California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

State Agency

Laws and Regulations

State Agency Waste Management and Diversion

Assembly Bill (AB) 75 was passed in 1999 and the State Agency Model Integrated Waste Management Act (Chapter 764, Statutes of 1999, Strom-Martin) took effect on Jan. 1, 2000. The act mandated that state agencies develop and implement an integrated waste management plan which outlines the steps to be taken to achieve the required waste diversion goals.

Current statutes require all state agencies and large state facilities to divert at least 50 percent of their solid waste from disposal facilities on and after Jan. 1, 2004. The law also requires each state agency and large facility to submit an annual report to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) summarizing its yearly progress in implementing waste diversion programs.

The Per Capita Disposal Measurement System Act (SB 1016, Wiggins, Public Resources Code Section 42920-42927, Statutes of 2008) changed the way state agencies and local governments measure their progress toward meeting the statutory waste diversion mandates. State agencies and large state facilities now use per capita disposal as an indicator of their compliance with the 50 percent waste diversion requirement. Compliance is also determined by diversion program implementation. For more information, see Understanding SB 1016 Solid Waste Disposal Measurement Act of 2008 For State Agencies (PowerPoint, 790 KB)

Legislation enacted in 2011 (AB 341 , Chesbro, Chapter 476, Public Resources Code Section 42926(a)) changed the due date of the state agency waste management annual report to May 1 beginning in 2012. The bill makes a legislative declaration that it is the policy goal, of the state of California, that not less than 75 percent of solid waste generated be source reduced, recycled, or composted by the year 2020.

State agency waste management Annual Reports are now due May 1 of each year for activities conducted during the prior calendar year. Assistance and training is provided by the State Agency team and CalRecycle representatives for each agency.

Waste Management Annual Report Data from Prior Years:

Please refer to the State Agency Electronic Annual Report Database for state agency waste management reports submitted in prior years.

Advisory! This online database contains data from annual reports submitted by state agencies. This information may not have been officially approved by CalRecycle and may be subject to change.

State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC)

Assembly Bill (AB) 4, was passed in 1989 (Eastin, Chapter 1094, Statutes of 1989), modified in 1993 (AB 11, Eastin), and updated in 2006 (SB 1106, Committee on Environmental Quality). The State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign statutes are in Public Contract Code Section 12153-12217. The primary intent of SABRC is to stimulate markets for materials diverted by California local government and agencies. It complements the efforts of the Integrated Waste Management Act (Public Resources Code 40000, et seq.) which was enacted to reduce the amount of waste going into California’s landfills.

Public Contract Code (PCC):

Current statutes require all state departments, boards, commissions, offices, state universities, and District Agricultural Associations to purchase post-consumer recycled content products and materials that meet minimum recycled content requirements (PCC Section 12209), within 11 SABRC categories (PCC Section 12207).

The law also requires each state agency to submit an annual report to CalRecycle summarizing its procurement.

State agency SABRC Annual Reports are due Oct. 31 of each year for procurement conducted during the prior fiscal year.  For District Agricultural Associations reporting on a calendar year cycle, reports are due Mar. 1 each year. Assistance and training is provided by the SABRC team and CalRecycle representatives for each agency.

State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC) Data from Prior Years

For reports submitted in prior years, find out how well state agencies have been doing.

Additional Legislation, Policies, and Information

Historical Executive Orders:

Department of General Services:

Extended Producer Responsibility:

Last updated: February 16, 2012
State Agency Waste Management Programs, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/StateAgency/
Recycling Coordinator: SARC@calrecycle.ca.gov, (916) 341-6199
Buy Recycled Campaign: BuyRecycled@calrecycle.ca.gov, (916) 341-6199