(a) On or before September 30, 2011, a manufacturer of carpets sold in this state shall, individually or through a carpet stewardship organization, submit a carpet stewardship plan to the department that will do all of the following: (1) Achieve the purposes of this chapter, as described in Section 42970, and meet the requirements of Section 42975. (2) Achieve a 24-percent recycling rate for postconsumer carpet by January 1, 2020, and any other recycling rate established by the department pursuant to Section 42972.2. The carpet stewardship plan shall include quantifiable five-year goals and annual goals for how the recycling rate will be achieved and how the carpet stewardship organization or manufacturer plans to do the following: (A) Increase the weight of postconsumer carpet that is recycled and reduce the disposal of postconsumer carpet. (B) Increase the collection convenience for the recycling of postconsumer carpet and increase the collection of postconsumer carpet for recycling. (C) Expand and incentivize markets for products made from postconsumer carpet. (D) Increase processor capacity, including processor capacity in California. (E) Increase the recyclability of carpet. (3) Describe proposed measures that will enable the management of postconsumer carpet in a manner consistent with the stateâs solid waste management hierarchy, including, but not limited to, source reduction, source separation and processing to segregate and recover recyclable materials, and environmentally safe management of materials that cannot feasibly be recycled. (4) (A) Include a funding mechanism, consistent with subdivision (c), that provides sufficient funding to carry out the plan, including the administrative, operational, and capital costs of the plan, the requirements of Section 42972.7, payment of fees pursuant to Section 42977, and incentive payments that will advance the purposes of this chapter, including incentives or grants to state-approved apprenticeship programs for training apprentice and journey-level carpet installers in proper carpet recycling practices. Any grants or subsidies provided for the recycling of postconsumer carpet shall be structured to incentivize the recycling of carpet materials that have the highest recyclability. The funding mechanism shall account for the need to provide the industry, including carpet installation contractors, with fair notice of changes to the amount of the carpet stewardship assessment established pursuant to subdivision (c). (B) Consistent with subparagraph (A), commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the program shall allocate 8 percent of assessments collected pursuant to subdivision (c), as determined by the department, for grants to apprenticeship programs, subject to the requirements and conditions of this section. Any portion of the 8 percent that is not awarded and used in a fiscal year shall be credited to the amount to be allocated or awarded in the following fiscal year pursuant to this section, thereby reducing the amount allocated or awarded in the following fiscal year by the amount of the credit. (C) An apprenticeship program shall apply to the producer responsibility organization for a grant. The apprenticeship program shall submit a report to the producer responsibility organization and the department outlining its expenditure of the grant funds for purposes of this program prior to receipt of new grants. (5) Include education and outreach efforts to consumers, commercial building owners, carpet installation contractors, and retailers to promote their participation in achieving the purposes of the carpet stewardship plan as described in paragraph (1). These education and outreach materials may include, but are not limited to, any of the following: (A) Signage that is prominently displayed and easily visible to the consumer. (B) Written materials and templates of materials for reproduction by retailers to be provided
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