(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) Except as provided in Sections 41783 and 41784, 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. 2009, Ch. 643, Sec. 33. (SB 832) Effective November 2, 2009.)
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