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Public Resources Code - PRC

DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000 - 49654]

  ( Division 30 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2. )
  

PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000 - 42999.7]

  ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2. )
  

CHAPTER 17. California Tire Recycling Act [42860 - 42895]

  ( Chapter 17 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 25. )
  

ARTICLE 2. Storage at Landfills [42865 - 42867]
  ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 25. )

  
42865.  

(a) It is the policy of the state that until a state tire recycling program is fully underway and operational, the shredding of used tires shall be encouraged.

(b) For the purposes of this act, a “tire” refers to any vehicle tire whose major component is rubber, and its component parts. “Shredding” includes both mechanical and cryogenic shredding which reduces tires to a size of less than four inches in width.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 25. Effective March 30, 1990.)