Diversity may be key to waste diversion. (Municipal Recycling).California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. , Professor Dennis H. Tootelian, Ph.D., has completed a study titled Minority Communities and the Waste Stream commissioned by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. It examines the relationship between cultural diversity and the success of local waste diversion programs. The study outlines several issues that need further analysis "if diversion rates are to rise, diverse populations are to be served appropriately and environmental justice is to be achieved," Tootelian concludes. The study analyzed diversity and diversion rates in five geographic areas: the Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. counties), San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden County, the greater Sacramento Area (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento counties), Los Angeles County and Orange County. The report can be downloaded from the Waste Board's Web site at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Publications/default.asp?pubid=984. |
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