SoCal Waste Management - SCAG responsibilities

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Conversion Technologies (CTs) are technologies that convert post recycled solid waste into useful products. They are in wide use in Europe and Japan, and of increasing interest in North America.

In 2003, California disposed of approximately 47% of waste diverted from landfills.

Of the waste disposed in landfills, approximately 80% was organic material (paper, wood, green waste, food waste, etc).

Organic materials have the potential to be converted into nergy or other industrial products, which would present a long-term benefit for energy supply.