§ 40106. — 40106. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 746, Sec. 1.)

California § 40106.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 30.: DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Part 1.: PART 1. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Definitions

Text

(a)
“Biomass conversion” means the production of heat, fuels, or electricity by the controlled combustion of, or the use of other noncombustion thermal conversion technologies on, the following
materials, when separated from other solid waste:
(1)
Agricultural crop residues.
(2)
Bark, lawn, yard, and garden clippings.
(3)
Leaves, silvicultural residue, and tree and brush pruning.
(4)
Wood, wood chips, and wood waste.
(5)
Nonrecyclable pulp or nonrecyclable paper materials.
(b)
“Biomass conversion” does not include the controlled combustion of recyclable pulp or recyclable paper materials, or materials that contain sewage sludge, industrial sludge, medical waste, hazardous waste, or either high-level or low-level radioactive
waste.
(c)
For purposes of this section, “nonrecyclable pulp or nonrecyclable paper materials” means either of the following, as determined by the department:
(1)
Paper products or fibrous materials that cannot be technically, feasibly, or legally recycled because of the manner in which the product or material has been manufactured, treated, coated, or constructed.
(2)
Paper products or fibrous materials that have become soiled or contaminated and as a result cannot be technically, feasibly, or legally recycled.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 746, Sec. 1. (SB 498) Effective January 1, 2015.