CHAPTER 20. Product Stewardship for Carpets [42970. - 42983.5.]
Chapter 20 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 681, Sec. 2.
§§ 42970–42983.5 · 23 sections
- § 42970 The purpose of this chapter is to increase the amount of postconsumer carpet that is diverted from landfills and recycled into secondary products or otherwise…
- § 42971 For purposes of this chapter, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Brand” means a…
- § 42972 (a) On or before September 30, 2011, a manufacturer of carpets sold in this state shall, individually or through a carpet stewardship organization, submit a…
- § 42972.1 (a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall appoint members to an advisory committee, which shall make recommendations on carpet stewardship…
- § 42972.2 (a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the goal of the state to reach a 24-percent recycling rate for postconsumer carpet by January 1, 2020, and to…
- § 42972.3 (a) The department may audit the carpet stewardship organization or an individual manufacturer annually. (b) It is a violation of this chapter for the carpet…
- § 42972.7 (a) (1) A carpet stewardship organization, as part of its carpet stewardship plan, shall set up a trust fund or an escrow account, into which it shall deposit…
- § 42973 (a) (1) Within 60 days after the department receives a plan submitted pursuant to Section 42972, it shall review the plan, determine whether it complies with…
- § 42973.5 A carpet stewardship organization shall provide to the department all data necessary for the department to evaluate the effectiveness of the program as it is…
- § 42973.7 (a) A carpet stewardship organization shall include nonvoting board members with representation from the following types of entities: (1) A circular economy…
- § 42973.9 A carpet stewardship organization shall be responsible for a carpet stewardship plan and shall make decisions regarding the implementation of a carpet…
- § 42974 (a) The department shall enforce this chapter. (b) On and after April 1, 2012, a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer that offers a carpet for sale in this…
- § 42975 (a) In order to achieve compliance with this chapter, a carpet stewardship organization shall, on or before September 1 of each year, demonstrate to the…
- § 42976 On or before September 1 of each year, a manufacturer of carpet sold in the state shall, individually or through a carpet stewardship organization, submit to…
- § 42977 (a) The carpet stewardship organization submitting a carpet stewardship plan shall pay the department a quarterly administrative fee. The department shall set…
- § 42977.1 (a) The Carpet Stewardship Account and the Carpet Stewardship Penalty Subaccount are hereby established in the Integrated Waste Management Fund. (b) All fees…
- § 42978 (a) A civil penalty up to the following amounts may be administratively imposed by the department on any person who is in violation of any provision of this…
- § 42979 (a) This chapter does not limit, supersede, duplicate, or otherwise conflict with the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control under Section…
- § 42980 If the department determines that a carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer has not complied with one or more of the requirements of this chapter, the…
- § 42981 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any action by a carpet stewardship organization or its members that relates to any of the following is not a…
- § 42982 The Department of General Services shall, to the extent feasible and within existing resources, take appropriate steps, including, but not limited to, revising…
- § 42983 It is the intent of the Legislature to review any federal law that has the purpose of managing postconsumer carpet in a manner consistent with this chapter and…
- § 42983.5 This chapter shall become inoperative when all the following are met: (a) The department has adopted regulations pursuant to Section 42968.1. (b) The…