The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42244
Compost Market Program
Known as the California Integrated Waste Management Act
The act spans §§ 40000–49654 (1,051 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 238, Sec. 7
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