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DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT
40000-49654
PART 1. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
40000-40520
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
40000-40063
ARTICLE 1. Findings and Declarations
40000-40004
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
40050-40063
CHAPTER 2. Definitions
40100-40201
CHAPTER 3. Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
40400-40520
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
40400-40403
ARTICLE 2. Staff
40430-40432
ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties
40501-40512
ARTICLE 4. Debris Cleanup and Removal
40520
PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
40900-41956
CHAPTER 1. Plan Preparation
40900-40977
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings
40900-40901
ARTICLE 1.5. Board Assistance in Local Planning
40910-40913
ARTICLE 2. Local Task Forces
40950
ARTICLE 3. Regional Agencies
40970-40977
CHAPTER 2. City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements
41000-41260
ARTICLE 1. Requirements
41000-41003
ARTICLE 2. Waste Characterization Component
41030-41033
ARTICLE 3. Source Reduction Component
41050-41054
ARTICLE 4. Recycling Component
41070-41075
ARTICLE 5. Composting Component
41200-41204
ARTICLE 6. Education and Public Information Component
41220
ARTICLE 7. Funding Component
41230
ARTICLE 8. Special Waste Component
41250
ARTICLE 9. Facility Capacity Component
41260
CHAPTER 3. County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements
41300-41460
ARTICLE 1. Requirements
41300-41303
ARTICLE 2. Waste Characterization Component
41330-41333
ARTICLE 3. Source Reduction Component
41350-41354
ARTICLE 4. Recycling Component
41370-41375
ARTICLE 5. Composting Component
41400-41404
ARTICLE 6. Education and Public Information Component
41420
ARTICLE 7. Funding Component
41430
ARTICLE 8. Special Waste Component
41450
ARTICLE 9. Facility Capacity Component
41460
CHAPTER 3.5. Household Hazardous Waste Elements
41500-41516
ARTICLE 1. City Household Hazardous Waste Elements
41500-41502
ARTICLE 2. County Household Hazardous Waste Elements
41510-41512
ARTICLE 3. Educational Information
41515
ARTICLE 4. Covered Electronic Waste
41516
CHAPTER 4. Countywide Siting Elements
41700-41721.5
ARTICLE 1. Element Preparation
41700-41704
ARTICLE 2. Tentative Reservations
41710-41712
ARTICLE 3. General Plan Consistency
41720
ARTICLE 4. Local Agency Approval
41721-41721.5
CHAPTER 4.5. Nondisposal Facility Elements
41730-41736
ARTICLE 1. City Nondisposal Facility Elements
41730
ARTICLE 2. County Nondisposal Facility Element
41731
ARTICLE 3. Requirements
41732-41736
CHAPTER 5. Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plans
41750-41770
ARTICLE 1. Plan Preparation
41750-41751
ARTICLE 2. Plan Approval
41760
ARTICLE 3. Plan Revision
41770
CHAPTER 6. Planning Requirements
41780-41794
ARTICLE 1. Waste Diversion
41780-41783.1
ARTICLE 1.5. Rural Assistance
41787-41787.5
ARTICLE 2. Board Review
41790-41794
CHAPTER 7. Approval of Local Planning
41800-41851
ARTICLE 1. Board Approval
41800-41802
ARTICLE 2. Deficiencies
41810-41813
ARTICLE 3. Other Provisions
41820.5-41822
ARTICLE 4. Review and Compliance Orders
41825
ARTICLE 5. Enforcement and Penalties
41850-41851
CHAPTER 8. Local Fee Authority
41900-41904
CHAPTER 9. Unlawful Acts
41950-41956
ARTICLE 1. Generally
41950-41956
PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS
42000-42999.7
CHAPTER 1. Market Development Programs
42000-42025
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42000-42002
ARTICLE 2. Market Development Plan
42005-42009
ARTICLE 3. Market Development Zone Program
42010-42025
CHAPTER 2. Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship
42030-42036.4
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42030
ARTICLE 2. Covered Entities and Stewardship Organizations
42031-42031.6
ARTICLE 3. Stewardship Plans
42032-42032.2
ARTICLE 4. Reports, Budgets, and Records
42033-42033.6
ARTICLE 5. Financial Provisions
42034-42034.4
ARTICLE 6. Enforcement
42035-42035.8
ARTICLE 7. Miscellaneous Provisions
42036-42036.4
CHAPTER 3. Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
42040-42084
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42040-42041
ARTICLE 2. Producer Responsibility
42050-42057
ARTICLE 3. Program Administration
42060-42067
ARTICLE 4. Producer Responsibility Advisory Board
42070
ARTICLE 5. Enforcement
42080-42084
CHAPTER 3.5. Metallic Discards
42160-42185
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42160-42168
ARTICLE 2. Disposal of Metallic Discard
42170-42172
ARTICLE 3. Processing Metallic Discards
42175-42175.1
ARTICLE 4. Fees and Surcharges for Recycling Residue
42185
CHAPTER 5. Compost Market Program
42230-42246
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42230-42231
ARTICLE 2. Compost Market Program
42240-42246
CHAPTER 5.2. Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments
42270-42273
CHAPTER 5.3. Single-Use Carryout Bags
42280-42288
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42280
ARTICLE 2. Reusable Grocery Bags
42281-42282.1
ARTICLE 3. Single-Use Carryout Bags
42283-42284
ARTICLE 4. Enforcement
42285
ARTICLE 5. Preemption
42287
ARTICLE 6. Financial Provisions
42288
CHAPTER 5.4. Plastic Trash Bags
42290-42298
CHAPTER 5.5. Plastic Packaging Containers
42300-42345
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings and Definitions
42300-42301
ARTICLE 2. Manufacturing
42310-42310.3
ARTICLE 3. Penalties, Regulations, and Report
42320-42327
ARTICLE 4. Waivers
42330
ARTICLE 5. Exemptions
42340-42345
CHAPTER 5.6. Plastic Ring Devices
42350
CHAPTER 5.7. Products
42355-42358.5
CHAPTER 5.9. Plastic Microbeads Nuisance Prevention Law
42360-42366
CHAPTER 6. Sustainable Packaging for the State of California Act of 2018
42370-42370.7
CHAPTER 6.1. Small Plastic Bottles
42372
CHAPTER 6.5. Expanded Polystyrene Loosefill Packaging
42390
CHAPTER 7. Retreaded Tire Program
42400-42416
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42400-42401
ARTICLE 2. Retreaded Tire Program
42410-42416
CHAPTER 7.5. Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022
42420-42428
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42420-42420.4
ARTICLE 2. Program Operators for Covered Batteries
42421-42421.2
ARTICLE 3. Stewardship Plans for Covered Batteries
42422-42422.6
ARTICLE 4. Financial Provisions
42423-42423.1
ARTICLE 5. Records, Audits, and Reports for Covered Batteries
42424-42424.4
ARTICLE 6. Enforcement
42425-42425.4
ARTICLE 7. Antitrust Immunity
42426
ARTICLE 8. Preemption and Interstate Collaboration
42427-42428
CHAPTER 8. Recycled Battery Programs
42440-42450.5
ARTICLE 1. Lead-Acid Battery Program
42440-42443
ARTICLE 2. Household Battery Program
42450
ARTICLE 3. Lithium-Ion Batteries
42450.5
CHAPTER 8.4. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act of 2006
42451-42457
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42451
ARTICLE 2. Definitions
42452
ARTICLE 3. Rechargeable Battery Recycling
42453-42454
ARTICLE 4. Annual Return Data
42456
ARTICLE 5. Repeal
42457
CHAPTER 8.5. Electronic Waste Recycling
42460-42486
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42460-42461.5
ARTICLE 2. Definitions
42463
ARTICLE 3. Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fees and Covered Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling Fees
42464-42464.8
ARTICLE 4. Manufacturer Responsibility
42465-42467
ARTICLE 5. Administration
42472-42475.4
ARTICLE 6. Financial Provisions
42476-42479
ARTICLE 7. State Agency Procurement
42480
ARTICLE 8. Inapplicability of Chapter
42485-42486
CHAPTER 8.6. Right to Repair Act
42488-42488.3
CHAPTER 8.7. Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004
42490-42499.5
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
42490-42490.1
ARTICLE 2. Definitions
42493
ARTICLE 3. Cell Phone Recycling
42494-42495
ARTICLE 4. Statewide Recycling Goals
42496.4
ARTICLE 5. State Agency Procurement
42498
ARTICLE 6. Effect of Act
42499
ARTICLE 7. Repeal
42499.5
CHAPTER 9. Technical Assistance Program
42500-42540
ARTICLE 1. Enforcement Agency Training and Assistance
42500-42501
ARTICLE 2. Nonyard Wood Waste Disposal Minimization
42510-42511
ARTICLE 3. Plastic Recycling Assistance
42520
ARTICLE 5. City and County Integrated Waste Management Plans
42540
CHAPTER 9.5. Telephone Directory Recycling
42550-42558
ARTICLE 1. Telephone Directory Recycling Goals
42550-42556
ARTICLE 2. Recyclable Telephone Directories
42557-42558
CHAPTER 10. Office Paper Recovery Program
42560-42562
CHAPTER 12. Public Information and Education
42600-42605
CHAPTER 12.5. Schoolsite Source Reduction and Recycling
42620-42622
CHAPTER 12.6. Schoolsite Source Reduction and Recycling Assistance Program
42630-42647
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings
42630
ARTICLE 2. Definitions
42635
ARTICLE 3. Diversion
42638
ARTICLE 4. Models and School Waste Reduction Tools
42640
ARTICLE 5. Training, Assistance, and Information
42641-42642
ARTICLE 6. Grants
42645-42647
CHAPTER 12.7. Large Venue Recycling
42648-42648.7
CHAPTER 12.8. Recycling of Commercial Solid Waste
42649-42649.7
CHAPTER 12.9. Recycling of Organic Waste
42649.8-42649.87
CHAPTER 13. Research and Development Program
42650-42651
CHAPTER 13.1. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
42652-42655
CHAPTER 14. Paving Materials
42700-42705
ARTICLE 1. Recycled Materials
42700-42704.6
ARTICLE 2. Tire-Fired Kilns
42705
CHAPTER 15. Newsprint
42750-42791
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42750-42756
ARTICLE 2. Recycled-Content Newsprint Program
42760-42762
ARTICLE 3. Certification of Use
42770-42775
ARTICLE 4. False Certification
42780-42783
ARTICLE 5. Penalties
42790-42791
CHAPTER 16. Waste Tires
42800-42855
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42800-42808
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
42810-42812
ARTICLE 3. Major Waste Tire Facility Permits
42820-42825
ARTICLE 4. Minor Waste Tire Facility Permits
42830-42835
ARTICLE 5. Renewal, Suspension, or Revocation
42840-42849
ARTICLE 6. Administrative Enforcement
42850-42855
CHAPTER 17. California Tire Recycling Act
42860-42895
ARTICLE 1. Findings
42860-42861
ARTICLE 2. Storage at Landfills
42865-42867
ARTICLE 3. Tire Recycling
42870-42875
ARTICLE 4. Administration
42880-42883
ARTICLE 5. Financial Provisions
42885-42889.4
ARTICLE 6. Use of Recycled Tire Products by State Agencies
42890-42895
CHAPTER 18. California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act of 1991
42900-42912
ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Findings and Declarations
42900-42901
ARTICLE 2. Definitions
42905
ARTICLE 3. Ordinances
42910-42912
CHAPTER 18.5. State Agency Integrated Waste Management Plan
42920-42927
CHAPTER 19. Tire Hauler Registration
42950-42967
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42950
ARTICLE 2. Registration and General Provisions
42951-42957
ARTICLE 3. Renewal, Suspension, and Revocation
42958-42961.7
ARTICLE 4. Enforcement
42962-42963
ARTICLE 5. Financial Provisions
42964
ARTICLE 6. Administration
42966-42967
CHAPTER 20. Product Stewardship for Carpets
42970-42983
CHAPTER 21. Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act
42985-42994
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
42986
ARTICLE 2. Mattress Recycling Plan
42987-42987.5
ARTICLE 3. Budget
42988-42988.3
ARTICLE 4. Mattress Recycling Charge
42989-42989.4
ARTICLE 5. Records, Audits, and Annual Report
42990-42990.2
ARTICLE 6. Mattress Recycling and Renovating
42991
ARTICLE 7. Retailer Used Mattress Take-back
42992
ARTICLE 8. Enforcement
42993-42993.3
ARTICLE 9. Emergency Regulatory Authority
42993.4
ARTICLE 10. Antitrust Immunity
42994
CHAPTER 22. Waste Diversion and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Financial Assistance
42995-42999.7
PART 4. SOLID WASTE FACILITIES
43000-44820
CHAPTER 1. Solid Waste Facility Standards
43000-43050
ARTICLE 1. Landfill Facility Requirements
43000
ARTICLE 2. Handling and Disposal Standards
43020-43035
ARTICLE 3. Financial Responsibility
43040
ARTICLE 4. Long-Term Threats to Landfills
43050
CHAPTER 1.5. The Solid Waste Disposal Regulatory Reform Act of 1993
43100-43103
CHAPTER 2. Solid Waste Handling and Disposal
43200-43610.1
ARTICLE 1. Local Enforcement Agencies
43200-43222
ARTICLE 1.5. Local Enforcement Agency Grants
43230-43232
ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties of the Board
43300-43310.1
ARTICLE 3. Closure Plans
43500-43510
ARTICLE 4. Financial Ability
43600-43610.1
CHAPTER 3. Permit and Inspection Program
44000.5-44210
ARTICLE 1. Solid Waste Facility Permits
44000.5-44018
ARTICLE 2. Facility Inspections
44100-44107
ARTICLE 3. Other Requirements
44150-44152
ARTICLE 4. Development of Solid Waste Management Facilities on Indian Country
44201-44210
CHAPTER 4. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Permits
44300-44310
ARTICLE 1. Denial of Permits
44300
ARTICLE 2. Suspension or Revocation
44305-44310
CHAPTER 5. Asbestos Containing Waste
44820
PART 5. ENFORCEMENT
45000-45025
CHAPTER 1. Administrative Enforcement
45000-45024
ARTICLE 1. Corrective Action Orders
45000-45003
ARTICLE 2. Cease and Desist Orders
45005
ARTICLE 3. Civil Penalties
45010-45024
CHAPTER 2. Criminal Enforcement
45025
PART 6. APPEALS
45030-45042
CHAPTER 1. Enforcement Agency Action
45030-45032
CHAPTER 2. Judicial Review
45040-45042
PART 7. OTHER PROVISIONS
47000-48707
CHAPTER 1. Household Hazardous Substance Information and Collection
47000-47550
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings and Definitions
47000-47004
ARTICLE 2. Public Information Program
47050-47052
ARTICLE 3. Household Hazardous Waste Management
47100-47109
ARTICLE 3.3. Home-Generated Sharps Waste Collection
47115-47116
ARTICLE 3.5. Household Hazardous Waste Grants
47200-47203
ARTICLE 4. Liability
47550
CHAPTER 2. Finances
47901-48028
ARTICLE 1. The Integrated Waste Management Fund
47901-47902
ARTICLE 2. Management of the Fund
48000-48008
ARTICLE 2.1. State Solid Waste Postclosure and Corrective Action Trust Fund
48010-48013
ARTICLE 2.5. Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program
48020-48028
CHAPTER 2.5. Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program
48100-48106
CHAPTER 3. Other Provisions
48500-48502
CHAPTER 4. California Oil Recycling Enhancement
48600-48691
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings
48600
ARTICLE 2. Short Title
48601
ARTICLE 3. Definitions
48610-48625
ARTICLE 4. Used Oil Recycling
48630-48632
ARTICLE 5. Administration
48640-48645
ARTICLE 6. Financial Provisions
48650-48657
ARTICLE 7. Certification
48660-48662
ARTICLE 8. Reporting
48670-48676
ARTICLE 9. Enforcement
48680
ARTICLE 10. Local Used Oil Collection Program
48690-48691
CHAPTER 5. Architectural Paint Recovery Program
48700-48707
PART 8. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
49000-49620
CHAPTER 1. Garbage Disposal Districts
49000-49050
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
49000
ARTICLE 2. Formation
49005-49017
ARTICLE 3. Administration
49018-49020
ARTICLE 4. Taxation
49030-49032
ARTICLE 5. Claims
49040
ARTICLE 6. Annexation
49050
CHAPTER 2. Garbage and Refuse Disposal Districts
49100-49195
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
49100
ARTICLE 2. Formation
49110-49118
ARTICLE 3. Board of Directors
49120-49123
ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties
49130-49131
ARTICLE 5. Taxation
49140-49144
ARTICLE 6. Claims
49150
ARTICLE 7. Bonds
49160-49181
ARTICLE 8. Revenue Bonds
49190
ARTICLE 9. Change of Boundaries
49195
CHAPTER 3. Franchise by Counties
49200-49205
CHAPTER 4. City Garbage Disposal Contracts
49300
CHAPTER 5. Garbage and Refuse Dumps
49400
CHAPTER 6. Solid Waste Enterprises
49500-49524
ARTICLE 1. Definitions
49500-49505
ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings
49510
ARTICLE 3. Continuation of Services
49520-49524
CHAPTER 7. Burning Garbage
49600-49620
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
49600-49602
ARTICLE 2. Cremation of Animal Refuse
49620
PART 9. Premoistened Nonwoven Disposable Wipes
49650-49654