Four cities in CCC have a Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance in place (Pittsburg, Richmond, El Cerrito and San Pablo), with more moving forward on the issue (Martinez and Walnut Creek). Get more information.
Plastic Bag Ordinances
Implement a Plastic Bag Ban in Your City! Plastic Bag Ban Fact Sheet PDF WHAT? “Paper or Plastic?” How about neither? The solution is reusable so Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)! Consider banning single use plastic bags within your city along with the rest of the 90 cities in California. By creating a plastic bag ban in your city, you can foster sustainable change that prevents plastic pollution and supports regional equity for CCC residents and businesses. An ordinance will reduce greenhouse gases, decrease the blight of litter and will help your city meet its waste diversion requirements. Encourage the
Single-Use Plastics
Download the fact sheet City policies to regulate the use of petroleum based single use plastics or switching to compostable alternatives will significantly reduce plastic litter, thereby decreasing adverse effects on the environment and protecting wildlife who become entangled in or ingest plastics. Human health is protected by limiting the consumption of microplastics through both food and water. Reducing plastics will lessen the clogging of infrastructure and lower the economic and environmental costs that are associated with managing waste. Furthermore, reducing the use of single-use plastics will reduce greenhouse gas emissions involved in both the use and the production
Climate Action Matrix (short)
as of March 1, 2020 NOTES IP=In Progress *1) Generalized Plan: Going to go back to council and really establish the specifics *2) Guidelines are written into policy but are voluntary REFERENCES Green Business Directory Population Estimates 2013 Climate Action Plan Key Nothing Some Progress GHG complete Some Progress on Climate Action Plan Climate Action Plan Completed General Plan updated to include Sustainability ES&S Rep = Energy Solutions and Services Representative CYES = California Youth Energy Services Program DI = Direct Install Small Commercial Business Programs MIT = Municipal Implemenation Team PW = Public Works EAP = Energy Action Portion of Climate Action Plan
What Progress is Your City At?
NOTES IP=In Progress *1) Generalized Plan: Going to go back to council and really establish the specifics *2) Guidelines are written into policy but are voluntary REFERENCES Green Business Directory Population Estimates 2013 Climate Action Plan Key Nothing Some Progress GHG complete Some Progress on Climate Action Plan Climate Action Plan Completed General Plan updated to include Sustainability ES&S Rep = Energy Solutions and Services Representative CYES = California Youth Energy Services Program DI = Direct Install Small Commercial Business Programs MIT = Municipal Implemenation Team PW = Public Works EAP = Energy Action Portion of Climate Action Plan completed
Climate Action Matrix
How is YOUR city doing compared to other Contra Costa County Cities? > > Last Revised: September 2020 Data Sources: Located in the official report as of June 1, 2018 NOTES IP=In Progress *1) Generalized Plan: Going to go back to council and really establish the specifics *2) Guidelines are written into policy but are voluntary REFERENCES Green Business Directory Population Estimates 2013 Climate Action Plan Key Nothing Some Progress GHG complete Some Progress on Climate Action Plan Climate Action Plan Completed General Plan updated to include Sustainability ES&S Rep = Energy Solutions and Services Representative CYES =
Polystyrene (Styrofoam) Ordinance
What? Now that a statewide ban in single-use plastic bags is in place, polystyrene is the next front in the battle against ubiquitous and harmful plastic waste. Polystyrene’s story begins in the first half of the 20th century, but it didn’t become a staple of our everyday lives until the second half, when world production of plastic resins increased 25 fold. Before long, polystyrene was synonymous with take-out food, barbeque plates, and disposable coffee cups—Americans today still use an estimated 25 billion foam cups each year. Even though Polystyrene is commonly known as Styrofoam, that’s just a name-brand owned by
September 2010
September 2010 PDF Version Funding $5 Million for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Bay Area Air Quality Management officials have approved a $5 million plan to install 5,000 electric car chargers around the Bay Area in the next five years. These stations will be installed at homes, apartments, office buildings, parking garages and other locations from San Jose to Santa Rosa. There are currently about 120 public electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the Bay Area but more are required in order to ensure a reasonable driving range for the next generation of EV drivers. Funding for the program comes from a
August 2010
August 2010 PDF Version Funding HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program – $100 million Multijurisdictional and multisector partnerships may apply for this grant program by August 23rd. This program will support metropolitan and multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate elements in a manner that empowers jurisdictions to consider the interdependent challenges that communities currently face. For more information, visit here. EPA Black Carbon, Climate and Air Quality- $7 million Local governments may apply for this grant by September 22, 2010. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for Black Carbon’s Role in Global to Local Scale Climate and Air Quality.
June 2010
June 2010 PDF Version Funding Deadlines Approaching for Sustainable Communities Grants For more information on these funding opportunities, please visit the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Transit Administration. Local City News Bay Area Air Board Approves Guidelines to Limit Development Emissions In an effort to limit the number of greenhouse gases and toxic air contaminants, the Bay Area’s air pollution board adopted the nation’s most far-reaching local development review guidelines. These guidelines give cities and counties numerical pollution thresholds to use when deciding if developers must enhance the land-use review process with studies on pollution removal.