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February 2012 Kimberly Lam CACS Waste Reduction Reduction Intern CACS Waste Reaching Zero Waste by 2020 Zero Waste Reaching Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability on Sustainability Committee Advisory Chancellor’s
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the right the right direction We are We moving in
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double double our diversion to efforts 75% make goal We need to need to We almost
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09 the 09 - In 2008 campus about produced of 10,500 tons material. Getting to 75% diversion to 75% Getting
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Getting to 75% diversion to 75% Getting in several campus and campus buildings according in several Alliance… provided by Compost to analysis Based on the data from waste audits audits waste Based from the data on @ Cal by Building Sustainability performed Expanding food waste and paper towel paper towel food waste and Expanding rates paper and bottle/can recycling Improving • to campus buildings most composting • The campus could achieve a 65% diversion rate by: rate a 65% diversion achieve The campus could
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Our diversion potential is consistent with EPA findings EPA with consistent is potential Our diversion
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and and the Chancellor. Share Share these findings and CACS recommendation with PPCS Chancellor Denton leadership, Vice steps to meet the 75% meet diversion steps to goal as soon as possible but no later than 2020. by Waste reach Zero 2015 and The campus take the necessary campus the necessary The take •
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Lin King Kira Stoll Claire Evans Chair/Sustainability Manager - ReUSE ReUSE Program Building Building Sustainability Cal @ campus Sustainability Sustainability campus Report Thanks Thanks To: Student Coordinator, Compost Alliance Compost Coordinator, Student CACS CACS Co Staff Manager, Campus Campus Recycling and Refuse Services Manager, Excerpts, data and snapshots from the 2010 and 2011 and 2011 the 2010 from snapshots and data Excerpts,
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