CHAPTER 15. Newsprint

Chapter 15 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23.

§§ 42750–42791 · 21 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 42750–42756 · 6 sections

   • § 42750 “Consumer of newsprint” means a person who uses newsprint in a commercial printing operation or in a commercial publishing operation.
   • § 42752 “Deink” or “deinking old newspapers” means a process in which old newspaper is mixed with water, the paper fibers are separated to form a paper pulp, and the…
   • § 42753 “Newsprint” means uncoated paper, whether supercalendered or machine finished, of the type generally used for, but is not limited to, the publication of…
   • § 42754 “Old newspaper” or “recovered newspaper” means any newsprint which is separated from other types of solid waste or collected separately from other types of…
   • § 42755 “Post consumer waste paper” means a finished material which would normally be disposed of as a solid waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item,…
   • § 42756 “Recycled-content newsprint” means newsprint in which not less than 40 percent of its fiber consists of post consumer waste paper.
2. ARTICLE 2. Recycled-Content Newsprint Program §§ 42760–42762 · 3 sections

   • § 42760 On and after January 1, 1991, every consumer of newsprint in California shall ensure that at least 25 percent of all newsprint used by that consumer of…
   • § 42761 The percentage of newsprint used which is made from recycled-content newsprint shall be calculated in tons used on an annual basis and shall increase to: (a)…
   • § 42762 This division does not apply to any newsprint purchased prior to January 1, 1990.
3. ARTICLE 3. Certification of Use §§ 42770–42775 · 6 sections

   • § 42770 Each consumer of newsprint within the State of California shall, on or before March 1 of each year, certify to the board the number of tons of newsprint used…
   • § 42771 Every consumer of newsprint who submits recycled-content newsprint usage certification pursuant to Section 42770 may be subject to an audit to ensure that the…
   • § 42772 Each person who supplies a consumer of newsprint with newsprint shall certify the amounts of recycled-content newsprint contained in each shipment to each…
   • § 42773 If a consumer of newsprint is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of recycled-content newsprint within any reporting period because recycled-content newsprint…
   • § 42774 For the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter, the board shall develop and maintain a list which identifies every consumer of newsprint, as…
   • § 42775 (a) For the purposes of implementing and enforcing this chapter, the board shall set newsprint comparable quality standards for each of the grades of newsprint…
4. ARTICLE 4. False Certification §§ 42780–42783 · 4 sections

   • § 42780 If any person provides a consumer of newsprint with a false or misleading certificate concerning the recycled content of the delivered newsprint pursuant to…
   • § 42781 If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning the percentage of recycled-content newsprint used pursuant to…
   • § 42782 If any consumer of newsprint provides the board with a false or misleading certificate concerning why the consumer of newsprint was unable to obtain the…
   • § 42783 Specific information on newsprint prices included as part of a certificate submitted to the board by newsprint consumers or suppliers of newsprint is propriety…
5. ARTICLE 5. Penalties §§ 42790–42791 · 2 sections

   • § 42790 Any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 42770) is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars…
   • § 42791 In addition to Section 42790, any person who violates Article 3 (commencing with Section 42770) may be assessed a civil penalty by the board of not more than…