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Don't Waste LA Clean Air, Green Jobs, and Recycling for All

Don't Waste LA Update

The RFP for the Zero Waste LA Policy was approved and is open for bids!
Recycling For All

Don’t Waste LA is helping to reduce the 3 million tons of trash LA sends to landfills and incinerators every year with greater recycling for all Angelenos.
Green Jobs

More recycling means good, safe jobs for Los Angeles.
Service For Small Businesses

Don’t Waste LA has helped to bring recycling service to local businesses owners like Rocio Ramirez, Owner of Mama’s International Tamales Restaurant in MacArthur Park.
Cleaner Air for Our Communities

Don't Waste LA is working with community and environmental groups like Pacoima Beautiful to reduce truck traffic pollution and the need for landfills through more recycling.

Next City: “How California Cities Can Get Better at Trash”

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July 15, 2015, Written by Jenn Stanley With a statewide goal to reduce landfilling by 75 percent, Southern California is on a waste management journey that could end up being a model for municipalities across the country. To help shepherd ...

Californians Against Waste “New Study Looks At Los Angeles Recycling Challenges, Opportunities”

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July 14, 2015 The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) outlines how Los Angeles can divert more recyclable materials from landfills in its recently released report “Cleaning Up Waste and Recycling Management and Securing the Benefits.” The San Gabriel Valley News reports that ...

Waste Dive: “Los Angeles County Falling Short on Waste Reduction Goals: Report”

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July 15, 2015, Written by Isabella Alvarez A report conducted by the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) sought to understand the status of Los Angeles’ county landfill reduction and whether it was meeting its waste reduction goals. ...

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Don’t Waste LA is a coalition of community, environmental, faith and labor organizations working to increase LA's recycling and composting LA while cleaning up a historically dirty and dangerous industry. In Spring 2014, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a Zero Waste LA franchise policy which will transform our waste and recycling system for businesses and apartments and eliminate our dependence on landfills, dirty trucks and dangerous jobs.

We are working with leaders in the City of Los Angeles to ensure that implementing our new system will protect us with the highest possible customer