Tag: composting

San Francisco On Its Way to Zero Waste

by mgmt • January 26, 2013

San Francisco has long taken seriously its goal to become the greenest city in the US. It started when then-Director for the San Francisco Department of Environment Jared Blumenfeld crafted a slate of environmental ordinances in 2009 designed to get the city to zero waste by 2020. It appears now that San Francisco is on-track.

by mgmt • January 24, 2013

This month, the city of Austin added curbside composting.

San Francisco Zero Waste by 2020

by mgmt • January 21, 2010

GreenMarketingTV talks with San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Jared Blumenfeld about the ambitious sustainability goals for the city, which include:

Zero Waste by 2020
A Ban on Plastic Bags
Elimination of Worst Pesticides
All Buildings Follow LEED-Gold Standard
Renewable Energy Tax Credits for Homeowners
Affordable Energy Audits for Business
Citywide Composting and Recycling