California City considers C&D recycling ordinance.The City Council of Barstow, Calif., has been considering a proposed construction and demolition debris recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in the city's Desert Dispatch. If approved, the proposed legislation would require applicants for building and demolition permits in the city to recycle as much of the debris generated during their projects as possible. According to the report, a draft of the proposed ordinance establishes a recycling program for construction projects at a cost of more than $50,000 and demolition projects at a cost of more than $25,000. Barstow joins a growing number of cities in the state that are considering or have passed legislation to meet California's strict 50-percent recycling requirements. San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. approved a C&D recycling mandate in September 2005 and Apple Valley, Calif., approved a similar ordinance in October of the same year. |
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