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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Division 30. Waste Management
Part 3. State Programs
Chapter 8.5. Electronic Waste Recycling
Article 6. Financial Provisions²
Section 42478
42478. Electronic waste recycling payment schedule; recycler. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on July 1, 2004, or as specified otherwise in Section 25214.10.1 of the Health and Safety Code, and on July 1 of each year thereafter, CalRecycle, in collaboration with DTSC, shall establish a covered electronic waste recycling payment schedule for covered electronic wastes generated in this state from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, to cover the average net cost for an electronic waste recycler to receive, process, and recycle each major category, as determined by CalRecycle, of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector. CalRecycle shall make the electronic waste recycling payments to a covered electronic waste recycler pursuant to this article.
(2) Until CalRecycle adopts a new payment schedule that covers the average net cost for an electronic waste recycler to receive, process, and recycle each major category, as determined by CalRecycle of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector, the amount of the covered electronic waste recycling payment shall be equal to twenty-eight cents ($0.28) per pound of the total weight of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector and subsequently processed for recycling.
(b) (1) CalRecycle shall adopt regulations, effective January 1, 2025, to establish a process for covered electronic waste recyclers to submit payment claims for covered electronic waste resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463.
(2) On April 1, 2026, CalRecycle shall begin accepting payment claims for covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, collected on or after January 1, 2026.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on July 1, 2028, and on July 1 every year thereafter, CalRecycle, in collaboration with DTSC, shall establish a covered electronic waste recycling payment schedule for covered electronic waste generated in this state, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, to cover the average net cost for an electronic waste recycler to receive, process, and recycle each major category, as determined by CalRecycle, of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector. CalRecycle shall make the electronic waste recycling payments to a covered electronic waste recycler pursuant to this article.
(2) Until CalRecycle adopts a new payment schedule that covers the average net cost for an electronic waste recycler to receive, process, and recycle each major category, as determined by CalRecycle, of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector, the amount of the covered electronic waste recycling payment shall be equal to $0.75 per pound of the total weight of covered electronic waste, resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463, received from an authorized collector and subsequently processed for recycling.
History—Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 863 (SB 50), in effect September 29, 2004. Stats. 2022, Ch. 370 (SB 1215), in effect January 1, 2023, relettered subdivision (a) as (a)(1), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "subdivision (b)" after "provided in", substituted "of each year" for "every two years" after "on July 1", substituted "CalRecycle" for "the board" after "thereafter,", substituted "DTSC," for "the department" after "collaboration with", added "from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463," after "in this state", substituted "CalRecycle" for "the board" after "determined by", added ", resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463," before "received from" in the first sentence of subdivision (a); substituted "CalRecycle" for "The board" before "shall" in the second sentence of subdivision (a); renumbered former subdivision (b) as paragraph (2) of subdivision (a); substituted "CalRecycle" for " the board" after "Until", substituted "CalRecycle" for " the board" after "determined by", added ", resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463," before "received from", and added ", resulting from discarded covered electronic devices, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 42463," before "received from" in former subdivision (b); added new subdivisions (b) and (c).