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Wood Waste Generated by Economic Region (based on information in draft SRREs)
Source
Economic Region
Tons of Wood Waste Generated
Tons of Wood Waste Disposed
Tons of Wood Waste Diverted
1. North Coast
25,551
15,611
9,940
2. Northeast
33,850
32,392
1,458
3. Sacramento
183,583
158,972
24,611
4. S.F. Bay Area
834,375
654,855
179,520
5. San Joaquin Valley
351,511
338,168
13,343
6. Central Coast
95,298
84,781
10,517
7. L.A. Area
1,640,774
1,504,663
136,111
8. Inland Empire
334,080
284,573
49,567
9. San Diego Area
298,633
276,230
22,403
State Total
3,797,655
3,350,185
447,470
Note that 65 percent of the urban wood waste entering the municipal [...]
