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For decades, the City of Alameda has focused on the topics of waste reduction and recycling. Its implementation of an integrated waste collection program is just one example of an action taken to help the community be less wasteful. ACI's 3-cart system is an important tool for keeping materials out of the landfill, but a significant stream of garbage stream still exists.
To achieve further reductions, a draft plan to reduce Zero Waste is now being developed. The many possibilities could include expanding commercial organics service, extending producer responsibility, mandatory recycling, and rate structure incentives.
Zero waste practices have a two-fold effect: they reduce the amount of trash in our landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
That's particularly important since the City has pledged to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
For more information, please call (510) 747-7930 or click the links below:
Community Workshop Presentation
School Workshop Presentation
Business Meeting Presentation
Local Action Plan for Climate Protection
CASA Presentation
Zero Waste in Alameda
Zero Waste, Organics and Climate Change
Zero Waste Around the World
Growing Food Locally
2009 Symposium Information
Implementation Plan Survey Results
Zero Waste Implementation Plan
