CalRecycle Jurisdiction Reviews

What is a CalRecycle compliance evaluation?

As of January 1, 2022, what was previously referred to as a Jurisdiction Review is now a compliance evaluation conducted by CalRecycle Jurisdiction and Agency Compliance and Enforcement (JACE).

Compliance evaluations are performed to evaluate compliance with jurisdiction requirements in the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) regulations (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Division 7, Chapter 12).
JACE also includes a review of:
Each jurisdiction’s Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling (MORe) and Mandatory Commercial Recycling (MCR) programs.
Implementation of jurisdictions’ Integrated Waste Management Plans (Public Resources Code, Division 30, Part 2), including:
- The Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) and
- Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE).

See the CalRecycle Oversight and Enforcement webpage for more information on SLCP enforcement.

CalRecycle reviews jurisdictions’ program implementation at least every four years.

Legislation enacted in 2008 (SB 1016, Chapter 343, Statutes of 2008 [Wiggins, SB 1016]) codified CalRecycle’s historical approach by more explicitly focusing on:

Program implementation,
Implementing a simplified metric based on per-capita disposal, and
Changing the frequency of some reviews.

The law now states that the annual per capita disposal rate is not determinative of jurisdiction compliance but is only one factor among several that CalRecycle will use to evaluate diversion program implementation.

JACE staff will review the implementation of those local jurisdiction programs to determine if the jurisdiction has met the requirements of AB 939 (known as the Integrated Waste Management Act [IWMA]) and associated regulations.
In doing this, CalRecycle will rely on:

Implementation Records,
Annual reports,
Staff jurisdiction visits, and
Other information the jurisdiction deems relevant to local program work.

What is the legal basis for CalRecycle’s compliance evaluation?

Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR) Section 18996.1, Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 41825, PRC Section 42649.3(g), and PRC Section 42649.82(g).

Who must undergo a compliance evaluation?

Per requirements of PRC Section 41825 and 14 CCR Section 18996.1, every jurisdiction must undergo a compliance evaluation at least every four years.

What does CalRecycle look for in a compliance evaluation?

The sources of information available to CalRecycle include, but are not limited to, each jurisdiction’s:

SLCP Implementation Record
Past Corrective Action Plans
Site visits
Electronic Annual Reports
Source Reduction Recycling Element and Household Hazardous Waste Element
Disposal reporting information and information from haulers’ reports
CalRecycle correspondence

Jurisdiction Review Reports