Turning off the Tap: Strategies for Hazardous Waste Minimization in the City of Los Angeles

摘要

The document is a report on strategies for hazardous waste minimization for the city of Los Angeles. The report recommends twenty-two actions for the city within a waste minimization program. The document examines the following topics: Waste Reduction in a Regulatory Context; Hazardous Materials and Waste Management in Los Angeles City and County; Types of Source reduction and local case studies; the elements of a local government waste reduction program: information and technical assistance; incentives and disincentives for waste reduction; financing waste reduction in the public and private sectors. The document concludes with a 24 page bibliography.