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free market. there was no control over them. you had multiple callers -- haulers competing with each other. mentio>> who sets the final rats on oakland? >> i will have to look at that. i believe the commercial rates -- i am not sure. >> it is if the city council? >> i do not know. >> ok. continue. >> on the barging, we were asked to take a look at what is going on with the possibility of doing some margin. we found there were three ideas that had been discussed. one was to barge recyclables from the port of san francisco to the port of oakland. one was to barge composed of material t...

235,000 tons are composted. in this slide shows how much was generated by sector. as you can see, the commercial sector is a large portion of that. 1.3 million tons. which is why the recycling ordinance has had such a big impact on the diversion rate. the residential sector is 471,000 tons. city government is 321,000 tons generated. interesting, and of note, there is a perception that the curbside program has eliminated the need for recycling centers. the statistics that we have been able to find is that in san francisco there is about an even split between people that put their mate...

not redeemed, some of those funds go back into local government and curbside programs to fund initiatives at the local level. here in san francisco, talking about the big picture on waste generation and the diversion, 2008 is the most recent number. total generation is 2.4 million tons annually. as you can see on this pie chart, 70% of that is composted. 235,000 tons are composted. in this slide shows how much was generated by sector. as you can see, the commercial sector is a large portion of that. 1.3 million tons. which is why the recycling ordinance has had such a big impact on t...

highlight that back in 1970, the first earth day, is when the first community recycling centers were founded. in 1987 a landmark piece of legislation was passed at the state level, the beverage container recycling and litter reduction act, which created programs for beverage containers. crv stands for california redemption value. the money that individuals get back when they recycle their bottles and cans. the third miles down from 99 b was the blue book at curbside recycling program in san francisco. and then the fantastic free program that you see today with a cycling, compost, and...

mandates convenience ounce crv zones in which the recycling center needs to be an option to be sure that there are options for individuals. for any of the bottles and cans not redeemed, some of those funds go back into local government and curbside programs to fund initiatives at the local level. here in san francisco, talking about the big picture on waste generation and the diversion, 2008 is the most recent number. total generation is 2.4 million tons annually. as you can see on this pie chart, 70% of that is composted. 235,000 tons are composted. in this slide shows how much was ...