ZERO
WASTE
The RENEW LA Goal
To reduce, reuse, recycle, or convert the resources
(municipal solid waste) now going to landfills so as to
achieve an overall recovery level of 90% or more by 2025.
The purpose of the RENEW LA plan
is to create a new paradigm of Zero Waste
and concrete strategy to get there.
KeyQualities
 Sustainability
 Resource conservation
 Maximum material recovery
 Environmental protection
 Renewable energy
 Economic benefit
 Environmental justice
The City of Los Angeles
Pre-AB939
Residential Trash
3,600 Tons Per Day
2006 City of Los Angeles
Recycling Programs
 Curbside Recycling
 C&D Processing
 Mixed Material “MRFing”
 Food Waste Recycling
 Green Waste Composting
 Multi Family Recycling
 Hazardous Waste Recovery
 E-waste Recovery
 Universal Waste Recovery
The City of Los Angeles 2006
Post-AB939
Residential Trash
3,600 Tons Per Day
RENEW LA STRATEGY
2005 - 2025
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DEVELOPMENT
 Waste is handled where it is
generated
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
 Cleaner Air
 Less Truck Traffic
 Best and Highest Use of Resources
 Green, Renewable Energy
 Reduce Dependency on Foreign Oil & Fossil Fuel
EconomicBenefit
Creates An Environmental-Industrial Sector
 7:1 Engineering & Construction multiplier over landfill jobs
 10:1 Operational multiplier over landfill jobs
 Conversion Technologies are less expensive than rail haul
 “Green collar” jobs created
 Total sales and value added impacts more than double over landfilling
 Takes for formerly wasted resources and converts them to renewable
energy, alternative fuels, useful chemicals, or manufacturing feedstocks
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Adopt RENEW LA Plan
Passed Feb 2006
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Modify Zoning Code
 Planning Department is
currently drafting
recommendations
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Site and Develop 1st
and 2nd CT Plants
In Phase II of URS Study
Completed RFQ.
RFP being issued in Fall ’06
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Implement Multi-Family
Recycling
Passed in Council
Rollout in Progress
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Implement Commercial
Recycling
Mayoral Directive
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
• Add food waste to green
can recycling
• Adopt Zero Waste Policy
• Establish City tax
breaks to encourage
resource recovery
 In Policy Committees
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Establish DWP green
energy producer bonus
Multi-Jurisdictional
Taskforce Formed
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Revise City
Procurement Policy to
Emphasize Highest and
Best Use of Materials
 Approved By Council
 Final Recommendations Due
Aug 1st
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Adopt A Time-Certain
Reduction In Tonnage
Land Filled
Passed Feb 2006 in Council
Five Year Phase-Out
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Set Aside Host Fees For CT
 City Attorney Drafting
Ordinance
The RENEW LA Education
Action Plan
Create a RENEW LA
Oversight Committee
Ad-Hoc RENEW LA
Established Aug 05
“Some people see things as they are
and say why?
I dream of things that never were
and say why not?”
- Robert Kennedy
RENEW LA Contact Information
Councilman Greig Smith
(213) 473-7012
200 N. Spring, Suite 405
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.CD12.org