11 WASTE REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

The objectives of the Waste Reduction and Management Program include:

• Ensuring that all nonhazardous solid wastes are stored, collected, processed, and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
• Participating in the development and maintenance of local solid waste management plans, which describe how each city and county will reduce the amount of solid waste disposed to achieve a 50 percent diversion of waste from landfills.
• Cleaning up solid waste disposal sites for which the responsible party either cannot be identified or is unable or unwilling to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect health and safety or the environment.
• Reducing the amount of waste generated and promoting composting, recycling, and the use of recycled materials in manufacturing processes.
• Reducing the number of used tires that are placed in landfills or illegally dumped or stockpiled and promoting technologies that turn waste tires into useful products.
• Reducing the amount of improperly disposed used oil and promoting used oil recycling.
• Reducing electronic waste by providing for the safe and convenient collection and recycling of specified electronic equipment.
• Assisting schools by incorporating environmental concepts into the California State Science Framework and establishing an integrated systems model to incorporate resource conservation and sustainability into educational materials.