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REDUCE AND REUSE

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1970

The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939, Sher) declared that the state’s hierarchy for waste management is: first, Source Reduction; second, Recycling and Composting; and finally, environmentally safe transformation and disposal. According to the hierarchy, before considering recyc ...

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PAPER

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.10

Paper and paperboard products make up around 20% of office or business disposal in California. State agencies should reduce the amount of paper consumed by implementing paper waste prevention activities such as the use of electronic filing systems, setting printer defaults to duplex printing mode, a ...

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FOOD WASTE

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.5

Food waste is one of the largest single disposed materials in California landfills. Assembly Bill 1826 (PRC Sections 42649.8 - 42649.86) was passed in September 2014 requiring businesses, including state agencies, which generate certain amounts of organic waste per week to have organic waste recycli ...

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CARPET

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.2

California is the first state in the nation to establish a statewide Carpet Stewardship Program which helps ensure that discarded carpet becomes a resource for new products. A non-profit carpet stewardship organization designs and implements the statewide carpet stewardship program. Information on c ...

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STATE AGENCY BUY RECYCLED CAMPAIGN (SABRC)

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1960

Purchasing is a key component in any comprehensive waste management program including buying recycled content products. All state agencies are required to comply with the purchase requirements of the State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign The State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC), pursuant to Publi ...

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EXECUTIVE MANDATE

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1921

The Governor’s Executive Order EO-B-18-12, requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to work with other state agencies to develop by July 1, 2013, policies and guidelines for the operation and maintenance of State buildings to achieve operating efficiency improvements and water and res ...

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SHARPS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.12

Although only pertaining to home-generated sharps, beginning in 2008 state law (Section 118286 of the California Health and Safety Code) made it illegal to dispose of those sharps in household trash or recycling containers. Thus, state employees who often must self-inject during work hours, must fol ...

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THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES, RECYCLING AND RECOVERY (CALRECYCLE) RESPONSIBILITIES

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1940

For new agencies/departments, CalRecycle approves the integrated waste management plan and creates the electronic annual reporting system. For existing agencies/departments, CalRecycle does the following: Assist agencies to implement programs to source reduce, separate and collect recyclable mater ...

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STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1920

On and after January 1, 2004, each state agency and each large facility shall divert at least 50 percent of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities. Each state agency and large state facility is also required to designate at least one solid waste reductio ...

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TONER CARTRIDGES

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.14

In accordance with Public Contract Code, Section 12156(c), it is unlawful to prohibit a printer or duplication cartridge that is sold to the State from being recycled or remanufactured, except as specified in subdivision (b). Department of General Services (DGS)’s toner cartridge purchasing co ...

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1910

To access CalRecycle’s terms and definitions relating to recycling and waste prevention Laws and Regulations. For and index of programs and services: CalRecycle.

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MOTOR OIL

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.7

Used motor oil is a hazardous waste that must be properly managed. It is against the law to pour used oil onto the ground or into storm drains, or place into trash cans (even in a sealed container) as it can contaminate and pollute the soil, groundwater, streams, and rivers. Recycling used motor oil ...

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SCRAP METAL

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.11

Scrap metal recycling is common and has a mature, extensive infrastructure. Depending on the quantity and quality of scrap metal generated, state agencies may receive revenue from recycling ferrous (sticks to a magnet, like steel & iron) and non- ferrous (aluminum, copper, brass, etc.) metal. Ty ...

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CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D)

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.3

Historically, construction and demolition waste such as concrete, lumber, and carpet has comprised nearly a third of all materials disposed in California landfills annually. Title 24, Part 11, California Green Building Standards Code (CalGreen) requires all permitted new construction to divert at le ...

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PAINT

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.9

Existing law prohibits the disposal of paint in the land or waters of the state and authorizes certain entities to accept latex paint for recycling. Paint represents almost one-third of the material collected at local household hazardous waste facilities and costs local government millions of dollar ...

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THEFT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1990

No person, other than the authorized recycling agent shall remove CRV beverage containers, paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, used motor oil, metal, or other recyclable materials which have been segregated from other waste materials and placed in a designated collection location for the purposes of c ...

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CALIFORNIA REDEMPTION VALUE (CRV) BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.1

Until placed in a recycling bin, a CRV beverage container is the property of the person who purchased it. CRV beverage containers placed in state-owned recycling bins are the property of the state. CRV beverage containers placed in recycling bins furnished by a contracted recycling service provider ...

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AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED

Chapter: 8100

Section: 8111.1

Deleted - Merged with 8111

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RECYCLING OF MATERIALS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930

The following subsections provide guidance to state agencies in managing these material wastes: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers, carpet, construction, and demolition material (C&D), electronic waste (e-waste), food waste, mattresses, organic landscape waste, oil, paint, pap ...

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MATTRESS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1930.6

Although mattresses are bulky, hard-to-manage products, many of their components can be recycled. In fact, according to a 2012 CalRecycle-commissioned mattress case study recycling mattresses saves landfill space and is estimated to offset 45 percent of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with ...

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