Zero Waste (Path to Zero Waste)

Sending less to the landfill is what we all need to strive for. Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) has a goal of zero waste (90 percent or more diversion) by the year 2029. With the help of everyone in the community, we have been making great progress on our path to zero waste!



The Path to Zero Waste
“Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.” (Zero Waste International Alliance on August 12, 2009) CVSan has long practiced and promoted the 4Rs (Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Rot) to reduce waste and conserve resources in Castro Valley. CVSan’s Zero Waste Department has developed innovative and award-winning programs to educate the community because everyone’s participation is needed to reduce waste and increase diversion.

The Zero Waste Hierarchy 7.0 provided by Zero Waste International Alliance illustrates the order and magnitude of priorities needed to implement the zero waste philosophy. A larger emphasis is placed higher up the hierarchy since there is a bigger potential impact. (Please note the size of the sections getting larger as you move up the hierarchy.)

CVSan has long practiced and promoted the 4Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot) to reduce waste and conserve resources in Castro Valley. We have developed innovative and award-winning programs to educate the community because everyone’s participation is needed to reduce waste and increase diversion. For more information about our vision and plan for reaching zero waste by 2029, please review CVSan’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan – The Path to Zero Waste below.

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2020 Zero Waste Strategic Plan1 document

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  CVSan’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan – The Path To Zero Waste was created to envision and document CVSan’s goal of zero waste by 2029. This is a living document that highlights significant achievements, partnerships within the Castro Valley community, data on the reduction of materials sent to landfills, and information about award-winning recycling and organics diversion programs and outreach. Over the past 15 years, CVSan’s Board and staff have worked together to create and implement a transformative vision, that strives to strategically work with single and multi-family residential communities, commercial business communities, and school communities. CVSan has provided leadership in environmental education with a practical hands-on approach to program development and implementation. CVSan’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan explores the past, present, and future of CVSan’s Path to Zero Waste.

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