California Public Resources Code

§ 42000

PRC § 42000 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 30 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)This division requires cities and counties to divert 25 percent of all solid waste from landfills and transformation facilities by 1995 and 50 percent by 2000. As of 1990, the overall diversion rate in the state was 12 percent.

(b)California’s source reduction, recycling, and composting efforts need to increase greatly if local jurisdictions are to meet the 25-percent and the 50-percent diversion requirements.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 672, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.