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San Diego reached a 52 percent diversion rate in 2004 and has steadily increased diversion to 68 percent in 2012.
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San Diego's last full waste characterization study was conducted in 1999. The passing of state Assembly Bill (AB) 939 in 1989 required all jurisdictions in California to divert 50 percent of their waste by the year 2000. The Environmental Services Department is responsible for implementing the City's waste reduction, recycling, and diversion programs. Information about food waste liquefiersĪ waste characterization (or waste composition) study is a scientific tool used by jurisdictions to assess the amount and types of waste being disposed in landfills for the purposes of evaluating and expanding recycling and diversion programs. To learn more, please review the Public Utilities Department’s Food Waste Liquefier Fact Sheet. However, there are strict requirements governing discharge from liquefiers.
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