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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 11 - Product Stewardship › Article 4 - Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship Program › Section 18975 - Criteria to Impose an Administrative Civil Penalty

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(a) The department shall impose an
				  administrative civil penalty if it determines that any covered entity, program
				  operator, stewardship organization, or authorized collector that sells, offers
				  for sale, or provides a covered product in California has violated this Article
				  or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.
(b) In addition to the ability to impose
				  administrative civil penalties under subdivision (a) above, the department
				  shall, consistent with section
				  42035.6(d)
				  of the Public Resources Code, take a disciplinary action against a covered
				  entity, stewardship organization, program operator, pharmacy, retail pharmacy,
				  or retail pharmacy chain if the department determines that any of those
				  entities has failed to provide the department with the access to information
				  required pursuant to section
				  42035.6(a) through
				  (c) of the Public Resources Code or section
				  18974 of this Article. The
				  disciplinary actions shall include one or both of the following:
(1) Imposition of an administrative civil
				  penalty by the department
(2)
				  Posting of a notice in accordance with section
				  42035.6(d)(2)
				  of the Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 11 - Product Stewardship › Article 4 - Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship Program › Section 18975.1 - Procedure for Imposing Administrative Civil Penalties

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(a) The department shall issue a written
				  notice of violation (NOV) before commencing an action to impose administrative
				  civil penalties. The NOV shall list and describe the nature of the
				  violation(s). The department shall issue a NOV to the respondent if the
				  department determines any of the following:
(1) That any covered entity, program
				  operator, stewardship organization, or authorized collector that sells, offers
				  for sale, or provides a covered product in California has violated this Article
				  or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.
(2) That a covered entity, stewardship
				  organization, program operator, pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy
				  chain failed to provide the department with the access to information required
				  pursuant to section
				  42035.6(a) through
				  (c) of the Public Resources Code or section
				  18974 of this
				  Article.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 11 - Product Stewardship › Article 4 - Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship Program › Section 18975.2 - Procedure for Stewardship Plan Revocation, Resubmittal, or Additional Compliance Reporting

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(a) If the department finds that a covered
				  entity, program operator, stewardship organization, or authorized collector has
				  failed to meet a material requirement of this Article or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of
				  Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, the department shall, in addition to
				  imposing any civil penalties authorized under this Article and Chapter 2 of
				  Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, take one or all of the
				  following actions:
(1) Revoke a previously
				  approved stewardship plan,
(2)
				  Require resubmittal of the stewardship plan, and/or
(3) Require additional reporting relating to
				  compliance with the material requirement(s), of this Article or Chapter 2 of
				  Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, that was/were not
				  met.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › General Provisions › Section 18981.1 - Scope of Chapter

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(a)
				  This chapter establishes the regulatory requirements for jurisdictions,
				  generators, haulers, solid waste facilities, and other entities to achieve the
				  organic waste disposal reduction targets codified in Section
				  39730.6
				  of the Health and Safety Code and Chapter 13.1 of Division 30 of the Public
				  Resources Code.
1. New
					 chapter 12 (general provisions and articles 1-17, sections
					 18981.1-18998.4), general
					 provisions (sections
					 18981.1-18981.2) and section filed
					 11-3-2020; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
					 42652.2(a)(6)
					 (Register 2020, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						40502,
						43020,
						43021
						and
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						40002,
						42652.5
						and
						42654,
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						39730.6,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › General Provisions › Section 18981.2 - Implementation Requirement on Jurisdictions

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(a) By January 1, 2022, a jurisdiction shall
				  adopt enforceable ordinance(s), or similarly enforceable mechanisms that are
				  consistent with the requirements of this chapter, to mandate that organic waste
				  generators, haulers, and other entities subject to the requirements of this
				  chapter that are subject to the jurisdiction's authority comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter.
(b) A
				  jurisdiction may designate a public or private entity to fulfill its
				  responsibilities under this chapter. A designation shall be made through any
				  one or more of the following:
(1) Contracts
				  with haulers or other private entities; or
(2) Agreements such as MOUs with other
				  jurisdictions, entities, regional agencies as defined in Public Resources Code
				  Section
				  40181,
				  or other government entities, including environmental health
				  departments.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 2 - Landfill Disposal and Reductions in Landfill Disposal › Section 18983.1 - Landfill Disposal and Recovery

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(a) The following dispositions of organic
				  waste shall be deemed to constitute landfill disposal:
(1) Final deposition at a landfill.
(2) Use as Alternative Daily Cover or
				  Alternative Intermediate Cover at a landfill.
(A) The use of non-organic material as
				  landfill cover shall not constitute landfill disposal of organic
				  waste.
(3) Any other
				  disposition not listed in Subdivision (b) of this section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984 - Combined Organic Waste Collection Services

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A jurisdiction may provide any combination of organic waste
					 collection services specified in Sections
					 18984.1,
					 18984.2, and
					 18984.3 to generators subject to
					 its authority.
1. New
					 article 3 (sections
					 18984-18984.14) and section filed
					 11-3-2020; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
					 42652.2(a)(6)
					 (Register 2020, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						40502,
						43020,
						43021
						and
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						39730.6,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.1 - Three-Container Organic Waste Collection Services

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(a) A jurisdiction may comply with the
				  requirements of this article by implementing a three-container organic waste
				  collection service and providing a green container, a blue container, and a
				  gray container to each generator in the following manner:
(1) The green container shall be provided for
				  the collection of organic waste. The green container shall be intended for the
				  collection of organic waste only and not non-organic waste. The contents of the
				  green container shall be transported to a facility that recovers source
				  separated organic waste.
(A) Compostable
				  plastics may be placed in the green container if the material meets the ASTM
				  D6400 sections
				  5.1 through
				  6.4.2 standard for compostability
				  as published May, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and the
				  contents of the green containers are transported to compostable material
				  handling operations or facilities or in-vessel digestion operations or
				  facilities that have provided written notification annually, to the
				  jurisdiction stating that the facility can process and recover that
				  material.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.2 - Two-Container Organic Waste Collection Services

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(a) A jurisdiction may comply with the
				  requirements of this article by implementing a two-container organic waste
				  collection service as provided below:
(1) A
				  two container system where a green container and a gray container are provided
				  and:
(A) The green container is limited to
				  the collection of organic waste only. The contents of the green container shall
				  be transported to a facility that specifically recovers source separated
				  organic waste.
(B) The gray
				  container allows for intentional comingling of all collected wastes, including
				  organic waste that is not designated for collection in the green container,
				  provided that the contents of the gray container are transported to a facility
				  that meets or exceeds the organic waste content recovery requirements specified
				  in Section
				  18984.3.
(C) Compostable plastics may be placed in the
				  green container if the material meets the ASTM D6400 sections
				  5.1 through
				  6.4.2 standard for compostability
				  as published May, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and contents
				  of the green containers are transported to compostable material handling
				  operations or facilities or in-vessel digestion operations or facilities that
				  have provided written notification annually to the jurisdiction stating that
				  the facility can process and recover that material; or
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.3 - Unsegregated Single-Container Collection Services

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(a) A jurisdiction may comply with the
				  requirements of this article by providing a single gray container to each
				  generator that allows for intentional comingling of all collected wastes,
				  including organic waste, provided that the contents of the gray container are
				  transported to a high diversion organic waste processing facility.
(b) If the facility that the container is
				  transported to has an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate
				  that is lower than required in Section
				  18982(a)(33) for
				  two (2) consecutive quarterly reporting periods or three (3) quarterly
				  reporting periods within three (3) years, the facility shall not qualify as a
				  high diversion organic waste processing facility.
(c) If the jurisdiction is in violation of
				  this section due to a facility to which it sends organic waste being unable to
				  meet the required annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate, the
				  jurisdiction shall be subject to the enforcement process in Section
				  18996.2, which may include a
				  corrective action plan as specified in that section allowing it time to meet
				  the requirements of this article prior to the Department seeking administrative
				  penalties.
(d) Notwithstanding
				  Subdivision (a), the contents of containers may be initially transported to a
				  consolidation site as defined in Section
				  17402 that complies with the
				  requirements of Section
				  17409.5.10.
(e) A jurisdiction may allow organic waste
				  specified for collection in the gray container to be placed in bags for
				  collection.
(f) Nothing in this
				  section is intended to prohibit a jurisdiction from providing an
				  uncontainerized green waste and yard waste collection service to its
				  generators, provided that the service complies with the following:
(1) Generators receiving that service must be
				  provided a collection service for the collection of other organic waste in a
				  manner that complies with this section.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.4 - Recordkeeping Requirements for Compliance with Organic Waste Collection Services

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(a) A jurisdiction shall include the
				  following information and documents in the Implementation Record required by
				  Section 18995.2:
(1) A description of which collection
				  method(s) it will use to comply with this article.
(2) The geographical area for each collection
				  method.
(3) If the jurisdiction is
				  using a service that requires the contents of containers provided by the
				  jurisdiction to be transported to a high diversion organic waste processing
				  facility, the jurisdiction shall at a minimum:
(A) List all high diversion organic waste
				  processing facilities used by the jurisdiction.
(B) List all approved haulers in the
				  jurisdiction that are allowed to take organic waste to the jurisdiction's
				  identified high diversion organic waste processing facility or
				  facilities.
(C) The geographical
				  area the hauler(s) serves, the routes serviced, or a list of addresses
				  served.
(4) If the
				  jurisdiction allows compostable plastics to be placed in the green container
				  pursuant to Section
				  18984.1 or
				  18984.2, a copy of written
				  notification received from each facility serving the jurisdiction indicating
				  that the facility recovers that material.
(5) If the jurisdiction allows organic waste
				  to be collected in plastic bags pursuant to Section
				  18984.1 or
				  18984.2, a copy of written
				  notification received from each facility serving the jurisdiction indicating
				  that the facility can process and remove plastic bags when it recovers source
				  separated organic waste.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.5 - Container Contamination Minimization

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(a) A generator shall not place prohibited
				  container contaminants in a collection container. A jurisdiction shall monitor
				  the containers provided to generators using a three-container or two-container
				  organic waste collection service pursuant to Section
				  18984.1 or
				  18984.2 to minimize prohibited
				  container contaminants in a manner that complies with either the provisions of
				  Subdivision (b) or the provisions of Subdivision (c) of this section.
(1) A jurisdiction that implements a
				  performance-based source separated collection service pursuant to Section
				  18998.1 shall monitor containers
				  through waste evaluations as specified in the provisions of Subdivision
				  (c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.6 - Recordkeeping Requirements for Container Contamination Minimization

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(a) A jurisdiction
				  shall include the following information and documents related to its compliance
				  with Section
				  18984.5, in the Implementation
				  Record required by Section
				  18995.2 of this chapter.
(1) A description of the jurisdiction's
				  process for determining the level of container contamination.
(2) Documentation of route reviews conducted
				  pursuant to Section
				  18984.5(b), as
				  described in Section
				  18995.1 of this chapter, if
				  applicable.
(3) If applicable,
				  documentation of waste evaluations performed pursuant to Section
				  18984.5(c),
				  including information on targeted route reviews conducted as a result of the
				  studies. The documentation shall at a minimum include dates of the studies, the
				  location of the solid waste facility where the study was performed, routes,
				  source sector (e.g. commercial or residential), number of samples, weights and
				  ratio of prohibited container contaminants and total sample size.
(4) Copies of all notices issued to
				  generators with prohibited container contaminants.
(5) Documentation of the number of containers
				  where the contents were disposed due to observation of prohibited container
				  contaminants.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.7 - Container Color Requirements

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(a) A jurisdiction shall provide containers,
				  for collection services, to generators that comply with the container color
				  requirements specified in this article.
(b) Notwithstanding Subdivision (a), a
				  jurisdiction is not required to replace functional containers, including
				  containers purchased prior to January 1, 2022, that do not comply with the
				  color requirements of this article prior to the end of the useful life of those
				  containers, or prior to January 1, 2036, whichever comes first.
1. New
					 section filed 11-3-2020; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code
					 section
					 42652.2(a)(6)
					 (Register 2020, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						40502,
						43020,
						43021
						and
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						39730.6,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.8 - Container Labeling Requirements

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(a) Commencing January 1, 2022, a
				  jurisdiction shall place a label on each new container or lid provided to
				  generators consistent with the applicable container collection requirements and
				  limitations of this article specifying what materials are allowed to be placed
				  in each container.
(b) A
				  jurisdiction may comply with this section by:
(1) Placing labels on containers that include
				  language or graphic images or both that indicate the primary materials accepted
				  and the primary materials prohibited in that container; or
(2) Providing containers with imprinted text
				  or graphic images that indicate the primary materials accepted and the primary
				  materials prohibited in that container.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.9 - Organic Waste Generator Requirements

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(a) Organic waste generators shall comply
				  with applicable local requirements adopted pursuant to this article for the
				  collection and recovery of organic waste, by either:
(1) Subscribing to and complying with the
				  requirements of the organic waste collection service provided by their
				  jurisdiction; or
(2) Self-hauling
				  organic waste in a manner that complies with the requirements of Article 7 of
				  this chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.10 - Commercial Business Owner Responsibilities

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(a) Commercial businesses shall provide or
				  arrange for organic waste collection services consistent with this article and
				  local requirements, for employees, contractors, tenants, and customers,
				  including supplying and allowing access to an adequate number, size, and
				  location of containers with sufficient labels or container color.
(b) Commercial businesses shall annually
				  provide information to employees, contractors, tenants, and customers about
				  organic waste recovery requirements and about proper sorting of organic waste.
(1) Commercial businesses shall provide
				  information to new tenants before or within 14 days of occupation of the
				  premises.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.11 - Waivers Granted by a Jurisdiction

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(a) A jurisdiction may grant one or more of
				  the following types of waivers to a generator of organic waste:
(1) De Minimis Waivers.
(A) A jurisdiction may waive a commercial
				  business' obligation to comply with some or all of the organic waste
				  requirements of this article if the commercial business provides documentation
				  or the jurisdiction has evidence demonstrating that:
1. The commercial business' total solid waste
				  collection service is two cubic yards or more per week and organic waste
				  subject to collection in a blue container or a green container as specified in
				  Section 18984.1(a)
				  comprises less than 20 gallons per week per applicable container of the
				  business' total waste.
2. The
				  commercial business' total solid waste collection service is less than two
				  cubic yards per week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue
				  container or a green container as specified in Section
				  18984.1(a)
				  comprises less than 10 gallons per week per applicable container of the
				  business' total waste.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.12 - Waivers and Exemptions Granted by the Department

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(a) Low population waivers.
(1) A jurisdiction may apply to the
				  Department for a waiver for the jurisdiction and some or all its generators
				  from some or all of the requirements of this article if the following apply:
(A) The jurisdiction disposed less than 5,000
				  tons of solid waste in 2014 as reported in the Disposal Reporting
				  System.
(B) The jurisdiction has a
				  total population of less than 7,500 people.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.13 - Emergency Circumstances, Abatement, Quarantined Materials and Federally Regulated Waste

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(a)
				  Emergency Processing Facility Temporary Equipment or Operational Failure
				  Waivers.
(1) If the facility processing a
				  jurisdiction's organic waste notifies the jurisdiction that unforeseen
				  operational restrictions have been imposed upon it by a regulatory agency or
				  that an unforeseen equipment or operational failure will temporarily prevent
				  the facility from processing and recovering organic waste, the jurisdiction may
				  allow the organic waste stream transported to that facility to be deposited in
				  a landfill or landfills for up to 90 days from the date of the restriction or
				  failure.
(2) A jurisdiction shall
				  notify the Department in writing within 10 days of a waiver decision pursuant
				  to Subdivision (a)(1). The notice sent to the Department shall include a
				  description of the equipment failure or operational restriction that occurred
				  at the facility, the period of time that the jurisdiction will allow the
				  organic waste stream to be deposited in a landfill or landfills, and the
				  Recycling and Disposal Reporting System Number of the facility that experienced
				  the temporary equipment or operational failure preventing it from receiving
				  some or all of the jurisdiction's waste.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 3 - Organic Waste Collection Services › Section 18984.14 - Recordkeeping Requirements for Waivers and Exemptions

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(a) A jurisdiction shall include the
				  following information and documents in the Implementation Record required by
				  Section 18995.2:
(1) A copy of all correspondence received
				  from a facility that triggered a Processing Facility Temporary Equipment or
				  Operational Failure Waiver and documentation setting forth the date of issuance
				  of the waiver, the timeframe for the waiver, and the locations or routes
				  affected by the waiver.
(2) A
				  description of the jurisdiction's process for issuing waivers and frequency of
				  inspections by the jurisdiction to verify the validity of waivers.
(3) A copy of all De Minimis Waivers,
				  including the location, date issued, and name of generators.
(4) A copy of all Physical Space Waivers,
				  including the location, date issued, and name of generators.
(5) A copy of all collection frequency
				  waivers, including the location, date issued, and name of generators.
(6) A record of the amount of sediment debris
				  that is disposed pursuant to Section
				  18984.13 on an annual
				  basis.
(7) A record of the amount
				  of solid waste removed from homeless encampments and illegal disposal sites as
				  part of an abatement activities if the total amount of material removed exceeds
				  100 tons.
(8) A copy of all
				  compliance agreements for quarantined organic waste that is disposed, including
				  the name of generator, date issued, location of final disposition, and the
				  amount of organic waste that was required to be disposed at a solid waste
				  landfill.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 4 - Education and Outreach › Section 18985.1 - Organic Waste Recovery Education and Outreach

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(a) Prior to February 1, 2022, and annually
				  thereafter, a jurisdiction shall provide the following to organic waste
				  generators that are provided an organic waste collection service pursuant to
				  Article 3 of this chapter:
(1) Information on
				  the organic waste generator's requirements to properly separate materials in
				  appropriate containers pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Information on methods for: the
				  prevention of organic waste generation, recycling organic waste on-site,
				  sending organic waste to community composting, and any other local requirements
				  regarding organic waste.
(3)
				  Information regarding the methane reduction benefits of reducing the landfill
				  disposal of organic waste, and the methods of organic waste recovery the
				  organic waste collection service uses.
(4) Information regarding how to recover
				  organic waste and a list of approved haulers.
(5) Information related to the public health
				  and safety and environmental impacts associated with the landfill disposal of
				  organic waste.
(6) Information
				  regarding programs for the donation of edible food.
(7) If a jurisdiction allows generators
				  subject to its authority to self-haul organic waste pursuant to Section
				  18988.1, information regarding
				  self-hauling requirements shall be included in education and outreach
				  material.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 4 - Education and Outreach › Section 18985.2 - Edible Food Recovery Education and Outreach

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(a) On or before February 1, 2022 a
				  jurisdiction shall:
(1) Develop a list of
				  food recovery organizations identified in Section
				  18982(a)(25)(A)-(B)
				  and food recovery services operating within the jurisdiction and maintain the
				  list on the jurisdiction's website. The list shall be updated annually. The
				  list shall include, at a minimum, the following information about each food
				  recovery organization and each food recovery service:
(A) Name and physical address.
(B) Contact information.
(C) Collection service area.
(D) An indication of types of food the food
				  recovery service or organization can accept for food
				  recovery.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 4 - Education and Outreach › Section 18985.3 - Recordkeeping Requirements for a Jurisdiction's Compliance with Education and Outreach Requirements

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(a) A jurisdiction shall include all relevant
				  documents supporting its compliance with this article in the Implementation
				  Record required by Section
				  18995.2 of this chapter,
				  including, but not limited to:
(1) Copies of
				  the information provided to comply with this article, including: flyers,
				  brochures, newsletters, invoice messaging, and website and social media
				  postings.
(2) The date, and to whom
				  the information was disseminated or direct contact made. If a jurisdiction
				  provides mass distribution through mailings, or bill inserts, it shall provide
				  the date, a copy of the information, and the type and number of accounts
				  receiving the information.
(3) If
				  the requirements of this article were met solely through the use of electronic
				  media, the record shall include a copy, with dates posted, of social media
				  posts, e-mails or other electronic messages.
(4) If a jurisdiction relies on a designee,
				  as allowed in Section
				  18981.2, to comply with this
				  section, it shall include a copy of the materials distributed by the
				  designee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 5 - Generators of Organic Waste › Section 18986.1 - Non-Local Entities Requirements

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(a) Non-local entities shall comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter to prevent and reduce the generation of organic
				  waste by:
(1) Subscribing to and complying
				  with the requirements of an organic waste collection service that meets the
				  requirements of Article 3 of this chapter; or
(2) Self-hauling organic waste in a manner
				  that complies with the requirements of Article 7 of this
				  chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 5 - Generators of Organic Waste › Section 18986.2 - Local Education Agencies Requirements

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(a) Local education agencies shall comply
				  with the requirements of this chapter to prevent and reduce the generation of
				  organic waste by:
(1) Subscribing and
				  complying with the requirements of an organic waste collection service that
				  meets the requirements of Article 3 of this chapter; or
(2) Self-hauling organic waste in a manner
				  that complies with the requirements of Article 7 of this
				  chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 5 - Generators of Organic Waste › Section 18986.3 - Waivers for Non-Local Entities and Local Education Agencies

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(a) The Department
				  shall waive a non-local entity's or local education agency's obligation to
				  comply with some or all of organic waste collection service requirements of
				  this article if the entity or agency provides documentation demonstrating that
				  any of the following apply:
(1) The total
				  solid waste collection service subscribed to is two cubic yards or more per
				  week and organic waste subject to collection in a blue container or a green
				  container as specified in Section
				  18984.1(a)
				  comprises less than 20 gallons per week per applicable container of the
				  non-local entity's or local education agency's total waste.
(2) The total solid waste collection service
				  subscribed to is less than two cubic yards per week and organic waste subject
				  to collection in a blue container or a green container as specified in Section
				  18984.1(a)
				  comprises less than 10 gallons per week per applicable container of the
				  non-local entity's or local education agency's total waste.
(3) A hauler, licensed architect, or licensed
				  engineer has determined that there is not adequate space for separate organic
				  waste containers.
(4) The entity is
				  located within a jurisdiction or census tract that has been granted a waiver by
				  the Department pursuant to Section
				  18984.12.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 6 - Biosolids Generated at a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Potw) › Section 18987.1 - Biosolids Generation at a Potw

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(a) A POTW generating biosolids is not
				  subject to the following:
(1) The generator
				  requirements set forth in Section
				  18984.9.
(2) The organic waste recovery and
				  measurement requirements described in Sections
				  17409.5.1 through
				  17409.5.8 of this
				  division.
(3) The recordkeeping and
				  reporting requirement described in Section
				  17414.2 of this
				  division.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 7 - Regulation of Haulers › Section 18988.1 - Jurisdiction Approval of Haulers and Self-Haulers

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(a) A jurisdiction shall require haulers
				  providing residential, commercial, or industrial organic waste collection
				  services to generators within its boundaries to meet the requirements and
				  standards of this chapter as a condition of approval of a contract, agreement,
				  or other authorization to collect organic waste.
(1) A jurisdiction shall require haulers to
				  identify the facilities to which they will transport organic waste as a
				  requirement for approval.
(2) A
				  jurisdiction shall require haulers providing an organic waste collection
				  service to comply with the applicable requirements of Article 3 of this
				  chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 7 - Regulation of Haulers › Section 18988.2 - Haulers of Organic Waste Requirements

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(a) A hauler providing residential,
				  commercial, or industrial organic waste collection services shall comply with
				  all of the following:
(1) Organic waste
				  collected by the hauler shall be transported to a facility, operation, activity
				  or property that recovers organic waste as defined in Article 2 of this
				  chapter.
(2) Obtain applicable
				  approval issued by the jurisdiction pursuant to Section
				  18988.1.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 7 - Regulation of Haulers › Section 18988.3 - Self-Haulers of Organic Waste

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(a) Generators of organic waste may, in
				  compliance with Section
				  18988.1 of this division,
				  self-haul their own organic waste.
(b) A generator who is a self-hauler of
				  organic waste shall comply with the following:
(1) The generator shall source separate all
				  organic waste generated on site in a manner consistent with Sections
				  18984.1 and
				  18984.2, or haul organic waste to
				  a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in Section
				  18984.3.
(2) The generator shall haul source separated
				  organic waste to a solid waste facility operation, activity, or property that
				  processes or recovers source separated organic waste.
(3) The generator shall keep a record of the
				  amount of organic waste delivered to each solid waste facility, operation,
				  activity, or property that processes or recovers organic waste; this record
				  shall be subject to inspection by the jurisdiction.
(A) The records shall include delivery
				  receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.
(B) The record shall indicate the amount of
				  material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each
				  entity.
(C) Notwithstanding
				  Subdivision (b)(3)(A), if the material is transported to an entity that does
				  not have scales on-site, or employs scales incapable of weighing the
				  self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of
				  waste received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of
				  material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic
				  waste.
(4) A residential
				  organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record
				  or report the information identified in Subdivision (b)(3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 7 - Regulation of Haulers › Section 18988.4 - Recordkeeping Requirements for Compliance with Jurisdiction Hauler Program

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(a) A jurisdiction
				  shall include all relevant documents supporting its compliance with this
				  article in the Implementation Record required by Article 14 of this chapter.
				  Records maintained shall include but are not limited to copies of:
(1) Ordinances, contracts, franchise
				  agreements, policies, procedures, or programs relevant to this
				  section.
(2) A description of the
				  jurisdiction's hauler program including:
(A)
				  Type(s) of hauler system(s) the jurisdiction uses.
(B) Type(s) and condition(s) of approvals per
				  type of hauler, and criteria for approvals, denials and revocations.
(C) The process for issuing, revoking, and
				  denying written approvals.
(D) Any
				  requirements associated with self-hauling and back-hauling.
(3) A record of hauler compliance with local
				  ordinance(s) and the requirements of this article including the following
				  information:
(A) Copies of all reports
				  required from haulers.
(B) Copies
				  of all written approvals, denials, and
				  revocations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 8 - Calgreen Building Standards and Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance › Section 18989.1 - Calgreen Building Codes

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(a) A jurisdiction shall adopt an ordinance
				  or other enforceable requirement that requires compliance with the following
				  provisions of the California Green Building Standards Code, California Code of
				  Regulations, Title 24, Part 11 as amended July 1, 2019 and effective January 1,
				  2020:
(1) Section
				  4.410.2 Recycling by Occupants
				  Residential and Section
				  5.410.1 Recycling by Occupants
				  Non-residential.
(2) For organic
				  waste commingled with construction and demolition debris, Section
				  4.408.1 Construction Waste
				  Management Residential and Section
				  5.408.1 Construction Waste
				  Management non-residential.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 8 - Calgreen Building Standards and Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance › Section 18989.2 - Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance

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(a) A jurisdiction shall adopt an ordinance
				  or other enforceable requirement that requires compliance with Sections
				  492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and
				  (G) of the Model Water Efficient Landscape
				  Ordinance, Title 23, Division 2, Chapter 2.7 of the California Code of
				  Regulations as amended September 15, 2015.
(b) For the purposes of this section
				  "jurisdiction" means a city, a county, or a city and county.
1. New
					 section filed 11-3-2020; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code
					 section
					 42652.2(a)(6)
					 (Register 2020, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						40502,
						43020,
						43021
						and
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						42652.5,
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						39730.6,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 9 - Locally Adopted Standards and Policies › Section 18990.1 - Organic Waste Recovery Standards and Policies

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(a) Nothing in this chapter is intended to
				  limit the authority of a jurisdiction to adopt standards that are more
				  stringent than the requirements of this chapter, except as provided in
				  Subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) A jurisdiction shall not implement or
				  enforce an ordinance, policy, procedure, permit condition, or initiative that
				  includes provisions that do any of the following:
(1) Prohibit, or otherwise unreasonably limit
				  or restrict, the lawful processing and recovery of organic waste through a
				  method identified in Article 2 of this chapter.
(2) Limit a particular solid waste facility,
				  operation, property, or activity from accepting organic waste imported from
				  outside of the jurisdiction for processing or recovery.
(3) Limit the export of organic waste to a
				  facility, operation, property or activity outside of the jurisdiction that
				  recovers the organic waste through a method identified in Article 2 of this
				  chapter.
(4) Require a generator or
				  a hauler to transport organic waste to a solid waste facility or operation that
				  does not process or recover organic waste.
(5) Require a generator to use an organic
				  waste collection service or combination of services that do not recover at
				  least the same types of organic waste recovered by a service the generator
				  previously had in place.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants › Article 9 - Locally Adopted Standards and Policies › Section 18990.2 - Edible Food Recovery Standards and Policies

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(a) A jurisdiction shall not implement or
				  enforce an ordinance, policy, or procedure that prohibits the ability of a
				  generator, food recovery organization, or food recovery service to recover
				  edible food that could be recovered for human consumption.
(b) A local education agency shall not
				  implement or enforce an ordinance, policy, or procedure that prohibits share
				  tables or requires schools to adhere to a food safety standard not specified in
				  Part 7 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be
				  construed to limit or conflict with the provisions of the California Good
				  Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017 (the act). Specifically:
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be
				  construed to limit the amount or types of foods that may be donated under the
				  act.
(2) Nothing in this chapter
				  shall be construed to limit the ability of a person, gleaner or food facility
				  to donate food as provided for in Sections
				  114432
				  and
				  114433
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(3)
				  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to reduce the immunities provided by
				  the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act as specified in Section
				  114434
				  of the Health and Safety Code.