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Large Venue & Event Recycling
Attention
Member Agencies and Event Organizers:
Recently California passed
Assembly Bill 2176 that requires recycling at large venues and events.
This bill:
 Requires
the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to make
available by April 1, 2005 one or more model ordinances for local agency
adoption that facilitates recycling at large special events or venues.
A large event is defined as 1) charging an admission fee and 2) serves
an average of 2,000 people per day. A large venue is defined as a
museum, hall, conference or civic center, performing arts center,
theater or public attraction facility.- On and after July 1, 2005, local agencies when issuing a permit must
provide specified information to large events operators on how to
reduce, reuse and recycling materials generated at the event.
- By August 1, 2006, and annually until 2008 local agencies must
provide the CIWMB with an estimate of the top 10% of large events within
its jurisdictions, based on their solid waste generation. This
includes an event description and the waste types generated and material
amounts diverted and disposed.
- On or before December 1, 2008, CIWMB must evaluate the solid waste
recycling plans in the top 10% of large events as reported by each local
agency. If less than 75% of the plans have been implemented than
legislative changes to required operators to recycling will be pursued.
- On July 1, 2005, and every year thereafter, within one month of a
request by the local agency, event operators shall submit to local
agencies information on events recycling to the local agency.
- Requires event operators to meet by July 1, 2005 and biennially with
recyclers and solid waste enterprises to determine the solid waste
reduction and recycling programs that are appropriate for the event.
- Requires the CIWMB to provide technical assistance and tools with
regard to implementing the bill's requirements.
- Authorizes a local agency to charge and collect a fee from the event
operator in order to recover the agency's costs incurred in complying
with the provisions of the bill.
- As a result of the "adequate areas for collection and loading
recyclables in development projects" ordinance in effect in each member
agency as a result of prior legislation, on or after July 1, 2005 a
local agency shall not issue a building permit to a development project
unless the development project provides adequate areas for collection
and loading of recyclable materials.
CCCSWA Can Help You Comply
The CCCSWA provides FREE assistance to Member
Agencies and Event Organizers to comply with AB 2176. For more
information, call CCCSWA at 925-906-1801.
We also offer free event recycling containers.
Click here to view them.
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