Can Convenience Zones With No Recycler Within Be Consistent With the Law?
Under certain conditions, a convenience zone may not have a recycling center within its boundaries while consistent with the mandate. There are three conditions where this situation may exist: • The convenience zone is unserved. In this case, the supermarket that creates the convenience zone and other beverage dealers inside zone boundaries are affected in the following manners: they are either undergoing a 60-day grace period before they are required to redeem CRV containers in-store, they are currently redeeming CRV containers in-store, or an affected dealer may pay $100 per day to the Department in lieu of accepting the responsibility of redeeming containers in-store. • The convenience zone is in a holding pattern (hold zone) awaiting review in the Exemption Process. This situation occurs statutorily when a recycling center in the zone decertifies in accordance with PRC 14571.7. • The convenience zone is exempt.
