State Agency Recycling Basics

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California Integrated Waste Management Board

Introduction

State agencies and large State facilities have waste diversion and disposal reporting responsibilities resulting from the passage of Chapter 764, Statutes of 1999 (Strom-Martin, AB 75). These requirements largely mirror what is required for cities, counties, and regional agencies , but do not affect local government obligations under the California Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939, Sher, Chapter 1095, Statutes of 1989 as amended [IWMA]). State agencies and large State facilities must adopt integrated waste management plans, implement programs to reduce waste disposal, and have their waste diversion performance annually reviewed by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (Board).

Definitions

"State Agency" means every office, department, division, board, commission, or other agency of the State of California, including the California Community Colleges and the California State University. The Regents of the University of California are encouraged to implement this division.

"Large State Facility" means campuses of the California State University and the California Community Colleges, prisons within the Department of Corrections, facilities of the State Department of Transportation, and facilities of other State agencies that the Board determines are primary campuses, prisons, or facilities.

Waste Diversion Requirements for State Agencies and Large State Facilities

State agencies and large State facilities are required to:

Divert at least 25 percent of their solid waste from landfills or transformation facilities by January 1, 2002, and to divert at least 50 percent by January 1, 2004, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.

Designate at least one solid waste reduction and recycling coordinator to oversee integrated waste management plan implementation.

Beginning April 1, 2002, submit an annual report on prior year disposal and diversion amounts and activities.

California Integrated Waste Management Board Requirements

The Board is required to:

Develop and adopt a model State agency integrated waste management plan for source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.

Provide technical assistance to State agencies and large State facilities for the purpose of implementing the integrated waste management plan.

Develop and adopt standards regarding adequate space for collecting, storing, and loading recyclable materials in State buildings.

Complete its review of State agency integrated waste management plans by January 1, 2001.

Establish and implement a waste reduction award program for State agencies and large State facilities that develop, adopt, and implement innovative and effective integrated waste management plans.

The Board may:

Establish an alternative to the 50 percent diversion requirement for State agencies and large State facilities that meet specified criteria.

Adopt regulations that establish criteria for granting, reviewing, and considering reductions or extensions.

Determine at a public hearing, on or after January 1, 2002, whether to grant alternative requirements or whether to require the State agency or large State facility to resubmit its notification within a certain time period.

Determine at a public hearing whether to grant one or more single or multiyear time extensions or whether to require State agency or large State facility to resubmit its notification within a certain time period.

Legislation and Statutes

Legislation:

Chapter 764, Statutes of 1999 (Strom-Martin, AB 75)

Statute: Public Resources Code (PRC) Sections
PRC 40148, Definition of Large State Facilities
PRC 40196.3, Definition of State Agency
PRC 42920, Implementation of a Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP)
PRC 42921, Diversion Requirements
PRC 42922, Alternative Source Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Requirements
PRC 42923, Time Extension Requirements
PRC 42924, Collecting, Storing, and Loading Recyclable Materials Requirements
PRC 42925, Waste Reduction Award Program Requirements
PRC 42926, Annual Report Requirements
PRC 42927, Procedures for Notifying Board on Inability to Comply with Requirements
PRC 42928, Regulations the Board may Develop

Statute: Public Contract Code (PCC) Sections
PCC 12159 (b), State Agency Purchasing Practices
PCC 12167, Appropriation of Revenues/Funds
PCC 12167.1, Appropriation of Revenues/Funds

Statute: California Government Code Sections