California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 5 - Division of Recycling
Subchapter 9.5 - Pilot Projects
Article 1 - Requirements for Pilot Projects
Section 2768 - Operational Standards
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any other signage requirements, pilot project recyclers shall display signs as follows:
(b) The signs required by this section must be displayed in places easily seen by the public at all times the pilot project recycler is open to the public. All signs must be legible.
(c) Prior to accepting material, pilot project recyclers that inspect or weigh material at a time or location other than when or where the material is delivered by the consumer shall provide a notice containing the following statements:
Refund is not paid for packaging, contamination such as dirt or moisture, nor beverage containers not properly labeled with the California redemption value message, or that is otherwise ineligible for redemption.
This recycler will discount the refund value, and may discount scrap value for loads of containers that include nonredemption material.
This recycler will weigh and inspect the beverage containers at a different location than where the containers are delivered. All deliveries of beverage containers to this recycler are subject to reduction of the refund value as described above. All deliveries to this recycler are final.
(d) A pilot project recycler shall provide immediate access to the Division to any storage or inspection locations upon request. Pilot project recyclers shall not store material at a residential address.
(e) Pilot project recyclers that inspect or weigh material at a time or location other than when or where the material is delivered shall pay the refund value for no more than 25 pounds of aluminum or plastic beverage containers or 250 pounds of glass beverage containers received from a given consumer per day. For any material received from the consumer in excess of these weight limits, the pilot project recycler shall not pay in excess of the scrap value for the additional material. Pilot project recyclers that offer a pick up service shall be limited to the above amounts per address per day. All other pilot project recyclers are subject to the daily purchase limits for recycling centers as set forth in section 2535(f) of these regulations.
(f) Subject to approval by the Division, pilot project recyclers may limit the amount of material a given consumer may redeem per transaction to an amount below the limits provided for in section 2768(e).
(g) Subject to approval by the Division, pilot project recyclers who offer a drop service or pick up service may charge consumers for the following:
(h) In addition to the signage requirements of this section, pilot project recyclers shall notify consumers of all of the following:
(i) A receipt shall be prepared at the time the pilot project recycler inspects and weighs the consumer's material and determines the material's eligibility.
(j) In addition to the requirements of section 2501, any pilot project recycler that inspects material delivered by consumers at a time or location other than when or where the material was delivered, shall do the following:
1. New section filed 4-2-2019 as an emergency; operative 4-2-2019 (Register 2019, No. 14). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14571.9(k), this is a statutorily deemed emergency and the emergency language remains in effect until 1-1-2022 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is amended or repealed by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.
2. New section refiled 2-4-2022 as an emergency, including amendment of subsections (c) and (e) and amendment of NOTE; operative 2-4-2022 (Register 2022, No. 5). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14571.9(j), this is a statutorily deemed emergency and the emergency language remains in effect until 1-1-2027 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is amended or repealed by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5(b), 14536 and 14571.9(j), Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 14571.9, Public Resources Code.