California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 4 - Resource Conservation Programs
Article 5 - Recycled Content Trash Bag Program
Section 17978 - Who Must Certify?
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Trash bag manufacturers and wholesalers of trash bags must certify annually to the Board on Board-supplied form CIWMB 57 "Plastic Trash Bag Manufacturer Certification" and form CIWMB #58 "Plastic Trash Bag Wholesaler Certification", respectively, which are described in Sections 17979 and 17979.5, and which are incorporated herein by reference. Suppliers of RPPCM must certify annually to the regulated trash bag manufacturers to whom they sell material. The supplier certification form will not be provided by the Board.
(a) Annual Aggregate Certification Requirements for Manufacturers of Trash Bags--
If you are a manufacturer of regulated trash bags, you must comply with the requirements described in Public Resources Code (PRC) sections 42291, 42292 and 42293. You must annually submit to the Board a completed Trash Bag Manufacturer Certification Form #57 on or before March 1 (to cover the preceding reporting period) of each year.
(b) Certification Requirements for Wholesalers of Trash Bags--
If you are a wholesaler of trash bags, you must comply with the requirements described in PRC section 42294. You must annually submit to the Board a completed Wholesaler of Trash Bag Certification Form #58 on or before March 1 (to cover the preceding reporting period) of each year.
(c) Certification Requirements for Suppliers of RPPCM--
If you are a supplier of RPPCM who sells material to a manufacturer of regulated trash bags, you must annually provide each manufacturer with the information described in PRC section 42292 and in Section 17980 of this Article. This report is due to each regulated trash bag manufacturer to whom you supplied RPPCM by February 1, (to cover the preceding reporting period) of each year.
1. New section filed 3-9-94; operative 3-9-94 (Register 94, No. 10).
2. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (a), new subsection (b), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) and NOTE filed 3-24-95; operative 3-24-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 4-2-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 14).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 3-11-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502 and 42297, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42290, 42291, 42292 and 42293, Public Resources Code.
