§ 14509.5

“Curbside program” means a recycling program which meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The program picks up empty beverage containers from individual or multiple family residences, or both, and the empty beverage containers are separated from waste materials prior to being picked up.

(b) The program is operated by, or pursuant to a contract with, a city, county, or other public agency, or is acknowledged, in writing, by a city, county, or other public agency.

(c) The program accepts empty beverage containers from consumers with the intent to recycle them, but does not pay the refund value.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1266, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1992.)