CHAPTER 1. Household Hazardous Substance Information and Collection
Heading of Chapter 1 (as affected by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35) amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1355, Sec. 52.
§§ 47000–47550 · 26 sections
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings and Definitions §§ 47000–47004 · 5 sections
- § 47000 The Legislature finds and declares that, because hazardous substances are an integral part of daily life, it would benefit the public to have access to…
- § 47001 The Legislature also finds that the disposal of hazardous substances by households can be injurious to sanitation workers, the general public, and wildlife and…
- § 47002 The Legislature further finds and declares that each household in the state should have reasonable access to legal, convenient, and environmentally safe…
- § 47003 The Legislature, therefore, declares that the state should assist the efforts of local governments and other agencies to provide safer disposal methods for…
- § 47004 For purposes of this chapter, “hazardous waste” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, and “hazardous substance” has…
ARTICLE 2. Public Information Program §§ 47050–47052 · 3 sections
- § 47050 The board shall, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, develop and implement a public information program to provide uniform and…
- § 47051 The public information program shall be designed to provide uniform responses to public inquiries about household hazardous substances, and to assist the…
- § 47052 The public information program shall include the development of pamphlets or other written materials which could be used by local agencies in conjunction with…
ARTICLE 3. Household Hazardous Waste Management §§ 47100–47109 · 10 sections
- § 47100 After a countywide integrated waste management plan has been revised pursuant to Section 41770, and the revision has been approved pursuant to Sections 41760…
- § 47101 Section 47100 does not prohibit a city or county from jointly implementing the household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program, or…
- § 47102 The board shall designate a household hazardous waste coordinator to advise and assist local governments and other agencies which offer programs for household…
- § 47103 The board shall provide technical assistance to local governments and other agencies which establish household hazardous waste management programs.
- § 47104 The board shall prepare, in consultation with the Department of Toxic Substances Control, guidelines and a state policy to guide the efforts of local agencies…
- § 47105 The guidelines required by this article shall include all the following elements: (a) Development of a model operation plan for community household hazardous…
- § 47106 In establishing guidelines on which products should be disposed of as hazardous waste, the board shall consider such factors as toxicity, concentration of…
- § 47107 The guidelines and operation plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon request, be made available to local agencies and the public. The board shall…
- § 47108 In developing the guidelines required by this article, the board shall, to the extent feasible, consult existing sources of information, including household…
- § 47109 Any city or county may, upon a vote of the governing body of the city or county, authorize an increase in solid waste collection fees to offset the cost to the…
ARTICLE 3.3. Home-Generated Sharps Waste Collection §§ 47115–47116 · 3 sections
- § 47115 A pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in California that is usually intended to be self-injected at home through the use of a…
- § 47115.5 The plan required pursuant to Section 47115 shall include, at a minimum, a description of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following:…
- § 47116 (a) The manufacturer shall post and maintain a copy of the plans required pursuant to Section 47115 on its Internet Web site. (b) The board, or its successor…
ARTICLE 3.5. Household Hazardous Waste Grants §§ 47200–47203 · 4 sections
- § 47200 (a) The board shall expend funds from the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the making of grants to cities, counties, or other local agencies…
- § 47201 The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of this article, including, but not limited to, criteria for selecting grant recipients.
- § 47202 All expenses incurred by the board in carrying out this article shall be payable from the account. No liability or obligation is imposed upon the state…
- § 47203 Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall allocate, from the account, an amount not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), to the Hazardous…
ARTICLE 4. Liability § 47550 · 1 section
- § 47550 A city, county, or local agency operating a household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with…