Program Definitions: State Agency Recycling and Waste Reduction

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California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Program Definitions

This table describes the kinds of individual activities that may be associated with the diversion and promotional programs listed in Part III of each organization's integrated waste management plan.

Source Reduction

Business Source Reduction Program
(Business Waste Reduction, Waste Prevention)

Paper form reduction
Bulletin boards
Toner cartridges
Reusable cups
Reusable boxes
Electronic media
Online forms

Double-sided copies
Half- sheet memos
Diaper service (cloth diapers)
Rolled paper towels
Air hand dryers
Laundered shop rags
Preventative maintenance

Material Exchange

Regional waste exchange
Fleet sales
Nonprofit/school donations
State surplus (DGS program participation)
Auctions
CALMAX
Property reutilization

Food exchange
Equipment surplus
Mattresses
Computers (excludes CRTs)
Used book buy backs
Gifts to other Agencies

Salvage Yard

Auto Dismantling

Recycling

Beverage containers (excluding 2020 centers): bottles, cans, and plastic with California redemption value
Cardboard
Glass
Plastic
Newspaper
Office paper (white): white ledger, printer paper, etc.
Office paper (mixed): colored paper, newspaper
Scrap metal: tin cans, x-ray silver, copper, brass, #10 food cans, etc.
Special collection events: fairs, marathons, community celebrations
Telephone books
Other: textiles, rags

Organic Management

Xeriscaping, grasscycling
On-site composting and mulching (can include any organics
Self-haul green waste (hauled to composting site)
Commercial green waste pickup (e.g., street sweeping debris, manure)
Food waste composting, vermicomposting (pick-up/self-haul)

Special Waste Materials

Ash: land applications, building materials
Sludge (sewage/industrial): Soil amendment--land spreading of biosolids, co-composting
Tires: retreads, other reuse, recycling, drop-off at certified/permitted recycling center,
higher mileage tires (source reduction)
White/brown goods: repair, reuse, recycling
Scrap Metal: Salvage at processing centers--I-beams, guard rails, pipes, plant op metals, metal door/bed, etc.
Wood waste:
-Brush/wood waste chipping for mulch or compost: milled lumber, dimensional lumber, pallets
-Wood waste picked up by vendor: firewood, fallen trees, inerts (construction/demolition)
Concrete/asphalt/rubble (C&D):
Inerts: Concrete/rubble reuse, fill for land reclamation, subbase material for roads, concrete/asphalt recycling
Rendering: dead animal program, grease, tallow, cooking oil

Facility Recovery

Materials Recovery Facility: Materials are taken to a permitted materials recovery facility
Alternative Daily Cover: Green waste, ash, auto shredder fluff, biosolids
Other facility recovery: Drop-off at landfill

Transformation

Waste to Energy: e.g Ogden Martin, Commerce, Long Beach
Biomass: wood waste
Tires: tire-derived fuel/incineration

Items below are counted but not included in diversion

Hazardous Waste Materials

Batteries
Used oil/antifreeze
Paint
Other hazardous waste: stripping products, oil filters, paint thinner, medical waste, fluorescent bulbs, CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes)
Universal wastes: hazardous wastes that are more common and pose a lower risk to people and the environment than other hazardous wastes. Federal and State regulations identify universal wastes and provide simple rules for handling, recycling, and disposing of them. The regulations, called the “Universal Waste Rule,” are in the California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5, chapter 23. Additional information can be found at: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/EWaste/upload/HWM_FS_UWR.pdf

Web page

Newspaper articles/ads

Brochures, newsletters, publications: Fliers, Office paper recycling guide, Fact Sheets, New Employee package

Outreach (technical assistance, presentations, awards, fairs): Seminars, Workshops

Recycled goods procurement training

Awards program, public awareness

Speakers (staff available for presentations)

Technical assistance

College curriculum

Waste audits

Waste evaluations/surveys

Last updated: November 01, 2007

State Agency Waste Management Programs, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/StateAgency/
Recycling Coordinator: sarc@calrecycle.ca.gov, (916) 341-6199 (Waste Reduction)
Buy Recycled Campaign: SABRC@calrecycle.ca.gov, (916) 341-6199 (Recycled Product Procurement)

Source Reduction
Business Source Reduction Program (Business Waste Reduction, Waste Prevention)
Paper form reduction Bulletin boards Toner cartridges Reusable cups Reusable boxes Electronic media Online forms	Double-sided copies Half- sheet memos Diaper service (cloth diapers) Rolled paper towels Air hand dryers Laundered shop rags Preventative maintenance
Material Exchange
Regional waste exchange Fleet sales Nonprofit/school donations State surplus (DGS program participation) Auctions CALMAX Property reutilization		Food exchange Equipment surplus Mattresses Computers (excludes CRTs) Used book buy backs Gifts to other Agencies
Salvage Yard Auto Dismantling
Recycling
Beverage containers (excluding 2020 centers): bottles, cans, and plastic with California redemption value Cardboard Glass Plastic Newspaper Office paper (white): white ledger, printer paper, etc. Office paper (mixed): colored paper, newspaper Scrap metal: tin cans, x-ray silver, copper, brass, #10 food cans, etc. Special collection events: fairs, marathons, community celebrations Telephone books Other: textiles, rags
Organic Management
Xeriscaping, grasscycling On-site composting and mulching (can include any organics Self-haul green waste (hauled to composting site) Commercial green waste pickup (e.g., street sweeping debris, manure) Food waste composting, vermicomposting (pick-up/self-haul)
Special Waste Materials
Ash: land applications, building materials Sludge (sewage/industrial): Soil amendment--land spreading of biosolids, co-composting Tires: retreads, other reuse, recycling, drop-off at certified/permitted recycling center, higher mileage tires (source reduction) White/brown goods: repair, reuse, recycling Scrap Metal: Salvage at processing centers--I-beams, guard rails, pipes, plant op metals, metal door/bed, etc. Wood waste: -Brush/wood waste chipping for mulch or compost: milled lumber, dimensional lumber, pallets -Wood waste picked up by vendor: firewood, fallen trees, inerts (construction/demolition) Concrete/asphalt/rubble (C&D): Inerts: Concrete/rubble reuse, fill for land reclamation, subbase material for roads, concrete/asphalt recycling Rendering: dead animal program, grease, tallow, cooking oil
Facility Recovery
Materials Recovery Facility: Materials are taken to a permitted materials recovery facility Alternative Daily Cover: Green waste, ash, auto shredder fluff, biosolids Other facility recovery: Drop-off at landfill
Transformation
Waste to Energy: e.g Ogden Martin, Commerce, Long Beach Biomass: wood waste Tires: tire-derived fuel/incineration
Items below are counted but not included in diversion
Hazardous Waste Materials
Batteries Used oil/antifreeze Paint Other hazardous waste: stripping products, oil filters, paint thinner, medical waste, fluorescent bulbs, CRTs (Cathode Ray Tubes) Universal wastes: hazardous wastes that are more common and pose a lower risk to people and the environment than other hazardous wastes. Federal and State regulations identify universal wastes and provide simple rules for handling, recycling, and disposing of them. The regulations, called the “Universal Waste Rule,” are in the California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4.5, chapter 23. Additional information can be found at: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/EWaste/upload/HWM_FS_UWR.pdf

Program Definitions

Section 1: Diversion Programs

Section 2: Promotional Programs