California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 12 - Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Article 7 - Regulation of Haulers
Section 18988.3 - Self-Haulers of Organic Waste

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 18988.3

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

(a) Generators of organic waste may, in compliance with Section 18988.1 of this division, self-haul their own organic waste.

(b) A generator who is a self-hauler of organic waste shall comply with the following:

(1) The generator shall source separate all organic waste generated on site in a manner consistent with Sections 18984.1 and 18984.2, or haul organic waste to a high diversion organic waste processing facility as specified in Section 18984.3.

(2) The generator shall haul source separated organic waste to a solid waste facility operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers source separated organic waste.

(3) The generator shall keep a record of the amount of organic waste delivered to each solid waste facility, operation, activity, or property that processes or recovers organic waste; this record shall be subject to inspection by the jurisdiction.
(A) The records shall include delivery receipts and weight tickets from the entity accepting the waste.

(B) The record shall indicate the amount of material in cubic yards or tons transported by the generator to each entity.

(C) Notwithstanding Subdivision (b)(3)(A), if the material is transported to an entity that does not have scales on-site, or employs scales incapable of weighing the self-hauler's vehicle in a manner that allows it to determine the weight of waste received, the self-hauler is not required to record the weight of material but shall keep a record of the entities that received the organic waste.

(4) A residential organic waste generator that self-hauls organic waste is not required to record or report the information identified in Subdivision (b)(3).

(c) A generator that is located in a jurisdiction or area that received a waiver under Section 18984.12 of this division and is not a business subject to the requirements of Section 42649.81 of the Public Resources Code is not required to comply with the requirements of this section.

1. New section filed 11-3-2020; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42652.2(a)(6) (Register 2020, No. 45).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, 43021 and 42652.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 42652.5, Public Resources Code; and Section 39730.6, Health and Safety Code.

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