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CHAPTER 1 - Plan Preparation
ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Findings
Section 40900. - 40900. (a) The Legislature finds that integrated waste management plans...
Section 40900.1. - 40900.1. The Legislature hereby further finds and declares all of...
Section 40901. - 40901. (a) The following shall apply with regard to the...
ARTICLE 1.5 - Board Assistance in Local Planning
Section 40910. - 40910. The board shall establish, on or before January 1,...
Section 40911. - 40911. In adopting or amending regulations pursuant to this part,...
Section 40912. - 40912. (a) The board shall develop a model countywide or...
Section 40913. - 40913. (a) On or before January 1, 1994, the board...
ARTICLE 2 - Local Task Forces
Section 40950. - 40950. (a) On or before March 1, 1990, and every...
ARTICLE 3 - Regional Agencies
Section 40970. - 40970. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...
Section 40971. - 40971. A city or county may form a regional agency...
Section 40972. - 40972. This part is binding upon, and enforceable against, the...
Section 40973. - 40973. (a) The regional agency, and not the cities or...
Section 40974. - 40974. (a) Notwithstanding Section 40972, each city or county that...
Section 40975. - 40975. (a) Any agreement forming a regional agency shall be...
Section 40976. - 40976. A city, county, or regional agency may enter into...
Section 40977. - 40977. A regional agency may authorize one district, as defined...
CHAPTER 2 - City Source Reduction and Recycling Elements
ARTICLE 1 - Requirements
Section 41000. - 41000. (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each city...
Section 41001. - 41001. The city source reduction and recycling element shall include...
Section 41002. - 41002. The city source reduction and recycling element shall place...
Section 41003. - 41003. Each city source reduction and recycling element shall include,...
ARTICLE 2 - Waste Characterization Component
Section 41030. - 41030. (a) For the initial source reduction and recycling element...
Section 41031. - 41031. Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant...
Section 41032. - 41032. For the first revision, and any subsequent revision, of...
Section 41033. - 41033. Any waste characterization component prepared by a city pursuant...
ARTICLE 3 - Source Reduction Component
Section 41050. - 41050. The city source reduction component shall include a program...
Section 41051. - 41051. The city source reduction component shall describe the types...
Section 41052. - 41052. The city source reduction component shall describe the methods...
Section 41053. - 41053. The city source reduction component shall describe new facilities,...
Section 41054. - 41054. The city source reduction component shall evaluate and identify...
ARTICLE 4 - Recycling Component
Section 41070. - 41070. The city recycling component shall include a program and...
Section 41071. - 41071. The city recycling component shall describe the types of...
Section 41072. - 41072. The city recycling component shall describe the methods the...
Section 41073. - 41073. The city recycling component shall describe new facilities, and...
Section 41074. - 41074. The city recycling component shall describe methods which will...
Section 41075. - 41075. The city recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential,...
ARTICLE 5 - Composting Component
Section 41200. - 41200. The city composting component shall include a program and...
Section 41201. - 41201. The city composting component shall describe the types of...
Section 41202. - 41202. The city composting component shall describe the methods the...
Section 41203. - 41203. The city composting component shall describe any new facilities,...
Section 41204. - 41204. The city composting component shall describe the methods which...
ARTICLE 6 - Education and Public Information Component
Section 41220. - 41220. The city education and public information component shall describe...
ARTICLE 7 - Funding Component
Section 41230. - 41230. The city funding component shall identify and specifically describe...
ARTICLE 8 - Special Waste Component
Section 41250. - 41250. The city special waste component shall describe existing waste...
ARTICLE 9 - Facility Capacity Component
Section 41260. - 41260. The city solid waste facility capacity component shall include,...
CHAPTER 3 - County Source Reduction and Recycling Elements
Section 41300. - 41300. (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each county...
Section 41301. - 41301. The county source reduction and recycling element shall set...
Section 41302. - 41302. The county source reduction and recycling element shall place...
Section 41303. - 41303. Each county source reduction and recycling element shall include,...
Section 41330. - 41330. (a) For the initial source reduction and recycling element...
Section 41331. - 41331. Any waste characterization component prepared by a county pursuant...
Section 41332. - 41332. For the first revision, and any subsequent revision, of...
Section 41333. - 41333. Any waste characterization component prepared by a county pursuant...
Section 41350. - 41350. The county source reduction component shall include a program...
Section 41351. - 41351. The county source reduction component shall describe the types...
Section 41352. - 41352. The county source reduction component shall describe the methods...
Section 41353. - 41353. The county source reduction component shall describe new facilities,...
Section 41354. - 41354. The county source reduction component shall evaluate and identify...
Section 41370. - 41370. The county recycling component shall include a program and...
Section 41371. - 41371. The county recycling component shall describe the types of...
Section 41372. - 41372. The county recycling component shall describe the methods that...
Section 41373. - 41373. The county recycling component shall describe new facilities, and...
Section 41374. - 41374. The county recycling component shall describe methods which will...
Section 41375. - 41375. The county recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential,...
Section 41400. - 41400. The county composting component shall include a program and...
Section 41401. - 41401. The county composting component shall describe the types of...
Section 41402. - 41402. The county composting component shall describe the methods that...
Section 41403. - 41403. The county composting component shall describe new facilities, and...
Section 41404. - 41404. The county composting component shall describe methods which will...
Section 41420. - 41420. The county education and public information component shall describe...
Section 41430. - 41430. The county funding component shall identify and specifically describe...
Section 41450. - 41450. The county special waste component shall describe existing waste...
Section 41460. - 41460. The county solid waste facility capacity component shall include,...
CHAPTER 3.5 - Household Hazardous Waste Elements
ARTICLE 1 - City Household Hazardous Waste Elements
Section 41500. - 41500. (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each city...
Section 41502. - 41502. A city household hazardous waste element may include a...
ARTICLE 2 - County Household Hazardous Waste Elements
Section 41510. - 41510. (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each county...
Section 41512. - 41512. A county household hazardous waste element may include a...
ARTICLE 3 - Educational Information
Section 41515. - 41515. If a city, county, or regional agency conducts an...
ARTICLE 4 - Covered Electronic Waste
Section 41516. - 41516. (a) For purposes of this article, “covered electronic waste”...
CHAPTER 4 - Countywide Siting Elements
ARTICLE 1 - Element Preparation
Section 41700. - 41700. Each county shall prepare a countywide siting element that...
Section 41701. - 41701. Each countywide siting element and revision thereto shall include,...
Section 41702. - 41702. An area is consistent with the city or county...
Section 41703. - 41703. If the county determines that existing capacity will be...
Section 41704. - 41704. Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 41710,...
ARTICLE 2 - Tentative Reservations
Section 41710. - 41710. (a) A county may tentatively reserve an area or...
Section 41711. - 41711. An area tentatively reserved for the establishment or expansion...
Section 41712. - 41712. The removal of a tentatively reserved area from the...
ARTICLE 3 - General Plan Consistency
Section 41720. - 41720. The countywide siting element submitted to the board, shall...
ARTICLE 4 - Local Agency Approval
Section 41721. - 41721. (a) The countywide siting element shall be approved by...
Section 41721.5. - 41721.5. (a) Any amendments to the countywide siting element shall...
CHAPTER 4.5 - Nondisposal Facility Elements
ARTICLE 1 - City Nondisposal Facility Elements
Section 41730. - 41730. Except as provided in Section 41750.1, each city shall...
ARTICLE 2 - County Nondisposal Facility Element
Section 41731. - 41731. Except as provided in Section 41750.1, each county shall...
ARTICLE 3 - Requirements
Section 41732. - 41732. (a) City, county, and regional agency nondisposal facility elements...
Section 41733. - 41733. Nondisposal facility elements prepared pursuant to this chapter shall...
Section 41734. - 41734. (a) (1) Prior to adopting a nondisposal facility element,...
Section 41734.5. - 41734.5. (a) Once a nondisposal facility element has been adopted,...
Section 41735. - 41735. (a) Notwithstanding Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000), the...
Section 41736. - 41736. It is not the intent of the Legislature to...
CHAPTER 5 - Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plans
ARTICLE 1 - Plan Preparation
Section 41750. - 41750. Each county and city and county shall prepare and...
Section 41750.1. - 41750.1. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 41750 for the preparation...
Section 41751. - 41751. The countywide integrated waste management plan shall include a...
ARTICLE 2 - Plan Approval
Section 41760. - 41760. The countywide integrated waste management plan and any amendments...
ARTICLE 3 - Plan Revision
Section 41770. - 41770. (a) Each countywide or regional agency integrated waste management...
CHAPTER 6 - Planning Requirements
ARTICLE 1 - Waste Diversion
Section 41780. - 41780. (a) Each jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element shall...
Section 41780.01. - 41780.01. (a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the...
Section 41780.05. - 41780.05. (a) After January 1, 2009, pursuant to the review...
Section 41780.1. - 41780.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this part, for...
Section 41780.2. - 41780.2. (a) Each city, county, or member agency of a...
Section 41781. - 41781. (a) Except as provided in Sections 41781.1, and 41781.2,...
Section 41781.1. - 41781.1. (a) Prior to determining that the diversion of sludge...
Section 41781.2. - 41781.2. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...
Section 41781.3. - 41781.3. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the...
Section 41781.4. - 41781.4. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the export...
Section 41782. - 41782. (a) The board may make adjustments to the amounts...
Section 41783.1. - 41783.1. For any city, county, or regional agency source reduction...
ARTICLE 1.5 - Rural Assistance
Section 41787. - 41787. (a) (1) The board may reduce the diversion requirements...
Section 41787.1. - 41787.1. (a) Rural cities and rural counties may join to...
Section 41787.2. - 41787.2. (a) A rural city or a rural county, which...
Section 41787.3. - 41787.3. The board, in consultation with rural cities and rural...
Section 41787.4. - 41787.4. Notwithstanding Section 41820, the board may grant a two-year...
Section 41787.5. - 41787.5. Unless in conflict with the express provisions of this...
ARTICLE 2 - Board Review
Section 41790. - 41790. In order to coordinate solid waste management activities throughout...
Section 41791. - 41791. (a) If any city or county has less than...
Section 41791.1. - 41791.1. In reviewing, commenting upon, and approving or disapproving integrated...
Section 41791.2. - 41791.2. In reviewing, commenting upon, and approving or disapproving integrated...
Section 41791.5. - 41791.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 41791, and except as provided...
Section 41792. - 41792. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting...
Section 41793. - 41793. Each county or city shall hold at least one...
Section 41794. - 41794. Any city may submit its city source reduction and...
CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Local Planning
ARTICLE 1 - Board Approval
Section 41800. - 41800. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 120...
Section 41801. - 41801. Before approving or conditionally approving a countywide or regional...
Section 41801.5. - 41801.5. (a) If an element submitted to the board for...
Section 41802. - 41802. (a) Within 120 days from the date of receipt...
ARTICLE 2 - Deficiencies
Section 41810. - 41810. (a) If the board conditionally approves a countywide or...
Section 41810.1. - 41810.1. (a) Any city, county, or regional agency which receives...
Section 41811. - 41811. Within 120 days of receipt of the notice of...
Section 41811.5. - 41811.5. (a) If the board disapproves an element for which...
Section 41812. - 41812. If the board determines that the revised city, county,...
Section 41813. - 41813. (a) After conducting a public hearing pursuant to Section...
ARTICLE 3 - Other Provisions
Section 41820.5. - 41820.5. (a) In addition to its authority under Section 41820,...
Section 41820.6. - 41820.6. (a) In addition to its authority under Section 41820,...
Section 41821. - 41821. (a) (1) Each year following the department’s approval of...
Section 41821.1. - 41821.1. (a) Each year following the board’s approval of a...
Section 41821.2. - 41821.2. (a) For the purposes of this section, “district” means...
Section 41821.3. - 41821.3. (a) For the purposes of this section the following...
Section 41821.4. - 41821.4. (a) Commencing August 1, 2017, a county or regional...
Section 41821.5. - 41821.5. (a) Disposal facility operators shall submit information on the...
Section 41821.6. - 41821.6. In order to ensure that records required pursuant to...
Section 41821.7. - 41821.7. (a) The department may issue an administrative complaint to...
Section 41821.8. - 41821.8. (a) Orders setting civil liability issued under this article...
Section 41821.9. - 41821.9. To assist market development efforts by the department, local...
Section 41822. - 41822. Each city, county, or regional agency shall review its...
ARTICLE 4 - Review and Compliance Orders
Section 41825. - 41825. (a) At least once every two years, the department...
ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement and Penalties
Section 41850. - 41850. (a) Except as specifically provided in Section 41813, if,...
Section 41850.5. - 41850.5. Any administrative civil penalty imposed by the board pursuant...
Section 41851. - 41851. Nothing in this chapter shall infringe on the existing...
CHAPTER 8 - Local Fee Authority
Section 41900. - 41900. Each city and county shall demonstrate a funding source,...
Section 41901. - 41901. A city, county, or city and county may impose...
Section 41902. - 41902. A local agency may directly collect the fees authorized...
Section 41903. - 41903. A city or county may assess special fees of...
Section 41904. - 41904. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following...
CHAPTER 9 - Unlawful Acts
ARTICLE 1 - Generally
Section 41950. - 41950. (a) No person, other than the authorized recycling agent...
Section 41951. - 41951. (a) For the purposes of this section, “commercial entity”...
Section 41952. - 41952. Nothing in this chapter limits the right of any...
Section 41953. - 41953. (a) In any civil action by a recycling agent...
Section 41954. - 41954. Nothing in this article limits the authority of a...
Section 41955. - 41955. If the value of the stolen material is more...
Section 41956. - 41956. The board may award special enforcement grants to cities...