Costa Mesa hits recycling goal Costa...

Costa Mesa hits

recycling goal

Costa Mesa on Thursday joined a list of 195 other municipalities

that have met statewide recycling goals. The California Integrated

Waste Management Board reported that the city satisfied the

requirement to divert from landfills at least 50% of its waste.

In 1989, cities and counties throughout the state were told they

had until 2000 to recycle half of their trash. Of the 445

jurisdictions affected by the 1989 act, about 195 have managed to

meet the ambitious goal of recycling half of their garbage so far.

The state recycling agency board has not completed the process of

verifying which jurisdictions have met recycling guidelines. Newport

Beach joined the ranks of those cities meeting their goals earlier

this month.

Costa Mesa diverted from landfills about 51% of its waste. Nearby

Santa Ana diverted 56%, the agency reported. Four other Orange County

cities received deadline extensions to Dec. 31, 2003. They are Dana

Point, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.