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Mendocino County Franchise Areas
4 Franchise Areas, 2 contractors100% county coverageNo third-party haulers allowedAll Solid waste coveredOnly HHW and other Special
Waste exemptions
Cannabis-Related Waste Types
Leaves, stems, etcAgricultural OperationsGreen Waste or Agricultural WasteCovered by Franchise AgreementsFranchise Haulers Must Haul
Cannabis-Related Waste Types
Mendocino County Considering Additional RulesTrack and Trace – allowed number of plantsSpecified facility to receive and “Cancel”
plantsEnsure plants are destroyed
Cannabis-Related Waste Types
Edibles – expired, off-spec, or unsellableManufacturer, Retailer, and
Consumer WasteFood Waste Facility must render unusable
and unrecognizableCovered by Franchise
AgreementsFranchise Haulers Must Haul
Cannabis-Related Waste Types
Oils, Vaping Liquid, Buds, and PillsManufacturers, Retailers, and Consumers
Unknown Waste CategoryNo State DirectionFederal Rules = Schedule 1Locals Making it Up as We Go
Mendocino County = Not Special Waste…YETCovered by Franchise Agreements as MSWFranchise Haulers Must Haul
Cannabis-Related Waste Types
If Deemed Hazardous Waste, major hazardous waste facilities will not accept due to schedule 1Law Enforcement are unlikely to accept due to
logisticsSome material (especially manufacturing
material) must be classified as hazardous)
If Deemed MSW, no special handling requirementsIf County designates new waste category,
new ordinance, revised franchise agreements needed.
Mendocino’s Plans
Mendocino County is not currently pursuing creating a new waste type for cannabis waste materialsSchedule 1 designation remains single largest
barrier to fully understanding how to handle this materialIn the absence of State direction, County will
have to create new system for handling waste.Resources don’t allow waste stream issues to be
prioritized.