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 2540 - Receipt of Funds

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 2540

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

(a) The recycling center shall receive from the processor the sum of the following amounts:

(1) total refund value; and

(2) three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of the refund value for administrative costs; and

(3) any applicable processing payment pursuant to Section 14573.5 of the Act.

(b) Such payments in subsection (a) above shall be based upon the lesser of the shipping report total amount due as set forth in the shipping report, or the value appropriate for the received weight as determined by the processor in accordance with subsections 2430(a)(1)(D), (E), and (F) of these regulations.

(c) For reverse vending machines, the refund value pursuant to subsection 2540(a) above shall be based upon the applicable commingled rate, except as follows:

(1) The refund value shall be based upon the full refund value only where the reverse vending machine distinguishes 100% of the time between empty beverage containers and other containers.

(d) Except as provided in Section 14585(b)(4) of the Act, a recycling center shall receive handling fees directly from the Division based upon the weight of all empty beverage containers reported to the Division pursuant to subsection 2530(c) of these regulations.

1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 2734 to section 2540 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 (d) and NOTE filed 10-15-91; operative 10-15-91 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 19).
3. Amendment 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 subsection (a)(3) and NOTE filed 12-28-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 52).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 1-24-2000 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(a); operative 1-24-2000 (Register 2000, No. 4). This regulatory action was not automatically deemed an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b)(2) and a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-23-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) refiled 4-17-2000 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(a); operative 4-17-2000 (Register 2000, No. 16). This regulatory action was not automatically deemed an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b)(2) and a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-15-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) refiled 8-11-2000 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(a); operative 8-16-2000 (Register 2000, No. 32). This regulatory action was not automatically deemed an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b)(2) and a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-14-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-11-2000 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(3), transmitted to OAL 11-28-2000 and filed 1-11-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).
9. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-23-2006; operative 3-25-2006 (Register 2006, No. 8).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5 and 14536, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14518.5, 14573.5, 14575(c) and 14585(b)(4), Public Resources Code.

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