This page provides a directory to regulatory definitions that must be read in conjunction with the permit process overseen by the CalRecycle.
Statutory Definitions–Public Resources Code (PRC)
- Waste Management (Sections 40100-40201)
Title 27 Definitions–California Code of Regulations (CCR)
- Combined CalRecycle & SWRCB Technical Definitions for Landfills (Section 20164)
- Design and Operation (Section 21663)
- Landfill Capacity Definitions ]Section 21570(f)(9)]
- Permit Procedure Definitions, including Complete and Correct, Informational Meeting, Nonmaterial Change, and Significant Change… (Section 21563)
Title 14 Definitions–(CCR)
- Asbestos (Section 17897.1)
- Activities That Are Not Subject to the Transfer/Processing Regulatory Requirements (Section 17402.5)
- CEQA Definitions (Section 15350 to 15387)
- Complete and Correct (Section 18101)
- Composting (Section 17852)
- Construction and Demolition/Inert Debris Transfer/Processing (Section 17381)
- C&D and Inert Debris Disposal (Section 17388)
- Inventory Definitions (Section 18361)
- LEA Certification Regulations (Section 18011)
- Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal (Section 17225)
- Nonhazardous Petroleum Contaminated Soil (Section 17361)
- Regulatory Tiers (Section 18101)
- Transfer/Processing Regulations (Section 17402)
- Waste Management Planning Definitions (Title 14, Section 18720)
Subtitle D Definitions–Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR), Part 258 (Subtitle D) Section 258.2
Other Resources
For more information contact: LEA Support Services, PermitTrainingAssistance@calrecycle.ca.gov