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Comment 25 for Recycling Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-recyc-waste-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Miriam
Last Name: Reiter
Email Address: mreiter1@mindspring.com
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Subject: waste diversion and composting
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Dear Members of the California Air Resources Board, Thanks for the opportunity to comment on the Scoping Plan. It would be worthwhile to take into account the results of promoting waste diversion and composting into the plan. Recycling: Paper Comparison of Emissions: - Virgin paper + landfilling yields 15,515.3 pounds of CO2 equivalent per ton of paper. This includes transportation and energy used to make the paper. -Using recycled paper + recycling, results in much less: 3,461 pounds of CO2 equivalent per ton of paper. This also includes transportation and energy used to make the paper. Paper is presently about 1/3 of all landfilled municipal garbage. There is need for encouragement to recycle. Aluminum The greenhouse gas produced when manufacturing aluminum is thousands of times more potent than CO2. For each ton of aluminum produced, recycled content could be used at the point when 97% of the greenhouse gases produced in making the aluminum would otherwise take place. At the present time in the U.S., only 21% of 3.66 million tons of aluminum discarded each year is recycled. Composting Once landfilled, organics produce potent methane. Getting organics out of the landfill is one of the easiest, fastest, and most cost-effective ways to reduce methane emissions. Organics are 1/4 of all landfilled municipal garbage. The solution is to promote composting. For these reasons, please consider promoting recycling and composting as part of the Scoping Plan. Sincerely, Miriam Reiter Pacifica, CA Statistics are from 2008 Stop Trashing the Climate Report, www.StopTrashingtheClimate.org Parting thought: Recycling a ton of paper allows absorbtion of 600-1200 pounds of CO2 per year by the uncut trees- free of charge.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-30 09:29:03
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