La Verne : Recycling Ahead of Pace
- Share via
Having already met a state-imposed requirement to reduce trash 25% by 1995, city officials say they are well on their way to meeting the required 50% reduction by the year 2000.
According to a report by Finance Officer Ronald Clark, the city recycles 38.2% of its trash.
Councilman Thomas Harvey attributed La Verne’s success to Marshall Canyon Golf Course recycling its grass clippings and to local businesses reselling waste products.
The council agreed to Councilman Craig Walters’ suggestion for a committee to study additional recycling possibilities, such as rebates for people who buy mulching blades for their lawn mowers. City Manager Martin Lomeli said the committee should have a report by early July.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
