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AB 737 (Chesbro) - Solid Waste Diversion
Summary. Position and Status. CAW Supports. AB 737 was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger Sep 28. View the veto message. It previously passed the policy and fiscal committees in the Assembly and Senate. Take ACTION! Fax a support letter to the Governor, or send an email.
Description. AB 737 (by Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro) is a landmark piece of legislation that will move California forward from landfilling to waste reduction, recycling, and composting, by creating a commercial recycling program. While local diversion efforts have largely focused on residential recycling, there is still a large untapped recycling opportunity in the commercial sector, which comprises two-thirds of California’s waste stream. For example, California as a whole diverts 58% of its waste but large office buildings divert only 7%. More than half of the material disposed at these buildings consists of readily recyclable paper and cardboard. Other businesses also recycle at far lower rates than the rest of the state. Every day that these materials go to landfills represents a wasted opportunity to conserve our natural resources, reduce greenhouse gases, and create local green jobs. This bill finally expand recycling to the underserved apartment and business sectors.
In addition, this bill will build on the success of California's landmark 1989 recycling legislation (AB 939), which requires each city and county to cut their garbage in half by the year 2000, by requiring CalRecycle to develop a plan to increase statewide diversion to 75% by 2020.
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