(A) Under California law embodied in the California Waste Management Act (Cal. Public Resources Code §§ 40000 et seq.), the city is required to prepare, adopt and implement source reduction and recycling elements to reach reduction goals set forth therein, and is required to make substantial reductions in the amount of waste materials going to the state’s landfills by diverting 50% of materials from landfills annually or will face substantial penalties. Debris from construction and demolition projects represents a significant portion of the volume of solid waste that is being disposed of in landfills, much of which is suitable for recycling. Consequently, the purpose of this chapter is to increase the amount of construction and demolition debris that is recycled or reused so as to reduce the amount that is disposed of in landfills.
(B) This chapter is enacted pursuant to the police power of the city as set forth in Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution.
(Ord. 2020-294, passed 3-18-2020)