S.F. composts 1 million tons via curbside collection program
Call to compost all scraps from Thanksgiving, biggest food week of the year

Press event 10:30 a.m. Tues., Nov. 22 at Scoma's restaurant, Fisherman's Wharf


SAN FRANCISCO: City residents and businesses will reach a milestone today in their efforts to help protect the environment - 1 million tons composted. One million tons of food scraps and plants collected and composted since we started the green bin program in 1996; enough to fill the TransAmerica building more than 16 times!

Recology to expand measurement and management of carbon emissions

SAN FRANCISCO - Recology announced today that it has joined The Climate Registry, the leading voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) registry in North America. A nonprofit group governed by states, provinces and tribes, The Registry helps organizations measure and reduce their GHG emissions.

"Recology is demonstrating true environmental leadership by committing to report their carbon emissions in a public, transparent and credible way," said Doug Scott, Chair of The Climate Registry and Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Measuring your emissions is the critical first step to managing them and fostering new ways to reduce your carbon footprint - and your impact on the planet."

"Since 2006 Recology has tracked, reported and verified its carbon emissions through the California Climate Action Registry," said Chris Choate, Vice President of Sustainability at Recology. "By joining The Climate Registry, Recology has expanded its leadership to further minimize carbon emissions in all its operating regions: California, Oregon and Nevada."

Recology is an integrated resource recovery and landfill diversion company that provides collection, recycling, compost and disposal services to homes and businesses in the Western United States. The name Recology reflects the company's leadership in the growth of the resource recovery industry.

"We are expanding our services and products, increasing our value to current and potential customers and working to win new contracts and form new partnerships throughout the nation," said Mike Sangiacomo, President & Chief Executive Officer of Recology.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Recology companies coordinate dozens of recycling programs to recover a variety of materials. The recycling and composting programs promoted by the company have been replicated by many cities and universities in the country and serve as national models for resource recovery initiatives.

WASTE ZERO is the company's rallying cry to make the best and highest use of all resources.

"We commend Recology for taking action to manage their carbon and energy responsibly," said Denise Sheehan, The Registry's Executive Director. "They will be able to build on their efforts by joining our community of more than 430 leading organizations from across North America who are committed to sharing best practices and reducing their carbon footprints in a meaningful way."

About The Climate Registry The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization that operates the only voluntary carbon footprint registry in North America supported by states, provinces, territories and tribes. The Climate Registry helps hundreds of public and private organizations measure, report and reduce their GHG emissions with integrity.

For more information please visit www.theclimateregistry.org.

Contact:

Alex Carr
(778) 340 8837

Robert Reed
(415) 606-9183

Send less to landfill - BYOC

What's the latest way to be green? BYOC, bring your own containers when picking up take-out food.

Let's stop generating leftover food containers, such as Styrofoam and plastic clamshells, that are soiled with old food. People find it difficult to scrap food residue off single-use containers. If not recycled or composted, the flimsy food boxes that held last week's chicken chow mein or half-eaten enchiladas end up in landfills.