Green Material Used as Alternative Daily Cover (ADC)

Key Elements of the Law

• • As of January 1, 2020, the use of green material as ADC does not constitute diversion through recycling and will be considered disposal for purposes of measuring a jurisdiction’s 50 percent per capita disposal rate. Other types of ADC will still count as diversion. As a result of this material counting as disposal, some jurisdictions may see an increase in their per capita disposal. The approved use of green waste (material) as part of an erosion control strategy at a landfill would continue to be viewed as beneficial use and would not be counted as disposal.
  • In the 2017 Electronic Annual Report (due August 1, 2018), jurisdictions will include information on plans to address these new requirements and divert green material that is being used as ADC. CalRecycle’s Electronic Annual Report (EAR) was adjusted to reflect these reporting requirements.
  • CalRecycle will provide guidance to local enforcement agencies (LEA) on any conditions and restrictions on the utilization of ADC.
  • Beginning with the 2020 Electronic Annual Report (due August 1, 2021), if a jurisdiction does not meet its 50 percent per capita disposal target as a result of not being able to claim diversion for the use of green material as ADC, it must report additional information (e.g., barriers to recycling green material, capacity at facilities that recycle green material, a plan to address those barriers). CalRecycle’s EAR was adjusted to reflect these reporting requirements.
  • With respect to the integrated waste management (IWM) fee, there will continue to be no disposal fee on green material that is used as ADC at solid waste landfills, pursuant to Public Resources Code 41781.3(2)(C) commencing January 1, 2020, green material used as alternative daily cover at a solid waste landfill is not subject to the fee imposed on disposed solid waste pursuant to Section 48000.

Note: “Green material” has the same meaning as “processed green material” as defined in 27 CCR Section 20690. The term does not include materials left over from the composting process, materials left over after the material recovery process (commonly referred to as “fines”), or processed construction and demolition waste materials.

Resources

• • Jurisdictions can review disposal facilities that assigned green material ADC and the amount by using the CalRecycle RDRS Reports: Jurisdiction Disposal and Beneficial Reuse by Destination.

Year: 20XX
Jurisdiction: Your Jurisdiction
Material Type: Landfill
Disposal Facility Name or RDRS ID: (optional selection, if searching for all Green Material ADC for the jurisdiction selected, or if identifying by specific facility)

Data displayed in this report includes Destination Facilities, Landfill MSW Disposal Tons (in the “Landfill (Includes host assigned tons due to missing reports)” column) host assigned MSW tons, Green Material ADC (Includes host assigned tons due to missing reports), and host-assigned Green Material ADC tons, Exported Green Material for Potential Beneficial Reuse, and host-assigned Exported Green Material for Potential Beneficial Reuse. Specific facility filters can be applied using the Disposal Facility Name or RDRS ID Filter. More information about these facilities can be found on the SWIS Facility/Site Search.

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