To move toward sustainability, all individuals, businesses, agencies and governments must reduce waste, recycle and buy recycled products.

Learn about Recycled-Content Products!

"Report of Buying Recycled and Eco-Friendly Products Workshop"

Reduce and Recycle!

The State of California has mandated that all municipalities reduce the waste sent to landfills by 50% by the year 2000. To help municipalities reach the 50% goal, the Southern California Council on Environment and Development (SCCED) has held a series of conferences and forums on Solid Waste Management issues.

The reports of the following forums are available:

• April 20, 1999, "Increasing Commercial Diversion"
• September 28, 1999, "Construction and Demolition Recycling"
• December 1, 1999, "Increasing Diversion of Organic Wastes"
• September 27, 2000, "Latest Developments in Best Practices for Waste Management: Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck"
• March 29, 2001, "Sharing Successes in Waste Reduction" — This report features a speech by CIWMB Board Member David Roberti on how to demonstrate a "good faith effort."

For an overview of the issues and potential solutions for county and municipal governments, see the report on SCCED's 1998 conference, "Getting to 50%."

For more information on waste prevention, see a draft resource list, "Contacts from Selected Source Reduction Waste Prevention Programs in California," assembled by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB).

Buy Recycled Products!

"Report of 'Closing the Loop: Buy Recycled'", a SCCED Conference held Nov. 18, 1998. This 40 page document details ways local, state, and federal governments are saving money and improving our quality of life by buying environmentally-preferable products.