How does Sunshine Canyon Landfill help LA County meet its daily disposal and AB939 requirements?
There are two primary components of AB939. First, the law required jurisdictions to recycle at increasing levels with a goal of 50 percent diversion by the Year 2000. The second is that long- and short-term disposal capacity be secured to ensure that non-recycled material has a place in which to be disposed. As to the first requirement, Sunshine Canyon Landfill offers the recycling of materials such as bottles, cans and cardboard, as well as green waste and wood. Regarding the second component, Sunshine Canyon City/County Landfill will provide 25 years of disposal capacity at an average rate of 11,000 tons per day, thereby ensuring that the cities within Los Angeles County will have a place to dispose of their non recyclable waste.
