LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today promoted Los Angeles’ curbside composting program, a new climate protecting City service where Angelenos can pick up free kitchen compost pails to combat climate change by reducing food waste in landfills to lower harmful methane emissions. The event took place in Lincoln Heights.
“Together, we are building a greener Los Angeles by ensuring our City services are working to protect our environment,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “The reality is that climate change is here. Just 3 months ago, we braced for a hurricane. We all must do our part and I thank all of the Angelenos who came out to participate today.”
Los Angeles residents serviced by Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) can pick up no-cost green pails at their local sanitation yard, local library or local community events to place food scraps, soiled paper and yard waste in a green bin which will be collected on the same day as their black bins. More information can be found on www.organicsLA.org or by calling the 24-hour LASAN Customer Care Center at 1-800-773-2489.
The initiative continues Mayor Bass’s efforts to protect the environment. Last month, the Mayor helped secure millions of dollars to enhance LADWP’s grid flexibility, improve the resilience of the power system against growing threats of extreme weather and climate change, and ensure Los Angeles has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity throughout all areas of the City. In October, the Mayor announced that funding was secured to help the Port of Los Angeles transition more hydrogen trucks and cargo handling equipment to zero-emissions and assist the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as they convert one of their natural gas plants to a hydrogen plant.