California Public Resources Code

§ 40901

PRC § 40901 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 30 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The following shall apply with regard to the preparation, revision, and implementation of source reduction and recycling elements pursuant to this part:

(1)To determine solid waste amounts in the base year and in the first locally adopted source reduction and recycling element, cities, counties, and regional agencies shall quantify all solid waste generated. For the purposes of this requirement, solid waste generated is equal to existing disposal plus existing diversion, unless modification to these amounts is required pursuant to Section 41801.5.

(2)To determine solid waste amounts in subsequent elements, and for the purposes of determining whether the diversion requirements of Section 41780 have been met, cities, counties, and regional agencies shall report the amounts of solid waste disposed of at permitted disposal facilities. For these purposes, cities, counties, and regional agencies are not required to quantify the amounts of solid waste which have been diverted from disposal through recycling or composting, except for diversion which results from recycling and composting programs which are operated or funded by cities, counties, or regional agencies.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1292, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.