41300-41303

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 41300-41303




41300.  (a) On or before July 1, 1992, each county shall prepare and
adopt for the unincorporated area a county source reduction and
recycling element which includes all of the components specified in
this chapter and which complies with the requirements specified in
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41780).
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if a county determines that
it is unable to comply with the deadline established under
subdivision (a) and unable to comply with Division 13 (commencing
with Section 21000), to the extent that division requires the
preparation and certification of an environmental impact report for
the element, the county shall do all of the following:
   (1) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall adopt a resolution
stating the reasons it is unable to comply with the deadline
established under subdivision (a) and to complete and certify the
environmental impact report for the element. The resolution shall
also state a date when the county will comply with the deadline
established under subdivision (a) and complete and certify the
environmental impact report for the element.
   (2) On or before July 1, 1992, the county shall submit a copy of
the resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the board.
   (3) Upon completion and certification of the environmental impact
report for the source reduction and recycling element, or December 1,
1992, whichever is sooner, the county shall adopt its source
reduction and recycling element.



41301.  The county source reduction and recycling element shall set
forth a program for management of solid waste generated with the
unincorporated area of the county, consistent with the waste
management hierarchy provided in Section 40051.




41302.  The county source reduction and recycling element shall
place primary emphasis on implementation of all feasible source
reduction, recycling, and composting programs while identifying the
amount of landfill and transformation capacity that will be needed
for solid waste which cannot be reduced at the source, recycled, or
composted.



41303.  Each county source reduction and recycling element shall
include, but is not limited to, all of the following components for
solid waste generated in the jurisdiction of the plan:
   (a) A waste characterization component.
   (b) A source reduction component.
   (c) A recycling component.
   (d) A composting component.
   (e) A solid waste facility capacity component.
   (f) An education and public information component.
   (g) A funding component.
   (h) A special waste component.