Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000 - 49654]
( Division 30 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2. ) PART 2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS [40900 - 41956]
( Part 2 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22. ) CHAPTER 6. Planning Requirements [41780 - 41794]
( Heading of Chapter 6 amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 145, Sec. 42. ) ARTICLE 1. Waste Diversion [41780 - 41783.1]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22. ) 41780.
(a) Each jurisdiction’s source reduction and recycling element shall include an implementation schedule that shows both of the following:
(1) For the initial element, the jurisdiction shall divert 25 percent of all solid waste by January 1, 1995, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
(2) For the first and each subsequent revision of the element, the jurisdiction shall divert 50 percent of all solid waste on and after January 1, 2000, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
(b) This section does not prohibit a
jurisdiction from implementing source reduction, recycling, and composting activities designed to exceed the requirements of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. (AB 1857) Effective January 1, 2023.)