Advancing Towards Zero Waste Declaration Planned Actions to Deliver Commitments C40 1 Auckland © Istock / AnastasiaRas © Istock DECLARATION COMMITMENT DECLARATION COMMITMENT ACTIONS TO DELIVER COMMITMENT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE EXAMPLES OF CITY INITIATIVES (REGULATIONS, POLICIES, PROGRAMMES, ETC.) ACTIONS Reduce the municipal solid waste There are over 80 actions in the • Advocate to central government • Facilitate connections between • LoveFoodHateWaste generation per capita by at least 2018 Auckland Waste Management for increases in the waste levy Reduce food loss/waste along pro- food producers and users to reduce 15% by 2030 compared to 2015. and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) that duction and supply chains. food waste will contribute to delivering on this • Advocate to central government commitment. These include: for a container deposit scheme and other product stewardship Reduce or ban single-use and • Initiate research to identify the • Rolling out a region – wide food non-recyclable plastics and other composition of waste plastics as the scraps service • Facilitate connections between materials, and/or support product first step to developing waste re- food producers and users to reduce innovation & development. duction solutions • Move all households to a fortnight- food waste ly user pays service for refuse • Continue to partner with commu- Improve reusability and recycling • Work with developers to minimize • Promote the use of recovered ma- • Rollout out 12 community recycling nity organisations focused on waste (including of construction and construction and demolition waste terials in construction, including / reuse centres for household waste prevention and minimisation, e.g. demolition materials where rele- from housing projects identifying opportunities around de- LoveFoodHasteWaste, Pare Kore, vant). veloping markets for key materials • Development of a resource recov- Zero Waste Events • Work with industry to investigate ery park for commercial waste the potential for establishing a waste brokering service Reduce the amount of municipal As above solid waste disposed to landfill Ensure accessibility and inclusivity of • Continue to partner with commu- and incineration by at least 50% by new or updated programmes to re- nity organisations that represent 2030 compared to 2015. duce waste generation and disposal. traditionally under-represented and hard to reach groups Increase the diversion rate away As above from landfill and incineration to at least 70% by 2030. EXAMPLE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DELIVER THE COMMITMENTS • All actions to support the Zero Waste Declaration will be funded through existing budgets allocated in the 2018 – 28 Long Term Plan (10 Year budget). 2 Advancing Towards Zero Waste Declaration C40 3 Boston © Istock / DenisTangneyJr © Istock DECLARATION COMMITMENT DECLARATION COMMITMENT ACTIONS TO DELIVER COMMITMENT OTHER SUPPORTIVE ACTIONS EXAMPLES OF CITY INITIATIVES (REGULATIONS, POLICIES, PROGRAMMES, ETC.) Reduce the municipal solid waste The City of Boston released its new •Develop new policies to reduce •Boston’s Zero Waste website con- •Provide business with food waste generation per capita by at least Zero Waste Boston plan with 30 problem products and packaging Reduce food loss/waste along tains a zero waste toolkits for resi- reduction and donation technical 15% by 2030 compared to 2015. strategies in May 2019. Reducing production and supply chains. dents and businesses. assistance. waste generation is the top priority. •Divert reusable goods from waste The City’s strategies include: stream Implement or scale up source sep- •Partner with local curbside com- •Provide residents with curbside • Conduct citywide public education •Advocate for redesign and take- arated collection for organics and posting haulers to provide residents collection of textiles. campaigns back of products other streams and treatment infra- with curbside collection of food structure. waste at a discounted rate. •Provide targeted waste-reduction outreach and technical assistance Reduce or ban single-use and •Boston ordinance has reduced the •Boston libraries host community non-recyclable plastics and other use of plastic bags. repair clinics. Reduce the amount of municipal •Waste reduction technical assis- •Community food waste collection materials, and/or support product solid waste disposed to landfill tance for businesses bins located in 5 neighborhoods. innovation & development. •Boston’s Zero Waste website con- and incineration by at least 50% by tains a zero waste toolkits for resi- 2030 compared to 2015. •Zero waste checklist for city events dents and businesses. •Subsidized back yard bins for resi- dents to compost their food scraps and leaf and yard waste Improve reusability and recycling (in- “Recycle Right” campaign informs is also provided via the City’s social cluding of construction and demoli- the public via the City’s recycling di- media outlets. tion materials where relevant). rectory phone app and website how Increase the diversion rate away •Educate residents, businesses and •Create new commercial hauler and to recycle correctly. This information from landfill and incineration to at visitors to recycle correctly generator rules least 70% by 2030. •Lead by example at city facilities •Expand and enforce state and lo- Ensure accessibility and inclusivity of Zero Waste plan utilizes the City’s cal waste reduction and recycling •Expand recycling during new or updated programmes to re- Language and Communication Ac- requirements construction projects duce waste generation and disposal. cess training as well as its Resilience and Racial Equity guidelines. •Reinforce waste-reduction goals •Expand infrastructure for recycling through the collection system “hard to recycle” materials EXAMPLE OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DELIVER THE COMMITMENTS • The City’s operations budget provides overall support for the zero-waste initiatives. Additional funding comes from state grants such as the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Proctection’s Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Municipal Grants. 4 Advancing Towards Zero Waste Declaration C40 5 Deployment of more efficient se- Examples of actions include: IncreaseIncrease thethe diversiondiversion raterate awayaway Deployment of more efficient se- Examples of actions include: lective collection models shall ap- fromfrom landfilllandfill andand incinerationincineration toto atat lective collection models shall ap- ply with the adoption of “pay as you • Implement a regulation to move leastleast 70%70% byby 2030.2030. ply with the adoption of “pay as you • Implement a regulation to move Catalonia throw”throw” schemes.schemes. 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Promote new law on prevention and • November 2018 Participation in the Reduce the municipal solid waste Promote new law on prevention and • November 2018 Participation in the management of waste and resources European Week for Waste Reduc- generation per capita by at least management of waste and resources European Week for Waste Reduc- tion (http://residus.gencat.cat/en/ 15% by 2030 compared to 2015. tion (http://residus.gencat.cat/en/ Adoption of the General Program ambits_dactuacio/prevencio/set- Adoption of the General Program ambits_dactuacio/prevencio/set- ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE EXAMPLES OF CITY INITIATIVES for the prevention and management mana_europea/index.html) for the prevention and management mana_europea/index.html) ACTIONS of waste and resources in Catalonia (PRECAT20) • Subsidies for local entities, non-profits and universities for Communication campaign “Som http://somgentdeprofit.cat/ non-profits and universities for Reduce food loss/waste along pro- Communication campaign “Som http://somgentdeprofit.cat/ Some examples include: waste reduction projects, like the Gent de Profit” (“We are Food Wise” Some examples include: waste reduction projects, like the duction and supply chains. Gent de Profit” (“We are Food Wise” Local Plans for Waste Avoidance. inin English)English) • 2018-2019 Implementation of a Grants amount available for 2018: communication campaign for reuse 1.500.0001.500.000 €.€. and repair targeted for the general population • 2018-2019 Implementation of food save and food loss reduction cam- paigns through the campaign “Som Gent de Profit”. Since 2004 environmental taxation • Opertionalize the first phase of the Reduce the amount of municipal Since 2004 environmental taxation • Opertionalize