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DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT 40000-49620›PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS 42000-42999›CHAPTER 15. Newsprint 42750-42791›ARTICLE 2. Recycled-Content Newsprint Program 42760-42762

§ 42761

California Public Resources Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The percentage of newsprint used which is made from recycled-content newsprint shall be calculated in tons used on an annual basis and shall increase to:

(a) Thirty percent on and after January 1, 1994.

(b) Thirty-five percent on and after January 1, 1996.

(c) Forty percent on and after January 1, 1998.

(d) Fifty percent on and after January 1, 2000.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 23. Effective March 30, 1990.)

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