From Huffington Post, News Stories on 15. Nov, 2012
Three decades ago, women in South Los Angeles stood up against the City of Los Angeles to block the siting of the city’s solid waste incinerator known as the Los Angeles City Energy Recovery (LANCER) project. Organized as the Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles, women successfully fought back against powerful industry and business [...]
From LA Times, News Stories on 15. Nov, 2012
As if voters haven’t been pounded enough, a new round of ballot mania is about to hit Los Angeles, with activists and interest groups threatening to turn to the people to do what city lawmakers have not. Signature gatherers bankrolled by former Mayor Richard Riordan have already begun collecting names to qualify a spring ballot [...]
From La Opinion, News Stories on 01. Nov, 2012
¿Usted sabe quién recoge su basura? En Los Ángeles existen dos sistemas de recolección y reciclaje de basura, explicó Palencar, directora de Comunicación de Don’t Waste LA (No Desperdicie LA), una coalición que aboga para que se establezca una franquicia exclusiva de compañías de recolección de basura. “Las casas utilizan el sistema municipal de recolección [...]
From LA Times, News Stories on 04. Sep, 2012
A controversial plan to carve the city of Los Angeles into 11 new and exclusive commercial trash hauling franchise areas was approved unanimously by two City Council committees Wednesday. The matter now goes to the full council for a vote despite objections from some business interests and apartment owners, as well as the city’s top [...]
The Data Shows Exclusive
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LAANE Releases Report on Failure of Commercial Waste System in LA
Full Report Executive Summary |
Mayor and Council Leaders Promise Action
LA Mayor and City Council join Don’t Waste LA's effort to change the private waste system servicing LA’s commercial and multi-family properties. The system fails to provide enough options for all Angelenos to recycle at home or at work. As a result, nearly 70 percent of the over 3 million tons of waste that LA sends to landfills every year comes from workplaces and apartment buildings. |
