324 schools in California, including Glenoaks Elementary and Fremont Elementary in GUSD, will be installing dishwashers thanks to funding acquired by Senator Portantino, inspired by advocacy by GEC and GREEN LUNCHROOM and the original pilot at Franklin Elementary!
City Council, 2 PM: \Garden River Bridge Project; 6 PM: Scholl Canyon Perimeter Fencing Replacement Project; CalReycle Application; Ordinance to Prohibit the Use, Distribution and Sale of Polystyrene Products on a Citywide Basis; GWP 2023 Electric Rates Cost of Service Analysis (COSA); Grayson Repowering Project related contracts; City Owned Solar Development Program – Phase 1 Award of Contracts
City Council, 6 PM: Item 7a— Ordinance Banning Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) City-wide & Single Use Bottles and Aseptic Beverage Packaging for City Facilities and Events; Item 8b— Beeline Maintenance Facility Bus Electrification and Parking Deck Design and Management
City Council, 6 PM: Introduction of Ordinance Banning Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) City-wide, Support for Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Glendale Environmental Coalition Celebrates New Funding for K-12 California Schools to Purchase and Install Dishwashers to Reduce Waste
City Council 6 PM: Adoption of City-wide Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Ordinance
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!
Portantino Dishwasher Bill Inspired by the Glendale Environmental Coalition Headed to the Governor’s Desk!
GEC is proud to have helped initiate and to co-sponsor Senator Portantino’s SB 1255: Grant Funding for Dishwashers for K-12 Schools and Community Colleges, to reduce single-use waste and related costs
This week at the Sustainability Commission: Equity & Climate Action Plan, GWP Green Power Programs, Legacy Trees Report, Earth Day 2022, Car Sharing Blue LA, Food Waste in Airports & Zero Waste Events
