California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 5 - Division of Recycling
Subchapter 6 - Recycling Centers
Article 3 - Accounting and Reporting Requirements
Section 2530 - Reporting

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 2530

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

Recycling centers shall prepare and submit all of the following reports in accordance with the general requirements for reporting of section 2090 of these regulations.

(a) A shipping report for each delivery (of material subject to the Act) between:

(1) the recycling center and any other recycling center; or

(2) the recycling center and the processor; or

(3) the recycling center and a dropoff or collection program, community service program, or curbside program, as provided in subdivision (f), below.

(b) The shipping recycling center shall indicate on the shipping report all information listed under subsection 2530(e)(1) through (6), provide the shipping report containing this information to the person receiving the shipment and shall retain a completed copy; the shipping report shall accompany the material shipped, except as noted in (1) below. For shipments to processors, the recycling center shall receive a copy of the completed shipping report from the processor upon payment, pursuant to section 2430(a)(1) of these regulations.

(1) In the case of glass, recyclers may add up the daily summaries until total weight is equal to received weight and claim the corresponding redemption weight and refund value. In such cases, a shipping report need not accompany the load.

(c) The shipping report shall be based upon any receipts or log entries prepared pursuant to section 2525 above, or any shipping reports for material received by recycling centers from other recycling centers.

(d) Copies of any shipping reports for material received by a recycling center from other recycling centers, dropoff or collection programs, community service programs, or curbside programs, shall be appended to the shipping report prepared pursuant to this section.

(e) Except as provided for in subsection (f) below, a separate shipping report shall be prepared for each material type and shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name, address, and certification number of the recycling center shipping the material as well as the name and telephone number of a contact person; and

(2) The name and certification number of the recycling center or processor receiving the material; and

(3) The period and the material type covered by the report; and

(4) The following information based upon the information contained in the receipts and logs and the received shipping reports:
(A) Total weight of empty beverage containers purchased by basis for the refund value payment (e.g. segregated and weighed, commingled and weighed, segregated and counted).

(B) The redemption weight of the material.

(C) The total refund value.

(5) The number of attached shipping reports which pertain to material included in the shipment.

(6) The printed name, title and signature of an authorized representative of the recycling center and the date signed.

(f) For material received by the recycling center from a dropoff or collection program, community service program or curbside program, the recycling center shall prepare a separate shipping report for each material type and provide a copy of the completed shipping report to the shipping dropoff or collection program, community service program or curbside program. Shipping reports prepared pursuant to this subsection shall contain all of the following information:

(1) The name, certification or identification number for the entity shipping the material, as well as the name and telephone number of a contact person; and

(2) The name and certification number of the recycling center receiving the material; and

(3) The date the material was received and the material type covered by the report; and

(4) The received weight, excluding rejected containers, line breakage, and out-of-state containers; and

(5) The refund value paid; and

(6) The name and signature of the shipper or an authorized representative of the shipper and the date signed; and

(7) The name and signature of an authorized representative of the recycling center and the date signed; and

(8) The weight ticket date and weight ticket number; and

(9) The shrinkage deduction taken, if any.

(10) The redemption weight; and, for plastic, aluminum, and glass, collected by a curbside program, or a dropoff or collection program that meets the requirements of Section 2850, the registered curbside program or certified entity eligible for the quality incentive payment shall be identified as either the Shipper (S), or the Receiver (R) in the QIP (Quality Incentive Payment) Box.

(g) For material received by a recycling center from another recycling center, the receiving recycling center shall ensure that all the information specified in subsection 2530(f)(1) through (8) is recorded on the report and provide a copy of the completed shipping report to the shipping recycling center.

(h) To obtain handling fees, only those recycling centers eligible for such fees, as described in section 2516, shall submit a Handling Fee Application Form (Form DR-14 (1/00)) to the Division for the calendar month for which handling fees are being claimed. The Form DR-14 (1/00) shall be submitted no later than the first day of the second month following the reporting month. Forms submitted after this date, and incorrectly completed forms, will be denied for payment and the handling fee will be forfeited for that calendar month. Forfeiture for that calendar month will not affect eligibility for subsequent months. There shall be a separate Form DR-14 (1/00) completed for each supermarket site recycling center, nonprofit convenience zone recycler, or rural region recycler which shall include all of the following information in addition to that required by section 2090 of these regulations:

(1) The calendar month and year covered by the report; and

(2) The name and mailing address of the recycling center; and

(3) The name and telephone number of a contact person; and

(4) The certification number of the supermarket site recycling center, nonprofit convenience zone recycler, or rural region recycler; and,

(5) A change of mailing address, ownership or a closing of the supermarket site recycling center, nonprofit convenience zone recycler, or rural region recycler; and

(6) The weight, to the nearest tenth of a pound, of empty beverage containers, by material type, redeemed by that recycling center, at that supermarket site, nonprofit convenience zone recycler, or rural region recycler, only from consumers delivering that material during the hours the recycling center was open for business. This weight shall be taken from the receipts and logs of that recycling center for that calendar month; and,

(7) The signature and title of an authorized representative of the recycling center in accordance with subsections 2090(d)(4) and (5) of subchapter 2 of these regulations; and

(8) The date the application was signed.

(i) Recycling centers purchasing materials directly from more than one curbside program, dropoff or collection program, or community service program may apply to the Division to request the use of alternative methods for preparing the corresponding shipping reports. The Division shall consider each proposed alternative method and issue a written approval or denial within forty-five (45) calendar days.

(1) In order for alternative methods to be accepted, they must be based on reasonable allocation methods.

(2) An application for an alternative allocation method shall be denied if:
(A) The received weight of the material purchased by an entity from the recycling center is not used to calculate allocations to the curbside programs, dropoff or collection programs, or community service programs; or

(B) The recycling center does not ensure that the weight of rejected containers, line breakage, and out-of-state containers is not included in the allocated weight (this does not require a physical separation); or

(C) The recycling center does not account for each incoming load of material; or

(D) The recycling center does not inspect incoming material to verify that it is eligible for refund value payments, as specified in section 2501.

(3) Recycling centers may file a formal appeal by writing the Assistant Director for Recycling within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of a notice denying an application requesting an alternative method for shipping report preparation. Appeals submitted after this time period shall be rejected. All written appeals shall include:
(A) A copy of the notice denying the allocation method;

(B) A detailed explanation of why the determination was in error; and,

(C) any other documentation that supports the appeal.

(4) A written decision on the appeal shall be sent to the recycling center within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of the appeal.

1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 2732 to section 2530 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. Editorial correction of printing errors in subsections (a)(6) and (c) (Register 92, No. 13).
3. Amendment filed 10-15-91; operative 10-15-91 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 19).
4. Amendment of subsection (g), repeal of subsections (g)(1)-(3) and new subsections (g)(1)-(5) filed 1-6-93 as an emergency; operative 1-6-93 (Register 93, No. 2). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed 5-6-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Amendment of subsection (g), repeal of subsections (g)(1)-(3) and new subsections (g)(1)-(5) refiled 5-6-93 as an emergency; operative 5-6-93 (Register 93, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 9-3-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Amendment of subsections (a)(6), (d) and (f) filed 5-21-93; operative 5-21-93 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 93, No. 21).
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-6-93 order, including amendment of subsection (g), new subsections (g)(1), (g)(3), (g)(4), (g)(6) and (g)(9) and subsection renumbering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (g)(2), (g)(5), (g)(7) and (g)(8) transmitted to OAL 9-3-93 and filed 10-19-93 (Register 93, No. 43).
8. Amendment filed 10-7-94; operative 10-7-94 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 94, No. 40).
9. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (e)(1)(c), (h), (h)(5) and NOTE filed 12-28-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 52).
10. Editorial corrections (Register 96, No. 10).
11. Amendment of subsections (h) and (h)(4), repealer of subsection (h)(5), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designated subsections (h)(5) and (h)(6) filed 1-21-2000 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(a); operative 1-21-2000 (Register 2000, No. 3). This regulatory action is not a statutorily deemed emergency as provided for in Public Resources Code section 14536(b)(2) and a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-22-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
12. New subsections (f)(11)-(f)(11)(B) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-6-2000 as an emergency; operative 3-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 10). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536, subdivision (b)(2), the Department of Conservation should file a Certificate of Compliance with OAL by 7-5-2000; however, this emergency regulation shall not be repealed by OAL, and shall remain in effect until revised by the Director of the Department of Conservation.
13. Amendment of subsections (h) and (h)(4), repealer of subsection (h)(5), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designated subsections (h)(5) and (h)(6) refiled 5-16-2000 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(a); operative 5-16-2000 (Register 2000, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-13-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
14. New subsections (f)(11)-(f)(11)(B) and amendment of NOTE refiled 7-6-2000 as an emergency; operative 7-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 27). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536, subdivision (b)(2), the Department of Conservation should file a Certificate of Compliance with OAL by 11-3-2000; however, this emergency regulation shall not be repealed by OAL, and shall remain in effect until revised by the Director of the Department of Conservation.
15. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-16-2000 order transmitted to OAL 8-4-2000 and filed 9-8-2000 (Register 2000, No. 36).
16. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-6-2000 order, including further amendment of subsections (f)(11)(A)-(B) transmitted to OAL 9-28-2000 and filed 11-13-2000 (Register 2000, No. 46).
17. Editorial correction of subsections (a)(1) and (f) (Register 2002, No. 13).
18. Amendment of subsection (f)(11) and repealer of subsections (f)(11)(A)-(B) filed 3-25-2002 as an emergency; operative 3-25-2002 (Register 2002, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-23-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
19. Amendment of subsection (f)(11) and repealer of subsections (f)(11)(A)-(B) refiled 7-17-2002 as an emergency; operative 7-23-2002 (Register 2002, No. 29). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-20-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
20. Amendment of subsection (f)(11) and repealer of subsections (f)(11)(A)-(B) refiled 11-18-2002 as an emergency, with additional amendment of subsection (h)(5); operative 11-20-2002 (Register 2002, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-20-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
21. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-18-2002 order transmitted to OAL 2-20-2003 and filed 4-1-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14).
22. Repealer of subsections (e)(4)(C)-(D), amendment of subsections (e)(6) and (f)(5)-(7), repealer of subsection (f)(9), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designated subsections (f)(10)-(11) filed 2-23-2006; operative 3-25-2006 (Register 2006, No. 8).
23. Amendment of subsection (f)(10) filed 6-21-2007 as an emergency; operative 6-21-2007. This regulatory action meets the emergency standard and is mandated to remain in effect until revised by the Director of the Department of Conservation pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b)(2) (Register 2007, No. 25).
24. Amendment of subsection (h) filed 3-4-2009; operative 4-3-2009 (Register 2009, No. 10).
25. New subsection (e)(4)(A), subsection relettering and amendment of subsections (f)(1), (f)(6)-(8), and NOTE filed 1-28-2010; operative 2-27-2010 (Register 2010, No. 5).
26. Repealer of subsections (i)-(i)(7) and subsection relettering filed 12-17-2013; operative 1-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 51).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5(b) and 14536, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14526.6, 14538, 14549.1 and 14585, Public Resources Code.

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