The Hermosa City Council will be discussing and voting on options for reducing marine debris due to polystyrene (No. 6 recycle code) food service take-out containers.
Make your voice heard in the effort to reduce litter and protect our local ecosystems.
The Glendale City Council will be discussing and voting on a plastic bag ban ordinance. The ordinance is modeled after the one already implemented in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
City Council wants to hear from the community. Make your voice heard in the effort to reduce litter and protect our local ecosystems. With your help, Glendale can join the following cities/counties in putting an end to plastic bags:
As Chair of the state Senate Subcommittee on Urban Rivers, Sen. Fran Pavely will be hosting a joint hearing on the Los Angeles River with Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes, the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the Revitalization of the Los Angeles River and the Pacoima Wash.
The hearing will focus on the San Fernando Valley portion of the 51 mile-long L.A. River and will include updates from community groups as well as city, county, and federal officials about efforts to revitalize the river.
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) would like to encourage its members and allies to join the International Plastic Bag-Free Day on July 3, 2011 being organized by Fundació Prevenció de Residus i Consum.
LADWP's newly released budget proposes to dramatically slash investment in essential environmental initiatives including energy efficiency, water conservation and stormwater capture. LADWP will present their budget categorized into two types of costs: basic business needs (minimum to meet regulatory mandates and basic operations) and “strategic investments.” “Strategic investments” include a higher percentage of support for such programs as: water conservation, energy efficiency, water reuse, groundwater recharge, water recycling, smart meters and stormwater capture. Both “basic costs” and “strategic investments” are critical to ensure water sustainability. Visit www.ladwp.com/laforward to learn more about the 2011 Rates Process and to RSVP.
LADWP's newly released budget proposes to dramatically slash investment in essential environmental initiatives including energy efficiency, water conservation and stormwater capture. LADWP will present their budget categorized into two types of costs: basic business needs (minimum to meet regulatory mandates and basic operations) and “strategic investments.” “Strategic investments” include a higher percentage of support for such programs as: water conservation, energy efficiency, water reuse, groundwater recharge, water recycling, smart meters and stormwater capture. Both “basic costs” and “strategic investments” are critical to ensure water sustainability. Visit www.ladwp.com/laforward to learn more about the 2011 Rates Process and to RSVP.
LADWP's newly released budget proposes to dramatically slash investment in essential environmental initiatives including energy efficiency, water conservation and stormwater capture. LADWP will present their budget categorized into two types of costs: basic business needs (minimum to meet regulatory mandates and basic operations) and “strategic investments.” “Strategic investments” include a higher percentage of support for such programs as: water conservation, energy efficiency, water reuse, groundwater recharge, water recycling, smart meters and stormwater capture. Both “basic costs” and “strategic investments” are critical to ensure water sustainability.
Visit www.ladwp.com/laforward to learn more about the
2011 Rates Process and to RSVP.
LADWP's newly released budget proposes to dramatically slash investment in essential environmental initiatives including energy efficiency, water conservation and stormwater capture.
LADWP will present their budget categorized into two types of costs: basic business needs (minimum to meet regulatory mandates and basic operations) and “strategic investments.” “Strategic investments” include a higher percentage of support for such programs as: water conservation, energy efficiency, water reuse, groundwater recharge, water recycling, smart meters and stormwater capture.
Both “basic costs” and “strategic investments” are critical to ensure water sustainability.
Visit www.ladwp.com/laforward to learn more about the 2011 Rates Process and to RSVP.
Join us in asking the City of Santa Monica to Ban the Bag
The City of Santa Monica will vote on a plastic bag ban on Tuesday, January 25th. The City Council meeting starts at 5:30, but the bag ban will most likely not be heard until 6:30. If you live in Santa Monica, please come and show your support by wearing a blue shirt
About Plastic Bags
Plastic bags turn our neighborhood parks and beaches into trash dumps,
and also kill thousands of marine animals every year. Around the world,
countries, cities, and counties are enacting bans on plastic bags in an
effort to end this run-away pollution problem.
Calabasas City Council to consider banning plastic carry-out bags
The Calabasas City Council will consider an ordinance to ban the use of plastic carry-out bags at their February 1, 2011 meeting.
You are hereby invited to attend the public hearing if you have any opinion or concern to share. The meeting will be held in the Calabasas City Hall located at 100 Civic Center Way and will start at 7:00 PM. The draft ordinance will be posted on City of Calabasas website on Thursday, January 20, 2011.
For additional information, please contact Alex Farassati, Environmental Services Supervisor, at (818) 224-1680 or via e-mail at afarassati@cityofcalabasas.com.
Access is available to the City Council agenda and reports.
