Saturday, September 17, 2022

City of Tucson Zero Waste Roadmap and survey


The City of Tucson’s Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) has been tasked with developing a Zero Waste Plan for our community. The Mayor and City Council have adopted several policies to support Tucson in its efforts to become more sustainable and environmentally resilient.

In September 2019, the Mayor and Council declared a Climate Emergency. Two of the goals established were related specifically to waste diversion—Attain 50% waste diversion by 2030, and achieve Zero Waste by 2050. In order to meet these goals, EGSD has begun work on the Zero Waste Roadmap. The roadmap sets forth the actions to be taken in the development of a Zero Waste Plan.

EGSD wants to ensure that a Zero Waste Plan for the community will consider the values and culture of our community. To accomplish this, EGSD will work to engage residents and businesses through communication and outreach. As we move forward, information about the work ahead of us and the completion of the tasks will be available here.

The teams created a graph that details the schedule of each phase, which can be found here.

Along with creating a set schedule, the City created a detailed assessment of Tucson's current state regarding waste. That assessment can be found by clicking on the link on the website.

Also find the link to the survey there too. The survey is open through 9/30.

. https://www.tucsonaz.gov/tucsonzw

Consider coming to the City’s upcoming Zero Waste Workshop on October 12, 1-3 pm.:

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