{"id":14031,"date":"2011-11-29T00:52:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T00:52:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-11-30T20:42:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T20:42:56","slug":"recycling-reinvigorating-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/29\/recycling-reinvigorating-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling => Reinvigorating the Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<em>Cross-posted from the CA League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) blog,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/news\">Groundswell<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>A report recently released by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluegreenalliance.org\/\"><strong>the <span>BlueGreen<\/span> Alliance<\/strong><\/a> &ndash; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=qHw%2F5ge8sHYHc3MunI%2FTSNIyBSe2r6zl\" title=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=qHw%2F5ge8sHYHc3MunI%2FTSNIyBSe2r6zl\"><strong>&#8220;More Jobs, Less Pollution&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/em>&ndash;  makes a new case for recycling.&nbsp; Often cited by people as the easy  &ldquo;green&rdquo; thing to do in our lives, it now turns out that recycling plays  an important role in helping our economy rebound.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe more we work to divert our waste from landfills and towards  recycling and re-using, the more people we will employ.&nbsp; After all, it  takes many hands to sort and reform glass, plastics, paper, and other  materials.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\tDuring the recent California legislative session, <span>CLCV<\/span> helped to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/bill\/waste-not-want-not\"><strong>Assembly Bill 341 (<span>Chesbro<\/span>)<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;  AB 341 will create new green jobs in California by expanding recycling  to every multi-family dwelling and business, and&nbsp;mandating that the  state recycle at least 75% of the garbage that it generates by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\tAB 341 is another great example of California taking the lead on important environmental issues.&nbsp; <em>More Jobs, Less Pollution<\/em>  describes the impressive economic and environmental benefits that would  result if the federal government were to follow California&rsquo;s lead:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\t\tAchieving a 75 percent diversion rate for municipal solid waste (<span>MSW<\/span>) and construction and demolition debris (C&amp;D) by 2030 will result in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t&nbsp;<strong>A total of 2.3 million jobs:<\/strong> About 2.7 times as many jobs as exist in 2008.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\tLower greenhouse gas emissions: The reduction of almost 515 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (<span>eMTCO2<\/span>) from diversion activities, an additional 276 million <span>eMTCO2<\/span> than the Base Case, <strong>equivalent to shutting down about 72 coal power plants or taking 50 million cars off the road<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\tLess pollution overall: Significant reductions in a range of  conventional and toxic emissions that impact human and ecosystem health.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t<span>Unquantified<\/span>  benefits of reducing ecological pressures associated with use of  non-renewable resources, conserving energy throughout the materials  economy, and generating economic resiliency through stable, local  employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\tSadly, many recycling programs around the nation don&#39;t even come  close to being as rigorous as the one that California is setting up via  AB 341.&nbsp; The good news is that with our state taking the lead on yet  another environmental issue, we provide a successful blueprint for the  rest of the country.&nbsp; California is known as a trend setter for a  reason, and this time it can be with how we handle our waste.<\/p>\n<p>\tWant to get involved?<a href=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/o\/6475\/p\/dia\/action\/public\/?action_KEY=6828\"> <strong>TAKE ACTION<\/strong><\/a>:&nbsp;Check out <span>BlueGreen<\/span> Alliance&#39;s action alert asking President Obama to support a more&nbsp;aggressive recycling agenda modeled after California&#39;s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<em>Cross-posted from the CA League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) blog,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/news\">Groundswell<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>A report recently released by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluegreenalliance.org\/\"><strong>the <span>BlueGreen<\/span> Alliance<\/strong><\/a> &ndash; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=qHw%2F5ge8sHYHc3MunI%2FTSNIyBSe2r6zl\" title=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/dia\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=qHw%2F5ge8sHYHc3MunI%2FTSNIyBSe2r6zl\"><strong>&#8220;More Jobs, Less Pollution&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/em>&ndash;  makes a new case for recycling.&nbsp; Often cited by people as the easy  &ldquo;green&rdquo; thing to do in our lives, it now turns out that recycling plays  an important role in helping our economy rebound.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe more we work to divert our waste from landfills and towards  recycling and re-using, the more people we will employ.&nbsp; After all, it  takes many hands to sort and reform glass, plastics, paper, and other  materials.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\tDuring the recent California legislative session, <span>CLCV<\/span> helped to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovote.org\/bill\/waste-not-want-not\"><strong>Assembly Bill 341 (<span>Chesbro<\/span>)<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;  AB 341 will create new green jobs in California by expanding recycling  to every multi-family dwelling and business, and&nbsp;mandating that the  state recycle at least 75% of the garbage that it generates by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\tAB 341 is another great example of California taking the lead on important environmental issues.&nbsp; <em>More Jobs, Less Pollution<\/em>  describes the impressive economic and environmental benefits that would  result if the federal government were to follow California&rsquo;s lead:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\t\tAchieving a 75 percent diversion rate for municipal solid waste (<span>MSW<\/span>) and construction and demolition debris (C&amp;D) by 2030 will result in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \t\t\t&nbsp;<strong>A total of 2.3 million jobs:<\/strong> About 2.7 times as many jobs as exist in 2008.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\tLower greenhouse gas emissions: The reduction of almost 515 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (<span>eMTCO2<\/span>) from diversion activities, an additional 276 million <span>eMTCO2<\/span> than the Base Case, <strong>equivalent to shutting down about 72 coal power plants or taking 50 million cars off the road<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\tLess pollution overall: Significant reductions in a range of  conventional and toxic emissions that impact human and ecosystem health.<\/li>\n<li> \t\t\t<span>Unquantified<\/span>  benefits of reducing ecological pressures associated with use of  non-renewable resources, conserving energy throughout the materials  economy, and generating economic resiliency through stable, local  employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\tSadly, many recycling programs around the nation don&#39;t even come  close to being as rigorous as the one that California is setting up via  AB 341.&nbsp; The good news is that with our state taking the lead on yet  another environmental issue, we provide a successful blueprint for the  rest of the country.&nbsp; California is known as a trend setter for a  reason, and this time it can be with how we handle our waste.<\/p>\n<p>\tWant to get involved?<a href=\"http:\/\/salsa3.salsalabs.com\/o\/6475\/p\/dia\/action\/public\/?action_KEY=6828\"> <strong>TAKE ACTION<\/strong><\/a>:&nbsp;Check out <span>BlueGreen<\/span> Alliance&#39;s action alert asking President Obama to support a more&nbsp;aggressive recycling agenda modeled after California&#39;s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5944,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[10271,10273,10043,3236,1662,10272],"class_list":["post-14031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-10271","tag-10273","tag-10043","tag-3236","tag-1662","tag-10272"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Pvhz-3Ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5944"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}