California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 11 - Product Stewardship › Article 3 - Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Program › Section 18962 - Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A used mattress recovery and recycling
				  plan (plan) shall follow the standard outline below and contain the following:
(1) Proof of Certification.
(2) Program Goals, Methods, and Activities.
(A) Identify program objectives consistent
				  with California's solid waste management hierarchy as required by subdivision
				  (a) of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code.
(B)
				  Describe how the program will meet the requirements of subdivisions (d), (g),
				  (i), (j), (k), (
l
), (m), (o), and (p) of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code.
(C)
				  Describe proper end of life management of used mattresses, including but not
				  limited to, a description of how the program will prevent cross contamination
				  of mattresses by bed bugs.
(D)
				  Describe how the program will increase the quantity of materials recovered and
				  recycled, and market development activities that will be conducted in order to
				  ensure these materials will be used.
(E) Describe how the program will provide
				  convenient mattress collection and drop-off services, without unnecessary
				  duplication of effort and expense, including, but not limited to, contractual
				  agreements.
(F) Describe how
				  consumers of mattresses in California will have a convenient opportunity to
				  recycle and properly manage their used mattresses, including the number,
				  location, and type of collection points in the program.
(G) For plans submitted after January 1,
				  2018, identify objectives and activities that will comply with the state
				  mattress recycling goals, pursuant to section
				  42987.5
				  of the Public Resources Code.
(3) Contact information per section
				  18961.
(4) Stakeholder Consultation Process per
				  subdivision (c) of section
				  42987.1
				  and
				  42987.2
				  of the Public Resources Code.
(5)
				  Performance Measurement. Include the requirements of subdivisions (f) and (h)
				  of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code.
(6)
				  Financing Mechanism. Includes the requirements of subdivisions (e) of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code, and audits per subdivision (b) of section
				  42990
				  of the Public Resources Code. A mattress recycling organization shall allocate
				  revenues and expenses applicable to this program in accordance with Generally
				  Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
(7) Education and Outreach. Describe
				  education and outreach efforts as required by subdivision (n) of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code, including methods of distribution. The plan may
				  also include a description of education and outreach efforts to all parties
				  affected by the program and may include additional options available for
				  consumers to dispose of their used mattresses, such as mattress
				  renovation.
(8) Advisory Committee
				  Report. Include the report by the mattress recycling organization advisory
				  committee as required by subdivision (q) of section
				  42987.1
				  of the Public Resources Code. The mattress recycling organization's plan may
				  include a description of how it addressed the points or recommendations raised
				  in the advisory committee report.