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California’s landmark climate law, SB 1383, requires that food scraps and other organic materials be kept out of landfills and instead recycled into products like compost. This compost is then used by farmers, gardeners, and landscapers to build healthy soil vital to growing food and plants.
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Over the last decade, Alameda County and the State of California have progressively tightened laws on plastic bag use, aiming to curb pollution, encourage sustainable practices, and reduce waste. These measures have notably decreased plastic bag consumption and helped protect our environment.
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California has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. Since buildings account for a significant share of energy use and emissions, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels by promoting efficiency and electrification is crucial to meeting those goals and transitioning to cleaner, more resilient buildings.
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Each year, an estimated 8 million people across the country use over 3 billion needles, syringes, lancets, and auto-injectors (collectively known as “sharps”) for at-home medical care. Due to the health and safety risks involved, proper disposal of these items is crucial to prevent:
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Single-use foodware items, such as plastic and paper cups, plates, and utensils, have a short lifespan but a long-lasting negative impact on human health and the environment. Additionally, most of these single-use foodware items are neither readily recyclable nor compostable, and contaminate recycling and composting programs.
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