California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 5 - Division of Recycling
Subchapter 12 - DOR Requirements
Article 2 - Processing Fees and Processing Payments
Section 2965 - Allowable Costs for Processors

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 2965

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Allowable costs for calculation of the processing fee shall include the actual costs of receiving, handling, processing, storing, and maintaining equipment, necessary for accepting, canceling, and readying postfilled beverage containers prior to shipment to scrap purchasers. More specifically, these costs shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) labor,

(2) property taxes,

(3) depreciation,

(4) utilities,

(5) supplies,

(6) fuel,

(7) insurance,

(8) interest,

(9) general business overhead exclusive of administrative costs,

(10) facilities and equipment rent or lease,

(11) maintenance,

(12) disposal costs pursuant to (c) below,

(13) transportation.

(b) The scrap price paid to recycling centers by processors shall not be included in allowable costs.

(c) The Division shall calculate a statewide average disposal cost per container for each beverage container type if the scrap value of a container type is negative as determined in section 2955(c) of these regulations.

(1) When 200% of the disposal cost is less than the absolute value of scrap value pursuant to section 2955 of these regulations, the Division shall use disposal cost, not scrap value, in the calculation of processing fees and processing payments.

(2) When 200% of the disposal cost is greater than or equal to the absolute value of scrap value pursuant to section 2955 of these regulations, the Division shall use only scrap value in the calculation of processing fees and processing payments.

(3) If the scrap price is zero, the Division shall use disposal cost, not scrap value in the calculation of processing fees and processing payments.

1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 2835 to section 2965 filed 6-12-91 as a change without regulatory effect pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 46).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed 7-28-93; operative 7-28-93 (Register 93, No. 31).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsection (a)(9) and subsection redesignation, and amendment of subsections (d)-(d)(2) filed 10-7-94; operative 10-7-94 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 94, No. 40).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (d)(1)-(d)(3) and NOTE filed 12-28-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 52).
5. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsection (a), relettering subsections, and amending newly designated subsection (a)(12) filed 2-15-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 7).
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2 (Register 2005, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Section 14530.5(b), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14501(d) and (h), 14518.5, 14526, 14573.5 and 14575(a), (b), (c) and (k), Public Resources Code.

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