🎈 Public Lab: Revisions for 'Mapping the Waste Stream of Southern California'

Revisions for Mapping the Waste Stream of Southern California

45 CURRENT	stevie	May 16, 2019 18:29 \| almost 5 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Goals: We're interested in learning more about the questions below: What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions [questions:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream	Revert
44	stevie	May 16, 2019 18:28 \| almost 5 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Goals: We're interested in learning more about the questions below: What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions [questions:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
43	stevie	May 16, 2019 18:28 \| almost 5 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Goals: We're interested in learning more about the questions below: * What is the definition of Southern California? * Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? * What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? * What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). * How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions [questions:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
42	sarasage	May 01, 2017 20:39 \| almost 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [questions:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
41	stevie	March 08, 2017 17:41 \| about 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [questions:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
40	stevie	March 08, 2017 17:40 \| about 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
39	sarasage	November 30, 2016 02:08 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions Ask a question related to this project What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
38	sarasage	November 15, 2016 16:04 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). This project mainly seeks to democratize data and data-visualization tools by documenting our process of waste-data analysis. People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions Ask a question related to this project What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. Inflow-Outflow Map Generator at CalRecycle The State of California has its own map generator to track reported inflow and outflow for landfills, as well as for a jurisdiction. With this awesome tool, you can see where your own city sends waste, as well as see which jurisdictions send waste to a particular landfill. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic Individuals with Carto (CartoDB) skills to assist with data visualization Individuals who are interested in participating in a GPS-tracking project, introduce GPS devices into the waste stream Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
37	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:39 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions Ask a question related to this project What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
36	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:36 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions Ask a question related to this project What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
35	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:31 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions Ask a question related to this project What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
34	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:25 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
33	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:12 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
32	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:10 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates on this project [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
31	stevie	October 21, 2016 16:10 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates Subscribe to updates here: CLICK ME [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
30	sarasage	October 21, 2016 16:09 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
29	stevie	October 21, 2016 15:35 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps and what are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
28	stevie	October 21, 2016 15:34 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps: What are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills Educators with experience writing lesson plans Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
27	stevie	October 21, 2016 15:32 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps: What are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates [notes:socalwastestream] Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: *People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic *An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project *Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills *Educators with experience writing lesson plans *Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data *Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert
26	stevie	October 21, 2016 15:30 \| over 7 years ago About the issue and the project One of the main issues with waste is that it needs to be transported. Local landfills have long since been replaced by large, regional landfills where waste from more metropolitan areas is gathered and then sent to be landfilled or recycled at a faraway location. When a garbage truck picks up your weekly curbside waste, that waste will likely make its way to a landfill or recycling facility only after it has traveled many miles on interstate and highways, passing through several transfer stations, and then more roads. In some cases, your trash will cross multiple county lines, or perhaps a state line, before it is finally recycled or landfilled. Using the region of Southern California as a case study, we would like to investigate the real environmental impact of transporting waste in the era of mega-landfills. Do waste-by-rail projects, such as Los Angeles' Mesquite Regional Landfill, result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and do they offer a less deleterious solution as we make our way toward a zero-waste society? The process of sending waste to transfer stations and to other municipalities also has the effect of obscuring the waste picture for a town or city. This effect can be quite serious, since not knowing how much waste your town produces or knowing where it goes may result in difficulties when advocating for and implementing responsible waste policies. In practice, it can also present problems when researchers, agencies and individuals and interpret and respond to environmental impact reports, such as planning documents required for the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA). People who are involved Project Lead: Sara Sage Participants: If you are interested in being involved with this project, please comment below, contact the Project Lead, write a research note, join the LA Google Group and drop a note, or directly contribute to this wiki. Groups: Students at Learn Beyond the Book in Santa Clarita, California, including instructor, Elizabeth Rydall, who teaches the class, "Art & Science of Recycling, Repurposing & Re-using" Join us to chat here on the LA Google Group Next steps: What are we working on now: Uploading and ongoing analysis of CalEPA/CalRecycle waste-origin data Inventory of waste disposal sites and transfer stations throughout Southern California Develop a unit lesson plan for educators who ware interested in investigating their local waste stream with students -- with hands-on educational activities and options by grade level Investigating the potential of GPS-tracking technology to analyze (near) real-time movement of waste in Southern California. Developing outreach and partnerships with organizations that promote understanding of waste and zero-waste policies Updates [notes:SoCalWasteStream-blog] “SoCalWasteStream-blog” https://publiclab.org/tag/evidence-project https://publiclab.org/blog/evidence-project Activities we’ve done in our project [activities:socalwastestream] Data List of Waste Facilities by County This list is a work-in-progress hosted on Google Sheets. Please contact the Project Lead for permission to edit this document. Questions What is the definition of Southern California? Where do waste regions end and begin? How defined are they? What is the burden of industrial waste compared to consumer waste? How does bio-waste move within the waste stream? What type of awareness/advocacy tools can we develop as a result of this project? (i.e. infographics, spreadsheets, long-form articles, animation). How do privately-run landfills compare to landfills run by government agencies? [notes:question:socalwastestream] Resources Important Links for Obtaining Waste Data CalRecycle Facility Search Entering the name of a landfill or waste-sorting facility in the field, SWIS site name, will bring up information for that particular facility. Please explore the tabs marked, inspection, enforcement, maps & documents. We’re looking for: *People with expertise in calculating and modeling GHG emissions of waste-industry traffic *An individual who is willing to spearhead and organize GPS-tracking project *Artists with film/animation skills, graphic design skills, as well as pen-and-paper skills *Educators with experience writing lesson plans *Individuals who are interested in gathering, sorting and analyzing state and local data *Your ideas and feedback! __ Our project tag: SoCalWasteStream Others we follow:	Revert

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