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San Francisco
On the Road to Zero Waste
San Francisco, California
A City of Transformation
San Francisco – 1800s
San Francisco – 1960s
San Francisco – Today
Cities generate 75% of
the planet’s CO2
Our Challenge?
San Francisco 2013
80% of the planet’s CO2
comes from cities
San Francisco 2030
80% of the planet’s CO2
comes from cities
2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Energy
Conservation Renewable
Energy
Reduce
Waste
Sustainable
Transportatio
n
14.5% below 1990
Levels
Zero Waste
Zero Waste Reduces Methane
Long History of Resource Recovery
Photo courtesy of Ines Belli
Long History of Resource Recovery
Zero Waste Policies
50% Diversion in California – AB 939
The Hurdle
Overcoming the Hurdle
Fantastic 3
Food Scrap Collection
2010
75%
2020
Zero Waste
Bans on Styrofoam, Bottled Water and Bags
Bans on Styrofoam, Bottled Water and Bags
Bans on Styrofoam, Bottled Water and Bags
10,000 Reusable Bags
Construction & Demolition Debris Ordinance
Mandatory Recycling & Composting
Photo courtesy of Recology
Pay As You Throw
Recycling
Recycle Central: Pier 96
Composting
Composting Facilities
Photo courtesy of Recology
Compost Sold to Farms & Wineries
Trash
Trash Hauled to Landfill
Photo courtesy of Recology
Altamont Landfill
Photo courtesy of Recology
Disposal Study Findings
45%
15%
25%
15%
Community Outreach
Photo courtesy of Mark
Boyer
Outreach Materials
Outreach Materials
Educating the Next Generation
The Future?
Producer and Consumer Responsibility
Photo courtesy of Edgar
Crook
Anaerobic Food Digestion Pilot
Photo courtesy of Livestock & Poultry Environmental Learning
Trash Processing
Proposed SF Zero Waste Facility
Photo courtesy of Recology
Transforming our Future
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