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Support the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance!

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 @ 6PM Glendale City Council will vote to adopt the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance, which we consider to be an excellent collection of the best practices from around the state that will help us to finally combat the scourge of plastic pollution in our city.

Point-of-sale vouchers now available to purchase discounted zero-emission landscaping equipment

Spread the word! Small businesses and sole proprietors can purchase discounted zero-emission lawn mowers, blowers and more through funding from the CARB’s Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE). There are $27 million of voucher funds available, but funding will go fast.

SB 1255 Letter to Supporters

SB 1255 (Portantino), which would have offered grants to K-12 Schools to purchase and install dishwashers to reduce waste and waste related costs, was vetoed by Governor Newsom, but hope lives on!

GWP Launches Off-Peak EV Charging Rebate Program

If you own an EV (or EVs), consider signing up for GWP’s new Off-Peak EV Charging Rebate program! Help Glendale shave peak loads and avoid investments in gas. Charge from 9pm-12noon weekdays (all day on weekends) and receive $8/monthly as an incentive!

Native Milkweed & Monarchs 101 + Celebrating the Monarch Butterfly Waystation at Adams Mini Park!

Celebrate the Monarch Butterfly Waystation in the Adams Square Mini Park this Sunday! Learn how you can attract and support Monarch Butterflies in your own yard!

Glendale’s NEW Curbside Organics Recycling Program 101

The City of Glendale’s Organics Recycling Program has officially begun! Read our post to learn more, get some questions answered and consider the various other ways you can most sustainably manage your organic waste.

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“Climate change is the single biggest thing that humans have ever done on this planet. The one thing that needs to be bigger is our movement to stop it.”

—Bill McKibben

City Council Watch – January 31, 2023

City Council 6 PM: Adoption of City-wide Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Ordinance

City Council Watch – January 24, 2023

City Council 6 PM: Scholl Canyon Biogas Facility; Grant for SolarAPP+ Automated Permitting

City Council Watch – January 17, 2023

City Council 6 PM at Griffith Manor Park (Riverside Rancho): Glendale Narrows Riverwalk and Community Services & Parks Programs, Garden Bridge Project, Residential Horse Manure Collection Program, Verdugo Wash Project, Housing Element

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1 day ago

It is critical for Glendale to take serious action to address our part in the global plastic crisis. We are a city of over 200,000 residents. Imagine the impact our reduction of single use plastic and polystyrene waste can have for our local community! Imagine the domino effect this can have on policies in our neighboring cities! Please support the adoption of the Plastic Reduction Ordinance this Tuesday night, January 31 at City Council. Fnd out how: gec.eco/plastic-reduction-ordinance www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/plastic-trash-in-seas-will-nearly-triple-by-2040-if-no... ... See MoreSee Less

Plastic trash flowing into the seas will nearly triple by 2040 without drastic action

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An ambitious plan, two years in the making, might have the solution.

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Glendale Environmental Coalition

2 days ago

Please help get Glendale City Council to adopt the PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ORDINANCE this Tuesday, January 31. GEC considers these new rules to be an excellent collection of the best practices from around the state that will help us to finally combat the scourge of plastic pollution in our city. What a difference this could make!HOW YOU CAN HELP: - By calling in to the meeting (818) 937-8100 when item 7a is up. You can follow the meeting online here. - Or by coming to Council chambers at City Hall in person to make a comment. The meeting begins at 6 pm. 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206 - And/or by emailing the Councilmembers in advance:Mayor Ardy Kassakhian: AKassakhian@GlendaleCA.govElen Asatryan: EAsatryan@glendaleca.govDan Brotman: DBrotman@Glendaleca.govPaula Devine: PDevine@glendaleca.govAra Najarian: ANajarian@glendaleca.govOur intention is to be positive, to share a positive vision of the benefits to be had from making these changes for our community and businesses, while also making the point that plastic pollution is a world-wide crisis with myriad costs that we must confront NOW.We also want the ordinance to have teeth, so there is some mechanism for compliance as a last resort, for those few restaurants out there that may decide to just pay a small fine as the price of doing business. We are requesting the penalties stay the same as they are now for the "Polystyrene and Single-Use Plastic Products" Ordinance for City Facilities and Events, which this ordinance will replace. Both of the new fines proposed would be weak and ineffective. Info on this can be found in a simple chart here: gec.eco/plastic-reduction-ordinance PROPOSED PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION REGULATIONS (Introduced by Councilmember Brotman, 1/10/23): 1.) Prohibition of use, distribution, and sale of expanded polystyrene (EPS) or “foam” foodware, polystyrene coolers, polystyrene packing materials, polystyrene egg cartons, and polystyrene produce, meat and fish trays. 2.) Prohibition of the use of single-use plastic straws, stirrers and utensils for use on- site, or for to-go or delivery meals. (These items must instead be made of non-plastic materials such as paper, wood, pasta, sugar, bamboo. To-go items must be upon request only per “Skip the Stuff” ordinance, previously approved.) 3.) Establishment of compostable/recyclable foodware standards (item must be accepted by City’s recycling or compost collection programs and must be free of intentionally added fluorinated chemicals (PFAS) Note: State law prohibits added PFAS as of Jan. 2023. 4.) Implementation of 25 cent single-use disposable cup charge (proceeds retained by restaurants) 5.) Use of reusable foodware for dining on premises (when not feasible can get a waiver, must then comply with compostable foodware standards. Compostable paper, food wrappers/sleeves/bags and recyclable foil are allowed.) 6.) Restrictions on the use of single use plastic beverage bottles for City of Glendale facilities and events. (Approx. 16.4 million people pass through the San Francisco airport annually, where all beverages are sold in reusable or recyclable aluminum, or glass containers.)MORE INFORMATION: gec.eco/plastic-reduction-ordinance/ ... See MoreSee Less

Support the Plastic Reduction Ordinance! - Glendale Environmental Coalition

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Support Glendale's Plastic Reduction Ordinance! Tuesday, January 31 @ 6 PM

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Glendale Environmental Coalition

3 weeks ago

CITY-WIDE PLASTIC REDUCTION ORDINANCE BEING DISCUSSED TONIGHT AT CITY COUNCIL! CALL IN WITH COMMENTS & SUPPORT! (818) 937-8100Glendale City Council WatchEco-Items on the Agenda for Tuesday, January 10, 20236 pm Regular City Council MeetingAgenda/Watch: glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=338258. ACTION ITEMSa. Management Services, re: Ordinance Amending Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, By Replacing Chapter 8.42 In Its Entirety, Pertaining to Plastic Waste Reduction1. Ordinance for Introduction REPORT (glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=7691&type=2) ORDINANCE (glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=7691&type=2)COUNCIL WATCH LINK: gec.eco/city-council-watch-january-10-2023/ ... See MoreSee Less

City Council Watch - January 10, 2023 - Glendale Environmental Coalition

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Eco-Related items on the Glendale City Council agenda.

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Summer Educational Series
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GEC Outreach invites you to 4 Unique Workshops this Summer

GEC Outreach Educational Series: Transform Your Yard to a Residential Green Zone

Learn about the health and environmental dangers of gas-powered maintenance equipment, how to find a list of green landscapers or transition your landscapers away from gas to electric maintenance equipment, how to find rebates for transitioning to electric powered equipment, and more from American Green Zone Alliance.

GEC Educational Series: 4 Approaches to Composting, Which Works Best for You?!

In this webinar, recorded June, 27, 2021, guest speakers from City of Glendale Integrated Waste, along with GEC Moderator and Vermicomposter Monica Campagna, talk about ways to manage organic waste, whether you live in an apartment, condo, or house.

GEC Educational Series: Landscaping for Wildfire Prevention & Home Hardening

In this webinar, recorded July 14, 2021, Guest Speaker Jeff Ragusa, Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal for the City of Glendale discusses vegetation management and how to better protect your home and property from wildfires.

GEC Educational Series: Go Green With Greywater

In this webinar, recorded August 1, 2021, Guest speaker Laura Allen of Greywater Action speaks about simple, affordable, and popular home greywater systems and how you can install one in your own yard.