Revised California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2018-2022
- Revised California Carpet Stewardship Plan containing Chapter 0 (Submitted by CARE on December 15, 2018 to address the 60-day conditions for approval of CARE’s 2018-2022 Plan) and a cover letter*
- CalRecycle Approval
- Stakeholder Comments (January 2019)
- California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2018-2022, revised August 17, 2018
- CalRecycle Conditional Approval
- CARE’s updated Attachment 9 and cover letter, submitted September 24, 2018
- Stakeholder Comments (September-October 2018)
- CARE's Response to CalRecycle's Findings
California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2018-2022
Revised California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2017-2021
- Revised California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2017-2021
- Proposed California Carpet Stewardship Plan 2017-2021
- CalRecycle Disapproval
- Stakeholder Comments (November 17, 2016)
2016 California Carpet Stewardship Plan (i.e., Plan Version 3.2.2 as modified by addenda #1-3, below)
- California Carpet Stewardship Plan Version 3.2.2 submitted March 10, 2014
- Addendum #1 to the Plan Version 3.2.2 submitted December 28, 2014
- CalRecycle response to CARE January 5, 2015
- Addendum #2 to the Plan Version 3.2.2; submitted October 9, 2015
- CalRecycle Conditional Partial Approval
- Stakeholder Comments (October 9, 2015)
- Addendum #3 to the Plan Version 3.2.2, submitted November 30, 2015
- CalRecycle Approval
- Stakeholder Comments (November 30, 2015)
- Assessment Increase, effective January 1, 2017
Background
Purpose of Stewardship Plans: The stewardship plan plays a very important role in the program because it defines a compliant program and communicates a course of action to stakeholders and the public. Stewardship organizations (or individual manufacturers that are not represented by a stewardship organization) are responsible for submitting Plans. CalRecycle-approved plans will be posted at this website, along with ensuing annual reports.
- Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) serves as the carpet stewardship organization until at least April 1, 2015 as stated in statute (Chapter 681, Statutes of 2010 (Perez, AB 2398). After April 1, 2015 other stewardship organizations may submit plans. Individual manufacturers can submit plans at any time.
Process and Archives
Below are different versions of Carpet Stewardship Plans, starting with the current Plan being implemented by CARE:
- Addendum #1 to the Plan Version 3.2.2. December 28, 2014--current
- California Carpet Stewardship Plan Version 3.2.2 (containing corrections from Version 3.2, submitted on June 19, 2014) (original dated March 10, 2014)--current
- California Carpet Stewardship Plan Version 3.2 (containing corrections from Version 3.0), submitted on April 7, 2014 (original dated March 10, 2014)
- California
Carpet Stewardship Plan Version 3.0, CalRecycle’s Director approved Plan Version 3.0 on January 21, 2014 pending minor corrections
- Process and key documents:
- Public notice for public meeting and Stakeholder comments (covering versions of the Plan 2.5 to to 3.0).
- CARE submitted draft versions of the Plan as noted below:
- CalRecycle disapproved Plan Version 2.5 at the public meeting on August 20, 2013 and CARE was directed to submit a new revised Plan.
- CARE submitted a revised Plan (Version 2.5) (May 31, 2013) which was discussed at a public meeting on June 25, 2013 and CARE conducted a webinar/conference call on September 24, 2013 to share information about changes to the Plan.
- Process and key documents:
- California Carpet Stewardship Plan Version 1.4 CalRecycle’s
Director conditionally approved Plan v1.4 on January 17, 2012--replaced with Plan Version 3.0
- Process and key documents:
- Public Notice for public meeting and stakeholder comments
- On January 17, 2012, CalRecycle conditionally approved this plan. The Request for Approval explains the conditions for approval. As part of the conditional approval, CARE was required to submit an updated Plan to CalRecycle by December 31, 2012. CARE requested an extension in December 2012. CalRecycle granted the extension to May 31, 2013, which was announced at the January 2013 CalRecycle Public Meeting. Additionally, CalRecycle sent a letter to CARE describing items to be covered in the updated Plan.
- Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, CalRecycle adopted a negative declaration on January 17, 2012 after finding the California Carpet Stewardship Plan would not cause any significant adverse environmental impacts.
- CARE provided new language on January 19, 2012 to address one of the conditions concerning audits. CalRecycle has asked CARE to include this language in the revised Plan.
- Process and key documents:
An addendum to a Plan is used after formal plan approval to address changing conditions and implementation challenges when it isn’t timely for a stewardship organization to wait for the next Annual Report review. On December 28, 2014, CARE submitted an Addendum to its approved Plan to respond to CalRecycle’s decision of noncompliance and has requested accelerated review and approval of the Addendum. The Addendum describes changes CARE is making to improve the Program and address non-compliance. The Director of CalRecycle reviewed the Addendum and made a decision to accept changes in the Addendum as explained in a letter to CARE (PDF 245). Acceptance of the Addendum does not mean that CalRecycle now considers the Program as being in compliance. CalRecycle will instead evaluate compliance at the time of Annual Report reviews, the next of which is slated for July 1, 2015; this evaluation will consider how effectively the approved changes are working. Stakeholders are welcome to provide comments to CalRecycle at: carpet@calrecycle.ca.gov regarding implementation of the changes in the Addendum and CalRecycle will use this to inform the next formal Annual Report review.
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