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2.0 PURPOSE OF THE CHWMP Safe and responsible management of hazardous waste has become an issue of critical importance to the public and private sectors in Califor- nia. Prior to the passage of AB 2948, hazardous waste management was addressed only as a component of county solid waste management plans. As a result, certain issues unique to hazardous wastes failed to receive adequate attention in the planning process. AB 2948 was introduced to provide a coordinated structure to a previously ad hoc process and to delineate specific objectives that each county's haz- ardous waste management plans would be required to fulfill . Just prior to AB 2948' s passage, SB 1500 (Roberti ) was passed, which mandated that by May 8, 1990 all hazardous wastes must be trgated before they may be disposed of. One of AB 2948' s purposes is to help the State meet this deadline by providing a step-by-step approach to taking an inventory of current and future hazardous waste generation. Important to this inventory are waste management practices established by the California Health and Safety Code, Section 25179.4. Listed in order of highest to lowest priority, these are: • reduction of hazardous waste generated • recycling of hazardous waste • treatment of hazardous waste • land disposal of residuals from waste recycling and treatment The State defines waste reduction as "in-house practices that elimi - nate, reduce, or avoid the generation of hazardous waste. " Actions dealing with the waste stream (such as recycling or treatment of wastes after they are generated) are not considered waste reduction' . As noted in the hierarchy of waste management modes listed above, waste reduction is the preferred management approach. The main objectives of the CHWMP include describing waste minimization and source reduction strategies; developing programs for more PJ9 9390502D.00D 2-1 Rev. 1 11/08/88