{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"42992","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 42992","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30"},{"name":"PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 21. Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act [42985. - 42994.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-21"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Retailer Used Mattress Take-back [42992. - 42992.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-30/part-3/chapter-21/article-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 673, Sec. 16.   (AB 187)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), on and after July 1, 2014, a retailer shall offer a consumer the option to have a used mattress picked up for recovery at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer, if a new mattress is delivered to the consumer.</p><p>(b) A retailer may contract out to a third party for the delivery of a new mattress or pickup of a used mattress.</p><p>(c) A retailer is not prohibited from charging the consumer for the cost of the delivery of a new mattress.</p><p>(d) A retailer or third-party contractor delivering a new mattress may refuse to pick up a used mattress from a consumer if the retailer or contractor determines the used mattress is contaminated and poses a risk to personnel, new products, or equipment.</p><p>(e) A common carrier delivering a new mattress to a consumer as a result of an online purchase is not required to pick up a used mattress for recovery.</p><p>(f) On and after January 1, 2021, if a new mattress is delivered to a consumer by common carrier, including, but not limited to, as a result of an online purchase, the retailer of that mattress shall offer to arrange to pick up a used mattress for recycling from that consumer within 30 days of the delivery of the new mattress, subject to subdivision (d).</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), on and after July 1, 2014, a retailer shall offer a consumer the option to have a used mattress picked up for recovery at the time of delivery, at no additional cost to the consumer, if a new mattress is delivered to the consumer. (b) A retailer may contract out to a third party for the delivery of a new mattress or pickup of a used mattress. (c) A retailer is not prohibited from charging the consumer for the cost of the delivery of a new mattress. (d) A retailer or third-party contractor delivering a new mattress may refuse to pick up a used mattress from a consumer if the retailer or contractor determines the used mattress is contaminated and poses a risk to personnel, new products, or equipment. (e) A common carrier delivering a new mattress to a consumer as a result of an online purchase is not required to pick up a used mattress for recovery. (f) On and after January 1, 2021, if a new mattress is delivered to a consumer by common carrier, including, but not limited to, as a result of an online purchase, the retailer of that mattress shall offer to arrange to pick up a used mattress for recycling from that consumer within 30 days of the delivery of the new mattress, subject to subdivision (d).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/retailer-used-mattress-take-back-42992","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}