April 5, 2010 marks the starting date of a new effort to recycle food wastes from businesses in Laguna Niguel and eight other Orange County cities. Through a one-year $400,000 grant from the County of Orange Waste & Recycling Department, food waste will be collected from five local businesses and taken to a composting facility for recycling. The purpose of this pilot program is to test and evaluate the effectiveness of food waste recycling for possible expansion to additional businesses next year.
A restaurant, on average, disposes of more than 50 tons of organic waste every year. Californians overall throw away more than 5 million tons of food scraps each year. Every City in California is required to divert at least 50% of all of its waste away from landfills, due to space constraints. By participating in the food waste recycling program, local businesses hope to reduce their trash disposal costs, while helping the City maintain compliance with its recycling goals. The pilot program is expected to recycle up to 20 tons of food waste every week.
Participating food businesses in Laguna Niguel include Henry’s Market, Mimi’s Café, TGI Friday’s, Coco’s, and Fred’s Mexican Grill. The City’s waste and recycling hauler, CR&R Inc., will provide each business with indoor and outdoor collection containers, employee training assistance, and food waste pick-up service three times a week. Tonnage collected will be posted monthly under the Recycling page on the City’s website at http://www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us.
Documents We're Waiting On
- Things We're Waiting For: Tracing $8 Million Sent to CCA During Fairgrounds Sale - Pacific Progressive
Nossaman did research on how to use Fairgrounds money to provide opening capital for the Fair Foundation. $8 million was sent to the California Construction Authority during the sale, and there is documentation that indicates this could be the money for the opening capital. We've asked for the money to be traced, and Interim CEO Doug Lofstrom is giving us the run around.
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