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11/27/2000 14:11 916-255-2220 CIWMB PUBLIC AFFAIRS PAGE 03 <br /> Draft Press Release <br /> The six-member integrated Waste Management Board is responsible for protecting the <br /> public's health and safety and the environment through management of the estimated <br /> 60 million tons of solid waste generated in California each year. The .Board's mandate <br /> is to work in partnership with local government, industry, and the public to achieve a <br /> 50 percent reduction in waste disposed by the end of this year., while ensuring <br /> environmentally safe landfill disposal capacity. California's 1999 statewide diversion <br /> rate was estimated at 37 percent. <br /> # 4 # <br /> Visit us on our website at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/PressRoom/. <br />