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Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14 § 17868.3.1 — Physical Contamination Limits

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

California Code of Regulations, Title 14 (via Cornell Law)

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A California regulation setting the physical contamination limit for compost: material larger than 4 mm must not exceed 0.5% by dry weight, of which film plastic must be no more than 20%. Operators must sample every 5,000 cubic yards.

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  • 0.5 %

    physical contamination limit(compost contamination)

    Compost
    region
    US-CA
    basis
    dry weight
    contaminant size
    >4mm
  • 20 %

    film plastic share of physical contamination limit(compost contamination)

    CompostControl: within the 0.5% physical contamination limit
    region
    US-CA
    material
    film plastic >4mm

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