Policies, Programs and Facilities Putting it all together

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1 Policies, Programs and Facilities Putting it all together

2 Why are we doing this? Mayor s Mayor s directives directives Phase Phase out out of of Urban Urban Landfills Landfills RENEW RENEW LA LA No No wasted wasted resources resources Optimize Optimize City s City s collection collection programs programs 70% 70% diversion diversion by by % 90% diversion diversion by by Alternative Alternative Technology Technology Convert Convert the the City s City s collection collection trucks trucks to to clean-burning clean-burning LNG LNG by by Sustainable Sustainable waste waste resources/biosolids resources/biosolids management management

3 What are we doing?

4 Top Citywide Goals 1. Create an education campaign focusing on the 3 Rs and behavior changes 2. Serve as a model in practicing the 3 Rs 3. Hold businesses/industry accountable for their products and packaging 4. Provide convenient and doable recycling solutions 5. Create political will to implement the zero waste plan 6. Provide recycling bins at all public venues 7. Zero waste should become second nature as part of the culture of the family, education system and community

5 Top Ranked Policies Most folks strongly agree 1. Advocate producer responsibility 2. Educate industry on environmentally feasible material and product options 3. Require manufactured products to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable 4. Encourage deconstruction, salvage, and reuse of materials from construction and demolition projects in addition to existing recycling requirements 5. Place recycling bins next to trash cans in all public locations

6 Top Ranked Policies Most folks strongly agree 6. Require local and state agencies to use mulch and compost made from urban organics to landscape local freeways 7. Advocate the use of recycled materials in road mixes (e.g., rubberized asphalt) 8. Fund on-going Zero Waste educational programs for residents, businesses and visitors about the new rules and changes over time 9. Work with LAUSD to integrate Zero Waste into curriculum and to implement Zero Waste systems for all schools and administrative offices

7 Neighborhood Scale Facility Options Reuse and repair Recycling Mulching and composting SAFE centers Resource recovery parks

8 Regional Facility Options Transfer stations C&D processing Large scale composting Biomass facilities Alternative technologies Biological Thermal Physical Chemical Rail Haul

9 Stakeholder Tours of Facilities

10 Where We are Now May June July August Sep Oct 20 th Key constituent meetings House meetings Key constituent meetings Business interviews Findings Analysis Key constituent meetings Business interviews Workshop Series 1 Forming the Foundation Workshop Series 2 Goals and Objectives 1 st Citywide Conference Sign-on for Zero Waste LA House meetings House meetings Nov Dec Feb 2 nd Feb March May Workshop Series 3 Policy and Program Options Workshop Series 4 Facility Options 2 nd Citywide Conference Policy, Program and Facility Options Workshop Series 5 Evaluation Workshop Series 6 Recommendations 3 rd Citywide Conference Sign-off on Guiding Principles

11 Policies, Programs and Facilities Putting it all together

12 The Recycling Loop

13 Old style production and consumption pattern Extraction Manufacturing Consumption Collection Disposal

14 Leverage Points The idea of a leverage point is If we could change something by a certain amount, what impact would it have on the system?

15 Levers to Zero "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." Archimedes

16 The Recycling Loop

17 Manufacturing Leverage point: Increase the average useful life of consumer products Strategies: Increase durability Educate consumers Encourage repair and reuse

18 Manufacturing Leverage point: Reduce the amount of waste in products and packaging Strategies: Product bans or take backs Require manufacturers to reduce waste Educate consumers

19 Manufacturing Leverage point: Increase the recycled content of products and packaging Strategies: Promote buy recycled Require manufacturers to use recycled content

20 Manufacturing Leverage point: Make products and packaging more recyclable Strategies: Product bans or take backs Require manufacturers to make products more recyclable

21 Consumption Leverage point: Change the average amount of material consumed by each consumer Strategies: Massive education campaign

22 Collection Leverage point: Increase consumer diversion rates Strategies: Roll-out recycling and composting programs to all generators Mandatory participation

23 Processing Leverage point: Increase the processing capacity for diverted materials Strategies: More SAFE centers MRF first Resource recovery parks

24 Disposal Leverage point: Increase capacity for alternative technologies Strategies: Anaerobic digestion Waste to energy Biofuels

25 Evaluating Each Leverage Point Waste reduction potential Environmental benefit Cost effectiveness Ease of implementation

26 Prioritizing Each Leverage Point Most effort More effort Average effort Less effort Least effort

27 Instructions Review and discuss leverage points and strategies Come up with more if you want Think about the strengths and weaknesses of each leverage point Evaluate each leverage point Prioritize each leverage point Zero waste challenge Report back