Minerva Glossary

Account Address: The imported Account Address, typically from the hauler.

Account Name: The imported Account Name, typically from the hauler.

Account Number: The imported Account Number, typically from the hauler. 

Account Type: The imported or manually created Account Type.

• Commercial
• Multifamily

• Intended to be for commercial (5+ units) but not every hauler distinguishes between commercial and residential for multifamily accounts. See Generator Type for Minerva’s solution to this common issue.

• Non Local Entity 
• Other 
• Residential 
• Residential Multifamily (4-)

• Intended to be for residential (4- units) but not every hauler distinguishes between commercial and residential for multifamily accounts. See Generator Type for Minerva’s solution to this common issue.

Activity: A SLCP Waiver, MCR/MORe Compliance item, or note associated to a Minerva account.

Commercial Business: A firm, partnership, proprietorship, joint-stock company, corporation, or association, whether for-profit or nonprofit, strip mall, industrial facility, or a multifamily residential dwelling.

• A multifamily residential dwelling that consists of fewer than five units is not a Commercial Business. 

Compliance Matrix: Minerva’s SLCP, MORe, and MCR compliance dashboard for a Generator.

Containers:

• Gray §18984.1(a)(3) “The gray container shall be for the collection of non-organic waste only.”
• Blue §18984.1(a)(2) “The blue container shall be provided for the collection of non-organic recyclables only but may include the following types of organic wastes: paper products, printing and writing paper, wood and dry lumber and textiles.”
• Green §18984.1(a)(1) “The green container shall be provided for the collection of organic waste.” All generated organic waste as defined below, that is not collected in, and recycled from, the Blue container, needs to be collected in, and recycled from, the Green container.
• Brown §18984.1(a)(6)(A) “A brown container is limited to the collection of food waste.” In addition to the Green and Blue contains. 

Container Systems:

• 1 Container System §18984.3 1 unsegregated waste container taken to a §18982(a)(33) high diversion organic waste processing facility.
• 2 Container System §18984.2 A Green or Blue container, and a Gray container taken to a §18982(a)(33) high diversion organic waste processing facility.
• 3 Container System §18984.1 A Green, Blue, and Gray container.
• 3+ Container System §18984.1(a)(6) Green, Blue, and Gray containers, plus an one or more additional containers for additionally source separated organic waste, for example a Brown container for food waste, or Dark Blue container for cardboard.

De-minimis Waiver:

• A commercial business that generates 2 or more cubic yards of total solid waste per week, and disposes of less than 20 gallons of Organic Waste in their Gray container per week, may be waived from their obligation to have a Green container.
• A commercial business that generates less than 2 cubic yards of total solid waste per week, and disposes of less than 10 gallons of Organic Waste in their Gray container per week, may be waived from their obligation to have a Green container. 
• Minerva Tip: CalRecycle would like jurisdictions to document verification of a businesses’ eligibility for a de-minimis waiver, including evidence, at least once every year.

EAR: CalRecycle's Electronic Annual Report

Exemption: MORe AB 1826 & MCR AB 341 specific exemptions pretraining to the recycling of Organic Waste (MORe) or non-organic recyclables (MCR).

Food Waste: Food & Food Soiled Paper, bones, eggshells, teabags, coffee grounds, napkins, & paper plates.

Generator: All active Minerva accounts at a location.

Generator Address: The Address of the Generator where the Account is located. This is originally inherited from the imported Account Type but can be changed in Minerva if the Account Type imported is incorrect. Minerva will retain an edited Generator Type and it will not be changed by future imports.

Generator ID: The unique ID for a Generator.

Generator Type: Originally inherited from the imported or manually created Account Type but can be changed in Minerva if the imported Account Type is incorrect. Minerva will retain the edited Generator Type and it will not be changed by future imports.

• Commercial - Included in Compliance Matrix
• Multifamily (5+ units) - Included in Compliance Matrix
• Non Local Entity - Not included in Compliance Matrix
• Other - Not included in Compliance Matrix
• Residential - Not included in Compliance Matrix
• Residential Multifamily (4- units) - Not included in Compliance Matrix

High Diversion Waste Processing Facility: a facility that is in compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 18815.5(d) and meets or exceeds an annual average mixed waste organic content recovery rate of 50 percent      between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024, and 75 percent after January 1, 2025 as calculated pursuant to Section 18815.5(e) for organic waste received from the “Mixed Waste Organic Collection Stream” as defined in Section 17402 (a)(11.5).

Material Type: 

• Landscape & Pruning Waste - Examples: leaves, plants, and their trimmings
• Green Material - Example: material generated from turf areas like grass clippings
• Food & Food Soiled Paper - Examples: bones, eggshells, teabags, coffee grounds, napkins, & paper plates
• Lumber - Example: dimensional, untreated, dried wood
• Wood - Examples: tree branches, limbs, and trunks
• Organic Textiles & Carpets - Examples: cotton, jute, Linen, silk, or wool
• Manure - Examples: dung, urine, and litter from horses, cows, pigs, and chickens
• Non-organic Recyclables: Examples: glass, plastic, aluminum, and other metals
• Paper Products: Example: wood pulp products like cardboard
• Printing & Writing Paper: Examples: newsprint, tissue, and paper towels

MCR (AB 341): Mandatory Commercial Recycling - Assembly Bill 341, a California statewide mandate, signed into law in 2012. The bill requires commercial businesses and commercial multi-family premises, that generate 4 or more cubic yards per week of total solid waste to recycle non-organic recyclable waste.

Minerva ID: The unique ID for a Minerva account, unique to the combination of the hauler, account number, and service address.

MORe (AB 1826): Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling - Assembly Bill 1826, a California statewide mandate signed into law in 2014. The bill requires commercial businesses and commercial multi-family premises, that generate 2 or more cubic yards of total solid waste per week to recycle organic waste.

Nickname: Name given to a Generator in Minerva if the Account Name imported is insufficient for the needs of the Jurisdiction.

Organic Waste: Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products including, but not limited to, food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges.

Origin: This identifies if the account was imported, or manually created.

Physical Space Waiver: A commercial business may be waived from their obligation to have a Green container if the premises lacks adequate space for a 3 Container System, and there is documented evidence demonstrating the lack of adequate space provided by the business, jurisdiction staff, or hauler.

• Minerva Tip: CalRecycle would like jurisdictions to document verification of a businesses’ eligibility for a physical space waiver, including evidence, at least once every year, as well as document the plan, and what progress has been made, to make space for a Green container.

SLCP (SB 1383): Short Lived Climate Pollutants - Senate Bill 1383, a California statewide mandate, signed into law in 2016 superseding AB 341 and AB 1826. The bill mandates a much broader set of requirements that aim to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills by.

Total Solid Waste: The number of containers a Generator has, times the size of each container, times the number of weekly pickups for each container. For example, 3 2 yard containers picked up 3 times a week, equals 18 cubic yards of total solid waste.

Waiver: SLCP (SB 1383) specific waivers pertaining to the recycling of Organic Waste.

• Jurisdiction Waivers

• §18984.11(a)(1) De Minimis Waivers
• §18984.11(a)(2) Physical Space Waivers

• §18984.12 Department Waivers