or documentation required by the department to administer this division.
(e) An operator of a curbside program registered pursuant to this section shall be deemed a certificate holder for purposes of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14552.51.

14552.51. (a) A certified processor seeking to dispose of rejected postfilled containers may not dispose of rejected postfilled containers unless the certified processor first submits to the department, in writing, a request to dispose of the rejected material. No certified processor shall dispose of the rejected material prior to obtaining written permission from the department. If the department fails to respond to a written request to dispose of rejected postfilled beverage container materials within 10 days of receipt of the request, the processor’s request for disposal is deemed approved by the department.
(b) All rejected loads of postfilled containers shall be available and subject to inspection by the department.
(c) All possible steps to avert the disposal of the loads of postfilled containers, as determined by the department, shall be taken by all container manufacturers and processors. All transactions or attempted transactions involving rejecting postfilled containers shall be thoroughly documented on the standardized rejection form pursuant to Section 14552.5. The container manufacturer and the certified processor are jointly and severally responsible for this effort.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 753, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14553.

14553. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all reports, claims, and other information required pursuant to this division and submitted to the department shall be complete, legible, and accurate, as determined by the department by regulation, and shall be signed, by an officer, director, managing employee, or owner of the certified recycling center, processor, distributor, beverage manufacturer, container manufacturer, or other entity.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person submitting the reports, claims, and other information specified in subdivision (a) shall use the Division of Recycling Integrated Information System (DORIIS) or other system designated by the department for reporting, making, or claiming payments, or providing other information required pursuant to this division.
(c) The department may inspect the operations, processes, and records of an entity required to submit a report to the department pursuant to this division to determine the accuracy of the report and compliance with the requirements of this division.
(d) (1) A violation of this section is subject to the penalties specified in Section 14591.1.
(2) The department may take an enforcement action against a certified recycling center or processor that fails to comply with this section, including, but not limited to, imposing penalties, denying claims for payment, or terminating the certification of the certified recycling center or processor.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 19. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14554.

14554. The department shall establish procedures to protect any privileged, confidential, commercial, or financial information obtained while collecting information for carrying out the requirements of this division. Any privileged, confidential, commercial, or financial information obtained in confidence by the department is not a public record for purposes of Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 377. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Reporting › Section 14555.

14555. (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the department shall provide to the Legislature, and post on its internet website, a report as it relates to appropriations made pursuant to the Budget Act of 2022 for purposes of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, including, but not limited to all of the following information:
(1) Whether and how recycling opportunities and rates in underserved areas improved.
(2) A list of funding recipients.
(3) Locations, including counties, in which funding was provided.
(b) The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 23. (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 4 - Reporting › Section 14556.

14556. (a) Not less than once every six months, the department shall post on its internet website, at a minimum, all of the following information for the current fiscal year and the budget year:
(1) An updated fund condition statement that includes the revenues, transfers, and expenditures into and out of the fund.
(2) The recycling rate, by beverage container material type, that is inferred using the revenues.
(3) An explanation of significant changes to the fund condition statement from the prior report and significant changes to the methodology used for forecasting the fund condition statement.
(4) Projected sales, which include all actual data available since the last reporting period, by beverage container material type and size, and actual or projected returns, which include all actual data available since the last reporting period, by beverage container material type, including an explanation in any case where the actual returns are more than 100 percent of actual sales.
(5) Projected handling fee payments, which include all actual data available since the last reporting period, the per beverage container handling fee amount, and the number of beverage containers projected to be eligible for a handling fee payment.
(6) Projected processing payments, which include all actual data available since the last reporting period, by beverage container material type, showing the total processing fee offsets, processing fees, and processing payments for each type of beverage container material.
(7) Total grants awarded during the current fiscal year.
(b) The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Assembly and Senate when it makes a posting on its internet website pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The department shall review the information included in the fund condition statement frequently, but not less than once every three months, to determine if adequate funds exist to pay the disbursements required pursuant to this division and to make the determinations required pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14581.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 868, Sec. 5. (SB 353) Effective October 13, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Minimum Redemption Value › Section 14562.

14562. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the minimum redemption payment established by this article is a regulatory fee collected for the purpose of assuring the return for recycling of a greater percentage of the beverage containers sold in this state, and is beneficial to the beverage industry by assuring the more reliable availability of raw materials. Accordingly, the payments of redemption payments to the department for deposit in the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund are not the “proceeds of taxes,” as that term is used in subdivision (c) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, and the disbursement or encumbrance of money in the fund is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 29. Effective October 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14570.

14570. (a) Every dealer shall post a clear and conspicuous sign of at least 10 inches by 15 inches at each public entrance to the dealer’s place of business that specifies one of the following:
(1) The name and address, as provided by the department, of at least the certified recycling center, location, or locations, nearest to the dealer, that redeems all types of empty beverage containers consistent with Section 14571.
(2) One of the following procedures for redeeming beverage containers is available, pursuant to Section 14571.6:
(A) Beverage containers may be redeemed at all open cash registers within this place of business.
(B) Beverage containers may be redeemed at one specific location on the dealer’s premises that is identified on the sign.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 21. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 22 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14570.

14570. (a) Every dealer shall post a clear and conspicuous sign of at least 10 inches by 15 inches at each public entrance to the dealer’s place of business that specifies one of the following:
(1) The name and address, as provided by the department, of at least the certified recycling center, location, or locations, nearest to the dealer, that redeems all types of empty beverage containers consistent with Section 14571.
(2) One of the following procedures for redeeming beverage containers is available, pursuant to Section 14578:
(A) Beverage containers may be redeemed at all open cash registers within this place of business.
(B) Beverage containers may be redeemed at one specific location on the dealer’s premises that is identified on the sign.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
(Repealed (in Sec. 21) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 22. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.1.

14571.1. On or before January 1 of each year, the department shall, on a statewide basis, designate all convenience zones as of that date, including convenience zones in underserved areas, and shall prepare a map or maps showing these convenience zones.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 696, Sec. 14. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.2.

14571.2. The department shall continuously assist dealers and recyclers to establish certified recycling locations within each convenience zone. This assistance includes, but is not limited to, providing information to companies and organizations interested in operating recycling in the convenience zone; providing dealers with names of prospective recyclers for the convenience zone and providing recyclers with the names of dealers in need of a recycler for a convenience zone; providing dealers and recyclers with information on grants, advertising funds, and other resources available; and providing recyclers with advice regarding appearance and image of the recycling center and the efficient handling and transportation of recycled beverage containers.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1528, Sec. 17. Effective September 29, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.3.

14571.3. (a) The department shall continuously assist any certified recycler to achieve greater service to the public in an economical and cost-effective manner. This assistance shall include, but not be limited to, advice on all of the following:
(1) Methods to enhance public participation in recycling.
(2) The most beneficial location, siting, and image of a recycling location.
(3) Methods to reduce costs and optimize efficiencies of existing resources.
(b) The department shall conduct regular, unannounced inspections of certified recycling centers for the purpose of determining that the requirements of this division are satisfied. The department shall assess civil penalties pursuant to Section 14591.1 for violations at certified recycling centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 874, Sec. 8. Effective October 14, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.4.

14571.4. (a) (1) The department shall certify one operator to establish the Pacific Beach Mobile Recycling Program that incorporates all convenience zones in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County” means the area designated in the Pacific Beach Community Plan.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 14570 and 14571, all convenience zones within the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County shall be considered served if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The recycling center operator meets all of the following conditions:
(A) The center is open for business at least once each week at a number of locations equal to the number of convenience zones in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County as determined by the department annually, three of which are within existing convenience zones in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County.
(B) The center is open for business at least eight hours per day at each location.
(C) The center agrees to accept, and pay the refund value for, all eligible beverage container types.
(D) The center is certified by the department for operation in the number of locations equal to the number of convenience zones in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County, as determined by the department.
(2) All dealers within the Pacific Beach area of San Diego County post a clear and conspicuous sign of at least 10 inches by 15 inches at each public entrance to the dealer’s place of business, indicating the location, hours, and day of operation for each recycling location within the Pacific Beach area.
(c) A recycling center operator approved by the department, that meets the conditions prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), shall be designated a certified recycling center and shall be eligible to apply for handling fees pursuant to Section 14585 and to receive from processors the amounts specified in subdivision (a) of Section 14573.5 for refund values, administrative costs, and processing payments.
(d) If the department determines that it is necessary to adopt or revise regulations to implement this section, the regulations shall be adopted or revised as emergency regulations. The Office of Administrative Law shall consider these emergency regulations to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and the general welfare for the purposes of Section 11349.6 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding the 120-day period provided for in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the emergency regulations shall be repealed 180 days from the effective date of the regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 488, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.5.

14571.5. The department may, in a rural region, as identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 14571, upon petition by an interested person, do either of the following:
(a) (1) Increase a convenience zone to include the area up to a five-mile radius of a supermarket, if the expanded convenience zone would then be served by a single existing certified recycling center or location.
(2) This subdivision applies only to a convenience zone that is otherwise not being served by a certified recycling center or location meeting the requirements of Section 14571 or is exempted by the department pursuant to Section 14571.8.
(b) (1) Designate a convenience zone pursuant to Section 14571.1 in an area where there is no supermarket, but with two or more dealers located within a one-mile radius of each other, and that meets all of the following criteria:
(A) The dealers in that area have combined gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or more, as certified by the petitioner in an affidavit filed with the petition.
(B) The convenience zone encompasses a three-mile radius, with the center of the zone established at the dealer, located closest to the existing recycling center specified in subparagraph (D).
(C) The convenience zone does not overlap any other existing convenience zone.
(D) The convenience zone is served by a single existing certified recycling center.
(2) The department shall identify the dealer locations only for the purpose of providing a reference point in the establishment of the convenience zone pursuant to this subdivision.
(3) If the existing recycling location in a convenience zone designated pursuant to this subdivision ceases operations, the convenience zone shall also cease to exist until a new recycling location is established, and the department is petitioned by an interested person to designate a convenience zone.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 23. (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 6 - Returns › Section 14571.6.

14571.6. (a) In any convenience zone where no recycling location has been established that satisfies the requirements of Section 14571, and in any convenience zone that has exceeded the 60-day period for the establishment of a recycling center pursuant to Section 14571.7, all dealers within that zone shall, until a recycling location has been established in that zone, do one of the following:
(1) Submit to the department an affidavit form provided by the department stating that all of the following standards are being met by the dealer:
(A) The dealer redeems all empty beverage container types at all open cash registers or one designated location on the dealer’s premises, during all hours that the dealer is open for business.
(B) The dealer has posted signs that meet the size and location requirements specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14570, and that conform to subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
(C) The dealer is delivering, or having delivered, all empty beverage containers received from the public to a certified recycling center or processor for recycling.
(2) Pay to the department for deposit in the fund the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per day until a recycling location is established or until the standards for redemption specified in paragraph (1) are met.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 610, Sec. 24. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 12.1 - CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Returns › Section 14571.7.

14571.7. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in any convenience zone where a recycling location or locations were initially established, but where the location or locations cease to operate in accordance with Section 14571, the department shall notify all dealers within that convenience zone that a recycling location is required to be established within 60 days. If, within 30 days of the notification, a recycling location that satisfies the requirements of Section 14571 has not been established, the department shall notify all dealers within that zone, and one or more dealers within that zone shall establish, or cause to be established, a recycling location.
(b) In any convenience zone where a recycling location or locations were initially established, but where the location or locations cease to operate in accordance with Section 14571, the department shall determine, pursuant to Section 14571.8, if the convenience zone is eligible for an exemption. If the convenience zone meets all of the requirements for an exemption pursuant to Section 14571.8, the department shall grant one exemption. If the department determines that a convenience zone is not eligible for an exemption pursuant to subdivision (a) and Section 14571.8, the department shall notify all dealers within that convenience zone that a recycling location is required to be established within 60 days. If, within 30 days of the notification, a recycling location that satisfies the requirements of Section 14571 has not been established, the department shall notify all dealers within that zone, and one or more dealers within that zone shall establish, or cause to be established, a recycling location.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 696, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)