Welcome to SWIRP:
A Zero Waste Plan for Los Angeles
The SWIRP process kicked off in early 2007 with over 150 stakeholder interviews to community groups, businesses and business organizations, environmental organizations, unions, private sector haulers, facility operators, recyclers and government partners.
In the first year of a six-year planning effort, stakeholders will collaborate closely with the Bureau of Sanitation to develop the guiding principles and vision that will drive the details of a 20-year implementation plan. That plan will detail the infrastructure, programs, policies, regulations, incentives, technological innovation and financial strategies necessary to:
- Eliminate the use of urban landfills
- Develop alternative technologies to convert waste to renewable energy fuels and products
- Increase recycling and resource recovery
- Convert Bureau of Sanitation trucks to clean renewable alternative fuels
- Lead the way for Los Angeles to become a zero-waste city
Composition of Disposed Materials
