DIVISION 12.9. FIBERGLASS RECYCLED CONTENT ACT OF 1991 [19500. - 19535.]
DIVISION 12.9 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 706, Sec. 1.
§§ 19500–19535 · 22 sections
CHAPTER 1. Findings and Definitions §§ 19500–19502 · 3 sections
- § 19500 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Recycling of glass sold in the state benefits the state through reduction in the need for solid…
- § 19501 This division shall be known and may be cited as the Fiberglass Recycled Content Act of 1991.
- § 19502 For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Cullet” means postconsumer glass from food, drink, or beverage containers, or any…
CHAPTER 2. Fiberglass Recycled Content Program §§ 19510–19512 · 3 sections
- § 19510 Except as provided in Section 19511, every manufacturer shall ensure that the annual tonnage of fiberglass manufactured or sold in the state by that…
- § 19511 The percentage of fiberglass sold which is made of cullet shall be calculated in tons used on an annual basis. Unless the department determines that an…
- § 19512 On or before January 1, 1994, the department shall request comments from at least two fiberglass manufacturers, two cullet processors, and any other interested…
CHAPTER 3. Cullet Specifications for Fiberglass Manufacturing §§ 19515–19519 · 6 sections
- § 19515 The quality specifications provided in this chapter are the minimum quality specifications which cullet is required to meet for purposes of the exemption…
- § 19515.5 Chemical Composition Tolerance (+ or - Oxides Percentage Weight Percentage Range) Silicon Dioxide 66-75 1.00 Aluminum Oxide
- § 19516 Contaminants Other Inorganic Material Percentage Weight + 12 Mesh None + 20 Mesh less than 0.1 − 20 Mesh less than 0.2 Magnetic Materials less than 0.1 N
- § 19517 Physical Composition Particle Size: Cullet shall be one of two types below depending upon the requirements of the fiberglass manufacturer. Screen Size Coarse…
- § 19518 The department may change minimum quality specifications based upon the fiberglass industries’ ability to use cullet with higher levels of contamination.
- § 19519 A fiberglass manufacturer shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and permits concerning the environment, health, or safety when…
CHAPTER 4. Certification of Use §§ 19520–19523 · 4 sections
- § 19520 Each fiberglass manufacturer shall, on or before March 1 of each year, submit a report to the department certifying the number of tons of cullet used for the…
- § 19521 Every fiberglass manufacturer who submits glass cullet content usage certification pursuant to Section 19520 may be subject to an audit by the department to…
- § 19522 If a manufacturer of fiberglass is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of cullet within any certification period, the manufacturer shall certify this fact to…
- § 19523 For the purposes of implementing and enforcing these provisions, the department shall develop and maintain a list which identifies all fiberglass…
CHAPTER 5. Enforcement §§ 19530–19535 · 6 sections
- § 19530 If any person provides a fiberglass manufacturer with false or misleading information concerning the recycled content of glass cullet, the department, within…
- § 19531 If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of glass cullet used pursuant to this…
- § 19532 If any fiberglass manufacturer provides the department with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the fiberglass manufacturer was unable to meet the…
- § 19533 Information on glass cullet prices or other prices obtained by the department in the course of an audit is proprietary information and the department shall not…
- § 19534 This division does not prevent a person from selling or using fiberglass made of 100 percent virgin content, as long as the fiberglass manufacturer meets the…
- § 19535 (a) Any person who violates Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510) or this section is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one…