California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 3 - Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal
Article 6.2 - Operating Standards
Section 17409.5.1 - Organic Waste Recovery Efficiency

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 17409.5.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) This section applies to transfer/processing facilities and operations that conduct processing activities.

(b) For the purposes of compliance with the reporting requirements in Section 18815.5, and demonstrating that the facility is a "high diversion organic waste processing facility" as defined in Section 18982(a)(33) that meets or exceeds an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate of 50 percent on and after January 1, 2022 and 75 percent on and after January 1, 2025 as determined in Section 18815.5(e), the operator shall conduct the measurements described in this section.

(c) The operator shall:

(1) Determine the sum of outgoing weights of organic waste recovered from the mixed waste organic collection stream by adding together the weights determined pursuant to Section 17409.5.2(b)(6) for each operating day that measurements were conducted during the reporting period.

(2) Determine the sum of outgoing weights of organic waste removed from the mixed waste organic collection stream for landfill disposal by adding together the weights as measured pursuant to Section 17409.5.3(b)(5) for each operating day that measurements were conducted during the reporting period.

(3) Report the sums of Subdivisions (c)(1) and (c)(2) to the Department pursuant to Section 18815.5.

(d) The operator shall additionally:

(1) Determine the sum of outgoing weights of organic waste recovered from the source separated organic waste collection stream by adding together the weights determined pursuant to Section 17409.5.4(b)(6) for each operating day that measurements were conducted during the reporting period.

(2) Determine the sum of outgoing weights of organic waste removed from the source separated organic waste collection stream that is sent for landfill disposal by adding together the weights as measured pursuant to Section 17409.5.5(b)(5) for each operating day that measurements were conducted during the reporting period.

(3) Report the sums of Subdivisions (d)(1) and (d)(2) to the Department pursuant to Section 18815.5.

(e) The operator shall maintain records demonstrating compliance with this section in a manner approved by the EA and as described in Section 17414.2(a).

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 and 43021, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 40053, 42652.5, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code; and Section 39730.6, Health and Safety Code.

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