1. City Government Waste Reduction & Resource Conservation Julia Chang SF Environment City Government Recycling Coordinator

2. 286,000 tons waste per year Waste Generation by Sector Over 1,000 City facilities 30,000 municipal employees

3. City Government Operations Office buildingsOpera HouseRec Park - Stadium FirefightersPublic Health - Hospitals Public Works - Street cleaning

4. City Government Waste Reduction Laws & Policies Resource Conservation Ordinance City Composting Resolution Precautionary Purchasing Ordinance 75% Waste Diversion Resolution for City departments

5. Department of Public Works – Construction & Demolition Waste California Academy of Science Museum 150,000 ft 2 building demolished 90% of waste recycled

6. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) – Biosolids from Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids leftover 90% of wastewater solids are recycled

7. Composting of Rec & Park Yard Waste On-site composting 10,000 tons/year Sent back to parks Yard waste from parks

8. Department of Public Works – Trash from Public Streets 55,000 tons of of street sweepings Only 16% recycled

9. Sheriff’s Department – Composting Food Waste from Jails 500,000 pounds of food scrapsComposting facility – compost sold to farmers

10. Administrative Offices – Recycling Paper, Bottles, Cans City government office buildings Cardboard, paper, bottles and cans 50% recycling rate

11. Reuse of City Equipment Virtual Warehouse

12. 85% Diversion Rate in 2005

13. Outreach to City Employees Presentations to staff Train custodians Train 130 Department Recycling Coordinators

14. Resources to City Departments Waste auditsSite visits SignageContainers and equipment

15. Make it easy to recycle & reduce waste Trash, recycling, composting container next to each other Machines automatically print double-sided Electric hand driers

16. Work with City Vendors Reduce packaging Purchase paper with recycled content Contracts for products and services include environmental criteria

17. Enforcement Tracking and feedback to Department heads Support from Mayor Newsom, Board of Supervisors, and Commission on Environment