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.

QUESTIONSRobert Carlson

Rcarlson@mendorecycle.org