California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 20 - Product Stewardship for Carpets

• Section 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...
• Section 42971.
  For purposes of this chapter, and unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “Brand” means a name,...
• Section 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 carpet...
• Section 42972.1.
  (a) The Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall appoint members to an advisory committee, which shall make recommendations on carpet stewardship plans submitted to the...
• Section 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,...
• Section 42972.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 42972, on and after July 1, 2011, but not on or after January 1, 2013, a manufacturer...
• Section 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 Section...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 state,...
• Section 42975.
  (a) In order to achieve compliance with this chapter, a carpet stewardship organization shall, on or before July 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, demonstrate to the...
• Section 42976.
  On or before July 1, 2013, and each year thereafter, a manufacturer of carpet sold in the state shall, individually or through a carpet stewardship...
• Section 42977.
  (a) The carpet stewardship organization submitting a carpet stewardship plan shall pay the department a quarterly administrative fee. The department shall set the fee at an...
• Section 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 collected by the department pursuant...
• Section 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...
• Section 42979.
  (a) This chapter does not limit, supersede, duplicate, or otherwise conflict with the authority of the Department of Toxic Substances Control under Section 25257.1 of the...
• Section 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...
• Section 42982.
  The Department of General Services shall, to the extent feasible and within existing resources, take appropriate steps, including, but not limited to, revising relevant procurement...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018