Event: The Climate Impacts of Waste and Local Green Businesses, April 29, Santa Rosa
Waste reduction is one of California’s key strategies for reaching the greenhouse gas reduction goals mandated by AB 32, the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act. As soon as next year, a series of measures will be implemented that will move us toward reduced landfill methane emissions, higher recycling and zero waste - including mandatory commercial recycling. Let’s use these upcoming mandates to get ahead of the curve, to better prepare our business community, and move toward a system in which every product is repairable, reusable, compostable or recyclable. At the workshop we will discuss the local application of these mandates and introduce some innovative local businesses already on their way to creating zero waste.