“Processing payment” means an amount paid to processors, dropoff or collection programs, curbside programs, and recycling centers by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14573 and subdivision (a) of Section 14573.5 when the department determines that the scrap value being offered by container manufacturers, beverage manufacturers, or willing purchasers for a particular container material is insufficient to insure the economic recovery of the container type at the minimum number of recycling centers or locations required pursuant to Section 14571. The processing payment shall be determined by the department pursuant to Section 14575.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 14518.5
Definitions
Known as the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act
The act spans §§ 14500–14599 (180 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tomra Pacific, Inc. v. Chiang (2011)
Most recently applied in Tomra Pacific, Inc. v. Chiang (September 2011)
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 624, Sec. 6
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.