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Californians diverted more than 50 million tons of solid
waste away from landfills and into
recycling, composting and
transformation programs in 2006,
for an estimated statewide diversion rate of 54
percent. Diversion has increased ten-fold since the Integrated
Waste Management Act was passed in 1989. For more information on statewide waste
generation, diversion, and disposal rates see the following:
- California 2006 Statewide Diversion Rate: Includes an explanation of the
method used to determine the rate, as well as a discussion of factors
impacting statewide solid waste generation, diversion and disposal.
- Countywide,
Regionwide,
and Statewide Jurisdiction Diversion Progress Report: Provides both
summary and detailed information on biennial
review status, diversion
rates, and waste
diversion program implementation for all California jurisdictions.
- Trends in California Waste Generation,
Disposal and Diversion from 1989-2006: Available as a graph and in
table
format.
- Population, Employment, Inflation-Adjusted Taxable Sales and Waste Disposal from
1991-2006: A color
graph tracking the yearly change, in percent. This information is also
available in table
format.
- California
Diversion Rate Ranges, by jurisdiction population: This chart, and
a linked bar graph, compares the diversion performance
of jurisdictions, as grouped by population.
- California Diversion Rate Ranges, by
Region: This chart, and a linked bar graph, compares the diversion
performance of jurisdictions, as grouped by region.
- Disposal Rates: Tables showing estimated
residential and estimated
nonresidential disposal rates from 1990 through 2006.
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