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Transition roadmaps for sustainable and resilient cities

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year -

Level -

State(s) All States

Source Sustainable Justice EU

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

This database contains a compilation of guides to green energy transitions and climate mitigation and adaptation policies from cities around the world making transitions to green energy and implementing climate mitigative and adaptive policies. Policies included come from Rotterdam,...

Stabilizing Customer Rates in Exclusive Franchise Wast and Recycling Systems

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This report evaluates LA County's waste and recycling systems highlight how localities can keep costs down while maintaining quality and equitable service. The report finds exclusive franchise systems provide the county to the best deal....

Rethinking Recycling: How Cities Can Adapt to Evolving Markets

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

In 2018, China implemented the "National Sword" waste policy, banning imports of certain recyclable commodities and setting limits on how much contamination can be present in recyclable materials. This report outlines the impact of National Sword on U.S. cities and provides recommendations...

Zero Waste in Action: Community Case Study #3

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado

Source Eco-Cycle Solutions Hub

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

In 2006, Boulder’s City Council passed a Zero Waste ordinance and committed to a waste diversion rate of 85% by 2025. Upon adopting curbside recycling and composting programs, in 2014, the city of Boulder saw a significant increase in the amount of waste diverted from landfills. Despite...

2007 Gaithersburg Ordinance O-14-07 Green Residential Building Code

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Gaithersburg City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Housing, Energy

This ordinance requires new residential building construction projects and building addition projects to meet energy performance standards related to cooling equipment, heating equipment, duct work, windows, water heaters, and lighting. It also requires homeowners to be given an...

Zero Waste in Action: Community Case Study #1

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source Eco-Cycle Solutions Hub

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Arlington, Virginia has been long hailed as a leader in environmental initiatives and in 2015, the county became the first in Virginia to pass a Zero Waste resolution. While Arlington already recycles nearly 47% of trash, the county’s strong commitment to the environment, coupled...

Transforming the Trash in Urban America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

By introducing new systems for managing trash, cities can move toward zero waste and capture a range of worker, community, and environmental benefits. In particular, through implementing sustainable recycling programs, local governments can utilize trash management systems to fight...

How to Eliminate Paper and Save Time and Money: Rethinking Paper-Based Business Processes in the Finance Office Using Low or No Cost Technologies

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Government Finance Officers Association

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

COVID-19 has forced employees and also forced organizations to rethink business processes that require access to the office or involve large amounts of paper. Governments have an opportunity to eliminate or rethink paper-based business processes to operate effectively under current...

2007 San Diego Recycling Ordinance 19678

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Diego City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance requires all San Diego residents, residential facilities, and commercial facilities that receive curbside recycling collection or solid waste collection services from the City to participate in the City's curbside recycling program. They are required to separate recyclable...

More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice

This report evaluates the positive impacts of implementing a bold national recycling and composting strategy across federal, state, and local governments. Its recommendations of energy, resource, and waste management would allow for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,...

King County GreenTools Roadmap to a Green Building Program

Type Roadmap

Year 2012

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source King County Solid Waste Division

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This report provides guide to creating green municipal building codes and practices that improve energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and environmental and economic performance more broadly. The roadmap guides cities through foundational steps such as conducting...

From Waste to Jobs: What Achieving 75 Percent Recycling Means for California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) California

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources

To increase California’s recycling rate from about 50 percent in 2012 to 75 percent by 2020, CalRecycle estimates that about 23 million tons of material that is currently being disposed must be recycled or composted. This report examines the job creation potential of recycling, and...

Community Zero Waste Roadmap Executive Summary

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Eco-Cycle Solutions Hub

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Zero Waste redesigns our systems and resource use—from product design to disposal—to prevent resource depletion, conserve energy, mitigate climate change, reduce water usage, prevent pollution, and stop ecosystem destruction. This roadmaps provides a guide for individuals to strive...

Navigating Legal Pathways to Rate-Funded Customer Assistance Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Low-income families are significantly burdened by rising water utility rates. This guide explains how water and wastewater utilities can establish payment assistance programs even when facing state-level regulatory restrictions. It also features utility-level case studies that exemplify...

Waste Reduction Program Assessment and Analysis for Massachusetts

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2002

Level State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

In December 2000, Massachusetts’ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued the Beyond 2000 Solid Waste Master Plan — A Policy Framework, its plan and vision for managing solid waste over the coming decade. This report outlines necessary steps DEP needs to take in order to...

2010 Los Angeles County Bag Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This ordinance prohibits stores from providing single use plastic carryout bags to customers. The ordinance specifies that stores can only offer recyclable paper carryout bags for a 10 cent charge to the customer. Furthermore, stores must report monthly the number of recyclable bags...

Contracts for Burning Trash in Incinerators Should Not be Awarded

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

There is no good business case for trash incineration. Burning trash is the most expensive form of electricity generation, creates pollution that raises health costs to the public, destroys valuable resources, and produces the fewer jobs than comparable capital projects. The trash...

Berkeley Climate Action Plan: Tracking our Progress Waste Reduction & Recycling

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Berkeley

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

This document is an internal performance evaluation of the City of Berkeley's Zero Waste goal of eliminating materials sent to landfills by the year 2020. According to this evaluation, the amount of solid waste sent to landfills from the Berkeley community dropped by approximately...

2008 Boulder Ordinance 7585 Trash, Recyclables and Compostables

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado

Source Boulder City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance outlines the requirements for city compost collection. It provides guidelines for vendors concerning acceptable compost and recyclables hauling practices. It creates special zones within municipal limits for the disposal of compostable matter as well as an equitable...

Integrated Water Management

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

Cities can create a more resilient water system by transitioning to an integrated water management framework (IWM). By creating an IWM and developing a set of principles and the approaches that recognizes water as a resource, cities can manage all water as an asset, whatever form...

1988 Jay Environmental Control and Improvement Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1988

Level City or Town

State(s) Maine

Source Town Of Jay City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Health

The Jay Environmental Control and Improvement Ordinance is a comprehensive regulatory plan to protect and enhance the public health and environment of the Town of Jay and to prevent threats to health and the environment posed by the discharge of pollutants to air, water and land....

Cleaning Up Waste and Recycling Management and Securing the Benefits: A Blueprint for Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Managing a city’s waste and recycling sector is a core governmental responsibility and, when done well, helps cities realize benefits and meet constituents’ expectations. Residents expect government to prevent pollution and protect neighborhoods, create good quality jobs, and operate...

The Case for Fixing the Leaks

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

Crumbling water infrastructure leads to nearly six billion gallons of expensive, treated water lost every day in America. Leaky, aging pipes and outdated systems are wasting an estimated 14 to 18 percent of our nation’s daily water use. Water loss from failing infrastructure, faulty...

Don't Waste LA: A Path to Green Jobs, Clean Air and Recycling for All

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Energy

Resolving our society’s trash problem is one of the major environmental challenges of our time. In Los Angeles County, this crisis has reached urgent proportions. As one of the largest waste markets in the country, Los Angeles County generates 23 million tons of waste and recyclable...

Baltimore’s Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

This report identifies the root causes of Baltimore’s failed and inequitable waste system, and how its impacts intersect with racial and economic justice. The Baltimore Sustainability Plan will enable the city to move towards a new system of fair development aligned with human rights...

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