SECTIONS 41500-41502 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 41500-41502

41500. (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each city shall prepare,
adopt, and submit to the county in which the city is located a
household hazardous waste element which identifies a program for the
safe collection, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous
wastes, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code,
which are generated by households in the city and which should be
separated from the solid waste stream.
In preparing a city household hazardous waste element pursuant to
this section, a city may use components of a city hazardous waste
plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25135.7 of the
Health and Safety Code if the city hazardous waste plan meets the
requirements of this article and Section 41802.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a city determines that it
is unable to comply with the deadline established under subdivision
(a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section
21000), to the extent that division requires the preparation and
certification of an environmental impact report for the element, the
city shall do all of the following:
(1) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall adopt a resolution
stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline
established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the
environmental impact report for the household hazardous waste
element. The resolution shall also state a date when the city will
comply with the deadline established under subdivision (a) and
complete and certify the environmental impact report for the
household hazardous waste element.
(2) On or before July 1, 1992, the city shall submit its draft
household hazardous waste element and a copy of the resolution
adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the county within which the city
is located.
(3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact
report for the household hazardous waste element, or December 1,
1992, whichever is sooner, the city shall submit its final household
hazardous waste element to the county.

41502. A city household hazardous waste element may include a
program for the safe collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps
waste generated by households. The program may include any of the
following:
(a) The designation of authorized collection locations, including,
but not limited to, household hazardous waste collection facilities,
designated hospitals and clinics, and fire stations.
(b) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to return sharps
waste to designated collection locations.
(c) Efforts to inform and encourage the public to subscribe to
mail-back programs authorized by the United States Postal Service.
(d) An estimate of the expenditures required for the safe
collection, treatment, and disposal of sharps waste, and
consideration of the feasibility of offering low-cost mail-back
programs for senior and low-income households.