Allan Gerlat, News Editor

September 28, 2012

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California Adopts law Combating Flow Control

California has adopted a law blocking local flow control laws of waste and recycling.

Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. signed assembly bill 845, designed to ensure that counties can handle waste in the best interest of their region, according to a news release by the bill’s sponsor, assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco and San Mateo counties).

The law prohibits the disposal of waste based on its geographic origin.

“Cites are dealing with limited solutions, and we must move forward together as we work towards zero waste,” Ma said. She said the law will ensure that cities and counties in California dispose of their waste in the most efficient and environmentally sound way.

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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