California Legal Codes and Statutes

Division 30 - WASTE MANAGEMENT

California Public Resources Code — §§ 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
§§ 42279-42288
Article 1 - Legislative Findings and Declarations
§§ 42279
Article 1.5 - Definitions
§§ 42280
Article 2 - Reusable Grocery Bags
§§ 42281.2
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 6.6 - Reusable or Refillable Propane Cylinders
§§ 42395-42395.2
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
Chapter - 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
§§ 42649.8-42649.86
Chapter 13 - Research and Development Program
§§ 42650-42651
Chapter 13.1 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
§§ 42652-42656
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
Title - 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 19.5 - Carpet Producer Responsibility Program
§§ 42968-42968.80
Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions
§§ 42968-42968.4
Article 2 - Producers and Producer Responsibility Organizations
§§ 42968.20-42968.24
Article 3 - Producer Responsibility Plan
§§ 42968.30-42968.35
Article 4 - Mandatory Sorting
§§ 42968.40
Article 5 - Financial Provisions
§§ 42968.50-42968.52
Article 6 - Records, Audits, and Reports
§§ 42968.60-42968.63
Article 7 - Enforcement
§§ 42968.70-42968.74
Article 8 - Antitrust Immunity
§§ 42968.80
Chapter 20 - Product Stewardship for Carpets
§§ 42970-42983.5
Chapter 20.5 - Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024
§§ 42984-42984.27
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 42984-42984.3
Article 2 - Producers
§§ 42984.4-42984.5
Article 3 - Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs)
§§ 42984.6-42984.7
Article 4 - Producer Responsibility Plan for Covered Products
§§ 42984.8-42984.12
Article 5 - Financial Provisions
§§ 42984.13-42984.14
Article 6 - Records, Audits, and Reports
§§ 42984.15-42984.18
Article 7 - Department Responsibilities
§§ 42984.19
Article 8 - Enforcement and Civil Penalties
§§ 42984.20-42984.24
Article 9 - Antitrust Immunity
§§ 42984.25
Article 10 - County Authority
§§ 42984.26
Article 11 - Online Marketplace
§§ 42984.27
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
§§ 44000.5-44019
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
Title - 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 - Paint Product 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