Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Rule
This page last reviewed January 5, 2010
California's solid waste collection vehicle rule was passed in September 2003 to reduce the harmful health impacts of exhaust from diesel-fueled waste collection trucks. The solid waste collection vehicle regulation (SWCV) will reduce cancer-causing particulate matter and smog-forming nitrogen oxide emissions from these trucks by requiring owners to use ARB verified control technology that best reduces emissions, following a phased-in schedule from 2004 through 2010.
Basic Explanation of the SWCV Rule
Are you a waste hauler? If you wish to receive notices regarding the California Air Resources Board Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Rule, sign-up to the SWCV listserve.
The following What's New links provides the latest information regarding the SWCV regulation.
| What's New... |
 January 5, 2010: |
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The Air Resources Board is requesting information on municipal contracts with owners of solid waste collection vehicles, as required by Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2021.1(b) of the Diesel Particulate Matter Control Measure for On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Collection Vehicle Regulation. The link to the record keeping form is http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/swcv/municipalitiesreport1.xls. Municipalities must provide all the information requested in the form. Please return the completed form via email to uramesh@arb.ca.gov, BY THE JANUARY 31, 2010, REPORTING DEADLINE. |
| May 14, 2009: |
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1-year blanket compliance extension for certain Group 3 vehicles - The Air Resources Board is granting a 1-year blanket compliance extension for certain Group 3 vehicles subject to the Fleet Rule for Solid Waste Collection Vehicles. This compliance extension is limited to Group 3 vehicles where a verified diesel emission control strategy (DECS) is not available and a fleet has applied a verified DECS to all remaining Group 3 vehicles where one is available. To qualify for an extension for the remaining Group 3 vehicles, the vehicle must be powered by:
More information is available in Mail-Out # MSC 09-19. |
| April 6, 2009: |
| The ARB's DECS Installation/Maintenance page is now available. This page is intended to provide guidance to end users of diesel vehicles or equipment who are interested in purchasing verified diesel emission control strategies (DECS) or (VDECs) (aka retrofit devices) to comply with ARB diesel regulations. This DECS installs page contains links to documents and general information that will assist owners of diesel vehicles or equipment in this effort. |
| October 16, 2008: |
| Mail-Out #MSC 08-30 is now available- What do I do when my verified diesel emission control strategy (DECS) fails outside the warranty period? The advisory outlines what to do if a failure occurs outside of the warranty period. |
| October 9, 2008: |
| Mail-Out #MSC 08-28 is now available- ARB issued this advisory to provide guidance to owners and operators of diesel vehicles and equipment on the importance of following good engine maintenance practices, in particular, engines that are equipped with retrofit devices. More information, including information on the use of alternative diesel fuels and fuel additives in engines equipped with diesel emissions control strategies may be found in the advisory. |
| September 29, 2008: |
| Mail-Out
#MSC 08-26
is
now available-
ARB issued this advisory regarding the deadline for installation of diesel retrofits that do not comply with the
2009 NO2 limit. As of January 1, 2009, all verified diesel retrofits sold and installed must comply with the 2009 nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions limit as defined in the Verification Procedure, Warranty and In-Use Compliance Requirements for In-Use Strategies to Control Emissions from Diesel Engines (the Procedure), title 13, California Code of Regulations, sections 2700-2710. More information, including the conditional grace period for installation, can be found in the advisory. |
| September 17, 2008: |
| Mailout MSC 08-24 is now available- ARB issued this advisory to clarify the definition of residential and commercial solid waste as it relates to hazardous waste and hazardous waste haulers. ARB has determined that waste haulers operating exclusively as a hazardous waste hauler are not subject to the SWCV Rule, but will be subject to ARB's proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. The Truck and Bus regulation is scheduled to be presented to the Board in December 2008 for approval. To be excluded from the SWCV Fleet Rule as a hazardous waste hauler, the owner or operator must possess a Hazardous Waste Transporter Registration Certificate and submit a copy to ARB upon request. |
| September 3, 2008: |
| Enforcement Advisory
Number 379 is now available- Diesel emissions control strategies
(DECS) are used to control exhaust from diesel fleets. The ARB’s verification procedure requires that a DECS manufacturer
specify the fuel necessary for proper functioning of the DECS. Use of any alternative diesel fuels and/or fuel
additives not specifically listed in the DECS verification Executive Order is illegal and strictly prohibited.
Please read Enforcement
Advisory Number 379 which details the use of alternative
diesel fuels and fuel additives in engines equipped with DECS. For further information please contact Ms. Shawn Daley at (626) 575-6972 or sdaley@arb.ca.gov or Mr. Tajinder Gill at (626) 459-4304 or tgill@arb.ca.gov |
| August 4, 2008: |
| VIN Stop Request Application is now available as an online form- ARB's process to stop vehicle re-registration has been made available online. SWCV fleet owners and operators can complete the request for VIN Stop prior to selling a vehicle out of state or scrapping it, using the Online VIN Stop Application Form to prevent a buyer from re-registering the vehicle in California. ARB recommends the VIN Stop request be submitted at least one month prior to the sell of the vehicle. For more information regarding retirement of a vehicle, visit the SWCV retirement page. |
| May 13, 2008: |
| Mailout MSC 08-14 is now available- ARB issued an advisory to remind owners and operators of solid waste collection vehicle (SWCV) fleets that 80 percent of their Group 2a (15 or more SWCV in the total fleet) or 50 percent of Group 2b (4 to 14 SWCV in the total fleet) vehicles need to meet the compliance requirements of the regulation by December 31, 2008. |
| February 29, 2008: |
| Mailout MSC 08-05 is now available - ARB issued an advisory to provide guidance for differentiating solid waste collection vehicles (SWCV) from transfer trucks, which are not subject to the SWCV regulation. |