Los Angeles County Supervisor Seeks Alternatives
to Landfills for 8 Million Tons of County Trash

September 18, 2012 - Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is calling upon federal and state legislators to amend decades-old laws and regulations to encourage the development of modern, innovative waste conversion technologies. The Board of Supervisors will officially take action on his motion on September 25, 2012. Please click here for the Supervisor’s Press Release.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works applauds Supervisor Knabe and the other members of the Board of Supervisors on their leadership to reduce the amount of waste being disposed in landfills. Combined with the County’s award-winning waste reduction and recycling programs, conversion technologies could help the most populous jurisdiction in California significantly reduce dependence on landfills, create local green-collar jobs, and produce valuable resources like fuels and electricity.

This is huge step for our regions CT efforts and something many of us have been anxiously awaiting for many years. But we need your help to ensure the passage of Supervisor Knabe’s motion.

The Board of Supervisors will take action on the motion at the Regular Board Meeting on September 25, 2012, 9:30 a.m. at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Building, located at 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. We would like your attendance and support at the hearing.

For more information about the County’s conversion technology program visit www.socalconversion.org or contact us at Staff@SoCalConversion.org.

New Conversion Technology Fact Sheets

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has created eight new fact sheets highlighting the benefits of CTs for California communities. The titles include:

•	Conversion Technologies Manage Waste That Would Otherwise Go To Landfills
•	Conversion Technologies are not Incinerators
•	Conversion Technologies Complement Recycling
•	Conversion Technologies Produce Green Energy
•	Conversion Technologies Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution
•	Reliable and Operating Around the World
•	Why Clarity is Needed in California Regulations Regarding Conversion Technologies

Access the full pdf, including summary page, can be found here. Reproduction and dissemination of the original documents is encouraged.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Submits Six-month Status Report on the CT Siting Assessment to the Board of Supervisors

On April 25, 2012, the Department of Public Works submitted a six-month status report to the County Board of Supervisors on the status of the Conversion Technology Program Site Assessment. The Status Report summarizes the efforts Public Works has undertaken to advance conversion technology development in the County of Los Angeles during the period of October 2011 through April 2012. Highlights from the last six months include:

•	Advanced discussions with several site owners and operators in Los Angeles County who are interested in developing a conversion technology facility in the County. More detailed updates regarding all of the sites are presented in the report.
•	Expanded outreach efforts, including development of science-based stakeholder resources and an educational forum.
•	Submitted a grant application to the California Energy Commission in the amount of $860,000 to create the Conversion Technology Center hosted by Public Works for a 33-month period.
•	One of the three approved demonstration projects in the City of Perris, California, received City Planning Commission approval. Construction is anticipated to break ground later this year.

To read the Assessment, press here.