July 14, 2015 A report from Los Angeles-based social justice group LAANE recommends cities in Southern California enter into exclusive franchise agreements for haulers and commit to achieving zero waste. LAANE argues open-ended collection contracts are inefficient and fail to lead to high ...

July 14, 2015, Written by Allan Gerlat Waste collection franchising by cities is one of the key ways municipalities can meet California’s goal to reduce landfilling by 75 percent, according to a new study on how to manage waste and recycling ...

July 27, 2015 written by Michelle Chen In an age of global warming, two global capitals, Los Angeles and New York, are going “zero waste.” Following a nationwide trend, the cities have launched new plans to aggressively reform their waste-management ...