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General Information
State Capitol Building	Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633 governor@governor.ca.gov
Counties:	58
Square Miles:	163,707
Population (1/2005 estimate):	36,810,358
Person per Square Mile (1/2005 estimate):	224.8
Population Change 1990 - 2000	15.2%
Number of Housing Units (1/2005 estimate):	12,945,237
Multi-Family Housing Rate (2000):	31.4%
Homeownership Rate(2004):	59.7%
Median Home Value (2004):	$465,000
Number of Households (2000):	11,502,870
Persons per Household (1/2005 estimate):	2.95
Median Income (2004):	$51,185
2000 Census California Quick Facts

State Representatives

US Senate Information	US Representative Information
California Assembly Information	California Senate Information
Governor Information
County Information	City Information

School Districts (2004)

Districts:	1,067
Teachers:	301,005

School Type	Number	Enrollment
Elementary:	5,385	3,154,220
Middle School:	1,160	1,075,203
Junior High:	21	19,364
High School:	938	1,568,311
K-12:	54	28,070
All Other Schools:	1,646	209,096
Totals	28,547	6,034,921

Counties Located in California

Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno

Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera

Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange

Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo

San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus

Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba

Recycling Market Development Zones

Agua Mansa
Central Coast
Chico / Northern Butte County
Chino Valley
City of Los Angeles
City of Oroville
City of Santa Clarita
Contra Costa
Fresno County
Glenn County

Greater So. San Joaquin Valley
High Desert
Kern County
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Madera County
Merced County Regional
North Coast
North San Diego County
Northeastern California
Oakland/Berkeley

Placer County
Riverside County
Sacramento
San Joaquin County
San Jose
Santa Barbara Regional
Siskiyou County
Sonoma/Mendocino/Lake Counties
South San Diego
Southern Alameda County
Stanislaus County

Household Materials Generators (2004)
Population (2004):	38,800,565
Population Density:	237 per sq. mile
Single Family Units:	8,617,217
Multi-Family Units:	4,377,284
Mobile Home Units:	699,389

Business Materials Generators
Employees (1999):	28,843,762
Businesses (1999):	2,386,930

Household Materials Collection
Household Diversion (2006)	Jurisdictions
Residential Curbside Recyclable Collection:	393 of 447
Residential Curbside Greenwaste Collection:	360 of 447
Residential Curbside HHW Collection:	206 of 447

Business Materials Collection
Business Diversion (2006)	Jurisdictions
Commercial On-Site Recyclable Pickup:	406 of 447
Commercial On-Site Greenwaste Pickup:	209 of 447

Household Disposal Rates (2005) 40% of overall disposal	Chart
Total Household Waste Disposal (Tons/Yr.)	17,309,226
Resident Daily Disposal (lbs. per Resident/Day.)	2.1

Business Disposal Rates (2005) 60% of overall disposal	Chart
Total Business Waste Disposal (Tons/Yr)	25,963,839
Employee Daily Disposal (Lbs./Employee/Day)	8.5
Disposal Related to Taxable Sales (lbs./$100)	19.4

Household Disposal by Overall Materials (Based on 2004 Statewide Estimates)
Material General Category	%	Tons
Other Organic	45.0%	6,564,618
Paper	27.5%	4,004,684
Plastic	8.8%	1,290,544
Metal	4.6%	675,034
Construction and Demolition	4.5%	653,442
Glass	4.0%	588,813
Mixed Residue	4.0%	583,706
Household Hazardous Waste	0.3%	47,123
Special Waste	0.0%	3,501

Business Disposal by General Material Category (Based on 2004 Statewide Estimates)
Material Category	%	Tons
Paper	33.4%	13,151,275
Other Organic	31.2%	12,288,757
Construction and Demolition	10.4%	4,110,496
Plastic	9.8%	3,842,264
Metal	6.1%	2,394,970
Glass	2.8%	1,121,848
Mixed Residue	0.6%	222,041
Household Hazardous Waste	0.2%	86,042
Special Waste	0.1%	29,088

Top 4 Specific Materials in Household Disposal (Based on 2004 Statewide Estimates)
Specific Material Type	%	Tons
Food	20.0%	2,764,334
Leaves and Grass	10.5%	1,448,706
Remainder/Composite Organic	9.5%	1,310,087
Remainder/Composite Paper	8.1%	1,113,819

Top 4 Specific Materials in Business Disposal (Based on 2004 Statewide Estimates)
Specific Material Type	%	Tons/Yr
Food	17.5%	6,899,071
Remainder/Composite Paper	11.2%	4,422,480
Uncoated Corrugated Cardboard	6.7%	2,644,604
Lumber	5.2%	2,049,587

Top 4 Business Types with the Most Disposal (Based on 2004 Statewide Estimates)
Sector	%	Tons/Yr
Retail Trade-Restaurants	21.8%	5,668,778
Services-Medical / Health	14.4%	3,728,463
Retail Trade-Other	12.9%	3,353,701
Construction	12.7%	3,298,788

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