§ 18953. Stewardship Plan Approval Criteria.
14 CA ADC § 18953Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
14 CCR § 18953
§ 18953. Stewardship Plan Approval Criteria.
(1) Contact information. Identify the manufacturer or designated stewardship organization responsible for the stewardship plan submittal. A manufacturer or stewardship organization shall provide updates to the list of manufacturers and brands participating in its program within 30 days of any changes to that list.
(2) Program Goals and Activities. Include program goals that are specific to and appropriate for California. Factors to consider when determining program goals may include the current and future recycling infrastructure and capacity and changes in market conditions in California. Description of goals must include a baseline, to be provided by the manufacturer or stewardship organization, from which the goals will be measured and reported in the manufacturer or stewardship organization's annual reports. The baseline should indicate the status of household hazardous waste management in California at the time of plan submission. Describe how the goals will be measured, including a description of the methodology used for estimating the amount of leftover paint available for collection in California. Describe how the program will:
(3) Collection Systems. Describe the system that will be used to collect and properly manage postconsumer architectural paint to demonstrate how there will be sufficient funding for the program and how it will be implemented in an environmentally sound fashion. This description must include the following:
(C) Description of best management practices to be followed by service providers that are acting as collection points, which may include any training that the manufacturer or stewardship organization intends to provide to or require of service providers to ensure proper collection and management of postconsumer architectural paint.
(E) Address the coordination of the architectural paint stewardship program with existing local household hazardous waste collection programs. A manufacturer or stewardship organization must negotiate with existing local household hazardous waste collection programs wanting to participate in the paint stewardship program as a collection point as much as is reasonably feasible and is mutually agreeable.
(F) Address the coordination of the architectural paint stewardship program with potential retail collection points. Any retailer may participate, on a voluntary basis, as a paint collection point pursuant to the paint stewardship program. A manufacturer or stewardship organization must negotiate with any retailer wanting to participate in the paint stewardship program as a collection point, as much as is reasonably feasible and is mutually agreeable.
(4) Financing Mechanism. Include a funding mechanism that provides sufficient funding to recover, but not exceed, the cost of the architectural paint stewardship program, including the administrative (including financial audits per PRC § 48705(a)(6)), operational, and capital costs of the program. The funding mechanism includes the following:
(5) Education and Outreach. Include a description of education and outreach efforts to consumers, contractors, and retailers to promote source reduction and recycling of architectural paint. The description shall include how the outreach and education methods will be used and distributed. Educational information may include, but is not limited to, signage, written materials, advertising, or other promotional materials pursuant to PRC § 48703(e). A manufacturer or stewardship organization may not advertise a collection point(s) as being part of a manufacturer or stewardship organization's program that is not a contracted collection point for the manufacturer or stewardship organization's stewardship program. This provision does not apply to referrals to collection points based on publically available information.
(6) Stakeholder Consultations. In addition to existing local household hazardous waste collection programs per § 18953(a)(3)(E), other stakeholders that may be consulted include, but are not limited to, consumers, retailers, architectural paint recyclers, architectural paint contractors, and haulers.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 40401 and 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 48700, 48702, 48703, 48704 and 48705, Public Resources Code.
History
1. New section filed 6-6-2012; operative 6-6-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 23).
This database is current through 5/19/23 Register 2023, No. 20.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 18953, 14 CA ADC § 18953
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