State Agency Waste Management

Requirements

• Executive Order W-7-91 (1991): General waste management and procurement requirements and CIWMB assistance.
• Recycled-Content Product Procurement: Procurement and reporting requirements and assistance from the CIWMB's State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign.
• Waste Diversion Requirements: Specific waste reduction goals and planning/reporting requirements.

Waste Diversion

Assembly Bill (AB) 75 was passed in 1999 and the State Agency Model Integrated Waste Management Act (Chapter 764, Statutes of 1999, Strom-Martin) took effect on January 1, 2000. This bill added new provisions to the Public Resources Code (PRC), mandating that State agencies develop and implement an integrated waste management plan (IWMP); AB 75 also mandated that community service districts providing solid waste services report disposal and diversion information to the city, county, or regional agency in which the community service district is located.

The provisions of AB 75 require all State agencies and large State facilities to divert at least 25 percent of their solid waste from disposal facilities by January 1, 2002, and at least 50 percent on and after January 1, 2004. Another requirement of the law is that each State agency and large facility shall submit an annual report to the CIWMB summarizing its yearly progress in meeting the diversion goals. The annual report is due April 1 for the previous calendar report year.

Specifically, PRC sections 40148, 40196.3, and 42920-42926 require State agencies to:

• Develop and submit an integrated waste management plan by July 15, 2000;
• Divert at least 25 percent of their solid waste from landfills or transformation facilities by January 1, 2002, and divert 50 percent on and after January 1, 2004; and
• Annually, submit a report to the CIWMB on the previous year’s diversion amounts and activities by April 1, of each year.

Additional Information on AB 75

• Text of AB 75
• Basics: State Agency Recycling is a summary of the requirements of AB 75 with links to relevant statutes and regulations and the text of the bill.

Last updated: January 18, 2008