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From YouTube: Zero Waste Roundtable & Discussion
Description
The Zero Waste Plan is a city initiative that recommends goals and timelines for waste reduction and disposal cost-savings for the commercial, industrial and institutional, and residential sectors.
The process will be steered by a Zero Waste Advisory Committee, jointly led by the City's Chief of Streets Chris Osgood and the Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space Austin Blackmon.
A
F
E
D
E
H
A
Well,
first
and
foremost,
thank
you
so
much
to
everyone
for
joining
us
today:
I'm
Austin,
black
and
I'm,
the
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space,
and
my
honor
and
privilege
to
the
Environment
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation,
as
well
as
inspectional
services
for
mayor
Walsh.
We've
already
gone
around
the
tables
and
do
some
of
the
great
stakeholders
that
we
have
for
today's
meaning
roundtable
and
many
partners
that
we've
had
and
helping
us
push.
This
movement
forward,
especially
pleased
to
be
joined
with
Rebecca
Emanuel
art,
director
of
imagine,
Boston
2030
hours.
A
A
master
plan
was
chief
Osgood,
was
my
partner
in
crime
and
who
leads
over
Department
of
Public
Works,
as
well
as
the
Department
of
Transportation,
and
helps
us
in
terms
of
implementing
our.
What
will
be
our
zero
waste
plan
from
a
personal
perspective,
I'm
really
really
passionate
about
this
work,
because
I'm,
an
only
child
and
so
growing
up,
I
had
lots
and
lots
of
tours,
and
my
very
least
favorite
of
those
fours
was
taking
up
the
trams
and,
and
so
reducing
waste
is
something
I'm
doing
and
also
as
in
my
early
career
as
a
consultant.
A
I
was
trained
on
wasted,
prophecies
and
financials,
and
so
very,
very
happy
and
excited
to
be
working
on
wage
structure
in
the
city
of
Boston
as
well.
We
we
have
to
do
wave
production
in
a
really
really
smart
way
and
that's
why
we're
taking
off
this
process
to
holistic
analysis,
including
a
cost-benefit
analysis,
and
how
to
a
Boston
to
move
forward
and
think
it's
also
incredibly
important
that
we
get
input
from
our
community
on
the
community.
A
That's
why
we
are
very,
very
pleased
to
be
working
with
zero
waste
box
and
time
and
partners
from
our
community
haulers
is
relevant
there
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
get
the
input
on
those
prophecies
as
we
do
this
evaluation.
Some
of
the
guiding
principles
for
us
are
things
that
really
really
come
directly
from
the
mayor.
Just
a
few
weeks
ago,
mayor
Walsh
attacked
our
recommended
a
3.1
billion
dollar
budget.
A
He
continually
reminds
us
that
if
we
were
in
the
private
sector,
we
would
be
a
fortune
of
thousand
companies
data
on
a
daily
basis
to
drive
our
decision-making,
and
we
should
absolutely
do
that
in
the
city
of
Boston.
There's
no
use
quietly
other
why
shouldn't
I,
so
our
zero
waste
plan
will
follow
the
footsteps
of
go
Boston
2030,
which
keep
Osgood
had
the
pleasure
of
leading
that
imagine
box
in
2030.
A
F
Yeah
well
I
just
want
to
begin
with
to
thank
you
know.
Of
course
there
was
I'll,
save
that
for
when
you
in
the
room,
but
but
you
know
asking
we
would
really
want
to
thank
you,
which
kind
of
chief
Blackmon,
for
you
know
you
you
were
receptive
to
our
our
asked
early
on
even
before
you
came
on
board
and
I.
Remember
talking
to
you,
while
you,
let's
go
side
link
and
you
committed
to
you
know
taking
a
serious
look
at
at
that's
your
waste
in
Boston,
and
you
were
you're
serious
about
that
commitment.
F
So
it
really
appreciated
that,
and
also
just
particularly
Susan,
because
you
know
virtual
recycling
explain
thank
you
for
engaging
leftovers
over
the
years
and
being
a
strong
advocate
for
zero
waste
inside
inside
City
Hall,
and
you
know,
if
you,
for
the
key
role
in
bridging
some
of
these
divides
between
the
operation
side
and
the
policy
side.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
Rob
as
well.
You
noted
for
helping
us
to
get
to
the
moment
we're
in
there.
F
So
you
know
it
should
be
pretty
clear
that
today's
announcement
is
a
culmination
of
years
of
work
and
the
Queen
City
Community
Partnership.
We're
really
looking,
though
this
is
a
great
first
step,
we're
looking
forward
to
how
this
plays
out
and
working
with
you
all,
with
Luca
city
and
with
other
partners
on
you
know,
on
town
to
build
a
world-class
zero
waste
program
in
Boston,
so
yeah,
it's
just
mine.
B
I
definitely
think
them
said:
I
was
a
collaborator
with
your
always
Boston
and
actually
came
out
of
that
effort
and
thinking
about
what
way
can
we
increase
my
versions,
waste
diversion
in
Boston
and
also
think
about
how
to
increase
the
quality
of
life
for
the
for
the
on
the
planet
and
for
our
residents
and
I?
Think
that's
why
zero
waste?
When
is
a
priority
for
Boston,
because
a
lot
of
times
are
thinking
about?
How
can
we
improve
how
people
are
living
in
our
city?
B
And
you
know
when
Seto
was
created
through
the
efforts
of
montage
and
blossom
workers,
alliances
and
zero
waste
Boston
a
lot
of
people
were
granted
a
job
and
they
had
been
looking
for
you.
A
lot
of
people
were
able
to
have
savings
for
the
first
time
and
we
were
able
to
dive
hurt
over
2
million
pounds
of
organic
waste
from
our
inception
in
2014,
so
I
think
that's
that's
an
achievement.
That
kind
of
kind
of
has
been
done
is
that
was
very
ways.
Thinking
and
I.
G
I
was
going
to
talk
about
one
of
the
more
mundane
components,
which
is
the
economic
piece
to
the
City
of
Boston,
spend
and
rob
correctly
right,
go
straight
there,
roughly
thirty,
seven
million
dollars
in
sort
of
weights,
hauling
an
explosive
contract,
the
city
of
Boston,
about
twenty
plus
twenty
two
million
dollars
of
that
is
for
actual
pickup
of
the
recyclables.
It
got
melt
trash
the
curbside
that
remaining
bit
is
the
cost
for
actually
disposing
cash
or
getting
money
right
now
from
recycling.
G
So
for
every
ton
of
trash
that
we
are
dropping
off,
we
are
paying
sixty
five
dollars
a
ton
for
every
ton
of
recycling.
Then
we
drop
off.
We
are
actually
paid
to
all
the
time.
A
lot
more
goes
right,
so
I
mean
that
is.
There
is
a
very
clear
financial
benefit
to
every
taxpayer
in
today:
Boston
every
person,
city
of
Boston,
for
finding
ways
that
we
can
actually
increase
our
diversion
rate,
whether
that's
by
reducing
the
amount
of
trash
that
or
to
solve
weight.
G
C
So
it's
the
kind
of
thing
where
you
say:
oh,
wait,
wait
this
one
thing
helps
here
here
and
here
and
newer
ways
is
one
of
those
things.
So
let
me
just
lay
out
for
you
why
this
is
so
exciting
for
the
future
of
the
city
of
Boston,
so
by
doing
zero
waste
planning,
not
only
do
it,
and
here
I
want
you
to
count
with
me
for
a
moment.
Okay,
so
we
continue.
Boston's
legacy
is
a
leader
in
reducing
greenhouse
gases.
C
That's
one!
We
also
create
green
jobs.
This
is
something
that
my
risk
talking
about
here
and
green
jobs.
Interestingly,
that
are
not
displaced.
All
right.
You
can't
outsource
them
to
another
country,
another
part
of
the
country
that
actually
Boston
jobs
intrinsically
and
there
are
also
jobs
that
are
accessible
to
people
at
a
wide
range
of
sort
of
educational
levels,
and
that
for
us,
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
think
a
lot
about
when
we
think
about
the
future
of
the
city
of
Boston.
C
Walking
our
sidewalks
frankly
and
then
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
know
deeply
and
that
has
kicked
off.
Part
of
the
imagine
box
and
planning
process
is
that
our
population
is
growing
more
and
more
people
and
more
and
more
businesses,
wanna
call
box
at
home
in
order
to
address
what
it
takes
to
lay
the
groundwork
for
the
kind
of
population
room
that
we're
having.
Frankly
we're
going
back
up
to
probably
meet
or
possibly
exceed
our
piece
of
population
in
this
century.
We
have
to
do
this.
C
Our
model
currently
is
not
scalable,
but
is
we
can
address
this
right
now,
can
actually
get
ready
for
the
kind
of
room
that
we're
anticipating
so
five
goals,
I
hope,
you're,
accounting,
all
one
action
that
moves
us
toward
all
five
and
I'm
sort
of
inspired
by
the
voices
of
our
residents.
So
one
of
our
residents
told
us,
listen,
there's
so
much
quality
stuff
bound
up
in
our
landfills
and
we're
actually
paying
to
bind
it
up
in
our
landfills,
but
we
would
get
paid
and
be
able
to
have
more
resources
if
we
we
implemented
this
term.
C
The
banning-
and
that
also
gave
more
of
our
residents
that
are
with
these
great
jobs.
So
as
we
look
to
the
future
of
our
growing
city,
we
know
that
the
zero
waste
planning
will
help
us
create
the
kind
of
cities
that
our
residents
envision
for
us
and
also
create
green
non-display
scible
job
and
address
our
climate
related
risks
which
helps
in
a
lot
of
our
long-term
visions
as
to
what
it
will
take
to
make
sure
that
actually
continues
to
be
thriving
alone.
So
I'm
excited
to
manage
to
check
off
five
different.
E
A
Maybe
we
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
how
we
guys
Alex
the
Boston
recycling
coalition.
Now
zero
waste
Boston
was
really
instrumental
in
bringing
together
a
group
of
stakeholders
to
inform
some
of
the
principles
that
are
going
to
be
part
of
the
plan.
You
want
to
be
taught
a
little
bit
about
that
process,
really
yeah.
You.
F
Know
it's
clear
from
the
blowing
excuse
me
from
the
beginning
this
campaign
that
it
is
not
just
an
environmental
issue
when
people
think
about
recycling.
Typically,
it's
seen
as
a
you
know
something
it's
a
green
initiative
and
we
should
do
it
for
the
sake
of
the
environment.
That's
obviously
very
important.
You
know
we
have
a
major
climate
effort
in
Boston
and
so
on
and-
and
you
know,
the
toxic
pollution
from
disposal
affects.
F
You
know:
vulnerable
communities,
economically
disadvantaged
communities
and
communities
of
color
and
disproportionately
so
they're
good
reasons
to
think
about
the
environmental
side
of
this.
But
it's
very
important.
They
also
include
you
know:
worker
safety
and
health,
and
you
know
fair
wages
and
that
kind
of
thing
and
the
benefits
the
impact
on
communities
locally.
So
our
partners
in
the
coalition
reflect
those
those
those
concerns
and
those
values,
and
you
know
the
folks
who
introduce
themselves
around
the
room
and
others
were
not
here
today
as
well.
F
We're
really
in
communal
and
framing
the
conversation
for
for
us,
and
you
know
how
we
approach
the
city
on
this.
We're
talking
about
changes
that
you
know
will
will
affect
every
household
in
the
City
of
Austin
and
potentially
every
business.
So
it's
very
important
that
we
do
this
carefully
and
you
know
in
a
you
know,
have
a
thorough.
You
know
very
well
thought
through
engagement
process,
community
engagement
process
and
make
sure
that
everyone's
got
a
voice
in
this
in
this
planet.
F
That
comes
up
so
you
know,
we've
raised
funding
from
our
Foundation
and
Boston
Foundation
and
others
to
help
us
do
this.
This
planning
process
to
work
with
the
city
to
you
know
to
mobilize
our
communities,
and
you
know
this
is
a
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
really
go
for
the
gold.
Here
we
got
a
you
know,
there's
a
lot.
It's
already
been
done,
it's
a
good
foundation,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
room
to
grow
in
2014.
F
We
set
targets
of
50%,
divert
waste
diversion
by
2020,
seventy-five
percent
by
2030
and
zero
waste
about
twenty
four
you
gara,
which
is
typically
defined
as
ninety
percent
plus,
but
we're
a
couple
years
behind.
But
you
know
we
still
think
those
those
goals
are
within
reach.
So
we're
just
looking
forward
to
getting
all
the
voices
into
this
conversation
and.
A
To
really
help
us
understand
where
some
of
the
existing
policies
and
future
investments
could
be
to
help
us
get
to
that
zero
waste.
What
an
effective
series
of
goals
would
look
like
from
a
cost-benefit
perspective.
What
are
the
most
efficient
ways
for
us
to
get
there
and
then
also
to
the
country,
zero
waste
plan,
recommendations
to
the
city
as
what
he
might
from
a
policy
perspective,
how
we
might
be
able
to
leverage
our
all
in
contract?
Maybe
keep
off
giving
you
know,
maybe
expand
on
that,
a
little
bit
sure.
H
G
Going
to
have
a
high
impact
at
some
of
the
the
aspirational
goals
of
York
that
we
have
set
out,
but
can
be
done
in
a
way
that
was
operationally
peaceful,
given
our
budget
and
given
that
we
have
a
place,
and
so
we're
really
excited
to
work
with
community
partners
and
work
with
whoever
is
selected
to
this
RFP
process.
To
really
help
us
dive
in
that
data.
Look
at
great
practices
from
other
municipalities
and
figure
out
what
the
next
key
steps
are,
whether
it's
on
the
commercial
institutional
industrial
side
or
on
the
residential
side
for
meeting.
H
A
F
Another
thing
is,
is
recognizing
that
you
play
a
key
role:
they
are
ambassadors
in
their
communities
and
in
their
homes,
and
you
know
they're
they're,
often
the
first
folks
in
households
to
to
change,
behavior
and-
and
you
know,
evangelize
about
the
benefits
of
ways
and
necessity
and
so
on.
So
these
are.
These
is
a
making
sure
that
young
folks
have
a
voice
in
this
process
is
going
to
be
really
key,
and
then
you
know,
workers
in
the
sector
have
to
be
treated
fairly.
F
We're
fortunate
in
Boston
that
to
have
a
mayor
comes
from
the
labor
background
and
you
know
he's
going
to
stand
up
for
recycling
workers,
and
you
know
we're
really
looking
forward
to
seeing
how
he
engages
in
this
process.
But
that's
you
know
the
City
of
Austin,
for
example
their
City
Council.
We
heard
a
story
but
how
they
they
were
faced
with
the
choice
of
saving
some
money
by
doing
an
end
run
around
around
workers
or
paying
more
and
treating
them
fairly.
I
mean
it
was
like
a
no-brainer
for
them.
F
They
just
was
so
clear
that
this
is
what
the
city
want.
Their
values
demanded,
and
so
you
know
we're
hoping
that
is
going
to
be
part
of
the
conversation
in
Boston
as
well,
and
then
the
another
lesson
from
from
Austin's
you
know
fairly.
Recent
planning
process
was
that
they
came
up
with
this
draft
plan
and
pretty
extensive
plan,
and
then
the
community
didn't
like
it
and
it
had
to
scrap
the
whole
thing
and
you
know
come
up
with
something
new
that
was
that
reflected
what
what
people
wanted.
F
So
it's
an
important
lesson
to
recognize
that
and
the
city
would
be
wise
to
to
zealously
implement
the
vision
that
comes
through
comes
out
from
this
planning
process.
But
you
know
books
have
a
clearer
idea
of
what
they
want,
and
you
know
this,
and
that
should
be
the
basis
for
a
future
plan.
Those
are
some
of
the
learnings
that
we've
got
some
other
some
other
C's
yeah.
E
A
The
whole
city
into
1111
different
zones-
you've
now
got
new
york
that
got
a
very,
very
ambitious
goal
of
being
zero
waste
to
landfill
by
2030
and
implementing
curbside
single-stream
and
san
francisco,
where
obviously,
they
made
an
amazing
progress,
already
inverting
80%
of
their
waste
from
landfill
and
using
three
different
Isis
bend
and
finding
their
landlord
that
they
don't
provide
those
to
their
residents.
So
all
those.
A
I
think
we're
really
interesting
for
us
to
see
and
learn
from,
and
it
will
be
good
for
us
moving
forward.
But
look
at
that.
Maybe
you
can
talk
to
us
in
a
little
bit
more
detail
in
terms
of
how
you
see
the
zero
waste
plan
and
how
it
impact
land-use
planning
in
some
of
the
workers
view
with
that
in
Boston,
2030
sure.
C
There's
a
whole
range
of
different
goals
that
we're
setting
out
over
the
long
term,
and
those
are
at
this
really
interesting
nexus.
Point
of
how
we
think
about
who
our
city
is
in
terms
of
people
make
about
the
regular
habits
and
practices
that
we
have
and
how
we
think
about
our
land
of
our
resources
going
forward
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
this
is
about
unlocking
more
opportunities
for
our
people
and
making
sure
that
the
resources
that
we
already
have
we're
using
well
and
can
actually
turn
into
additional
resources
as
we
look
towards
the
future.
C
One
of
the
other
things
that
we
realize
when
we
talk
to
other
municipalities,
whether
it
is
San
Francisco
or
elsewhere
across
the
country,
was
that
one
of
the
things
that
was
interesting
is
that
diving
into
their
zero
waste
planning
processes,
they
actually
uncovered
other
savings
and
other
sort
of
moments
of
operational
excellence
that
were
potential
that
they
hadn't
figured
out
before
and
so
by.
This
is
something
that
you
find
of
a
lot
of
fortune
100
in
Fortune.
500
companies.
C
Is
it
when
you
look
at
what
is
wasted,
you
can
actually
uncover
lots
of
operational
opportunities
and
lots
of
savings,
big
pictures
in
many
ways.
This
is
a
learning
that
we
have,
that
we're
very
excited
to
look
at
internally
that
we
think
can
actually
unlock
a
bunch
of
opportunity
for
for
our
residents
that.
G
So
in
2016
we
collected
around
eighty
three
hundred
tons
of
yard
waste,
equipping
these
branches
etc
and
then,
through
a
partnership
where
they
convert
about
that
into
about
1600
tons
of
compost
for
community
gardens
in
the
City
of
Boston,
which
is
a
great
way
in
which
we're
thinking
about
how
you
take
something
there
used
to
potentially
be
in
the
waste
stream
and
instead
helping
it
to
support
the
language.
Our
residents
really
want
to
be
able
to
do
by
investing
in
vegetable
gardens
or
small
flower
pots
and.
C
One
of
the
things
I'll
say
is,
as
imagine
basket
of
presents,
so
so
many
residents
sort
of
garden,
greening
our
city
and
knowing
sort
of
that
they're
part
of
that
process
is
huge
and
seeing
the
opportunities
here
to
be
part
of
that
in
a
tangible
way.
One
of
the
things
that
was
very
striking
to
me
is
that
actually,
some
of
our
older
generation
is
leading
the
charge
on
recycling
organics
and
compostable,
as
many
many
people
had
this
as
part
of
their
upbringing.
C
It
was
a
regular
part
of
their
practice,
and
so
those
are
young
and
our
old
are
often
the
some
of
our
most
excited
and
Pope's
minutes
who
really
haven't
in
their
daily
routines
and
in
doing
so
are
sharing
it
with
their
families
and
their
communities,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
really
enjoyed.
Hearing
the
voices
of
Aramis
and
the
helping
drive.
G
G
G
E
H
D
D
A
C
The
Holland
contact
is
one
of
the
sort
of
time-sensitive
things.
The
mayor's
uncle
kicked
ass
planning
across
the
city
and
one
of
the
things
that
imagine
Boston
does
is
it
lays
out
our
big
goals,
our
key
tactical
actions
for
how
to
get
there
and
then
very
frequently,
once
we
see
what
that
action
is
we
say
great?
How
do
we
accomplish
this
quite
bold
goal
that
we
accept?
What
are
the
key
levers
that
we
can
do
and
so
you'll
see
that
planning
kicking
off
in
a
wide
range
of
area?
C
C
B
B
I
think
a
great
example
photo
just
got
the
green
light
last
week
that
were
able
to
partner
city
soil
to
deliver
the
soil
to
urban
agricultural
hotspots
around
the
city.
That's
touching
the
point
you
mentioned
earlier,
where
more
of
the
what
were
viewing
as
ways
more,
that
we
can
get
out
of
landfills
and
really
see
them
as
reusable
resources,
that
students
create
more
jobs
and
create
more
resources
for
cities.
So
I
think
that
that's
really
exciting
and
it's
something
that
you
know
as
a
Boston
residents.
My
whole
life.
B
A
I
would
say
they
probably
across
multiple
sector
is
not
even
necessarily
just
seeing
jobs
in
particular,
but
you
can
imagine
the
different
business
opportunities
that
are
created
with
this
as
L
a
link
to
their
franchise
system.
They're,
projecting
of
an
increase
of
about
2,000
jobs
from
that
system,
and
that's
both
from
the
associated
industries,
whether
it's
creating
a
fertilizer,
is
more
opportunities
for
agriculture,
also
more
opportunities
to
create
renewable
energy
from
renewable
methane.
So
it's
not
necessarily
funded
from
the
city
or
city
jobs.
A
Think
well,
I
think
it's
the
city
contractor
enabler
by
allowing
us
to
leverage
the
recommendations
that
come
came
from
the
zero
waste
plan.
If
that
then
make
a
new
opportunity
through
city
contracts
or
whether
that
they
face
more
opportunities
for
us
to
process
this
material,
it's
not
necessarily
directly
from
us,
but
it's
an
opportunity
to
expand
that
the
economy
more
broadly,
whether
it's
through
the
products
they're
coming
from
it
or
whether
it's
through
the
support,
functions,
maintaining
additional
equipment,
etc,
etc,
and.
C
Other
people
who
can
actually
make
use
of
those
resources
and
dignity
across
the
entire
ecosystem
of
jobs,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
know
and
for
my
just
pure
land
use
perspective
in
Boston,
is
that
we're
always
excited
about
having
jobs
that
are
in
a
wide
range
of
educational
levels
and
given
the
density
of
Boston.
This
is
a
particularly
unique
opportunity
that
sort
of
uses
the
Boston
ecosystem
well
and
all
the
things
that
we
produce
and
have
on
our
subs
on
our
sites
for
for
jobs.
That
really
right.
F
F
You
know
we're
talking
about
the
reuse
and
repair
step
there
and
then
recycling,
obviously
potentially
and
organics,
of
course,
a
largest
component
of
the
waste
stream
and
and
even
manufacturing
using
recycled
materials
down
the
road.
This
is
a
lot
of
room
for
growth,
a
lot
of
and
the
city
can
played
a
key
role
as
Rebecca
mentioned.
A
really
important
point
is
that
we're
talking
about
jetting
or
jobs
that
don't
often
require
advanced
technical
skills
or
advanced
degrees,
and
so
on.
B
So
all
of
those
food
waste
from
one
community
can
specifically
go
to
that
digester
and
it
will
create
reasonable
energy
electricity
methane
capture
for
converted
cars
that
can
run
on
it.
So
there's
a
wide
range
of
ways:
a
city
can
partner
with
private
company
to
also
think
about
job
creation
within.
C
E
Jump
in
real
quick
done
during
the
funny
process.
I
know
you
involve
other
news
items
from
everything.
Particular
when
you
talk
on
organics.
You
often
need
that
scale
or
talking
to
some
dope,
for
example,
they
wandering
antics
the
money
didn't
line
up
it.
Maybe
if
you
team
up
this
way
to
do
it,
what
how
does
plenty
process
going
to
talk
to
say
your
camera?
Two
summers
old,
maybe
try
and
find
some
efficiencies
there.
No.
A
I
think
there's
a
really
good
point,
because
the
volume
is
something
that
you
certainly
need
to
have
efficiency
with
scale,
particularly
if
you're
looking
at
some
of
the
challenges
that
we
face
with
getting
materials
for
some
of
our
existing
sites
have
capacity,
for
instance,
your
island,
the
anaerobic
digesters.
There
are
certainly
not
operand
capacity
in
order
to
get
the
material
area
me
a
bargain
program
in
order
to
make
a
larger
program
and
economical
needs
to
have
enough
volume
to
make
it
work
with.
A
So
we
continually
work
with
our
neighboring
cities
through
the
MAPC,
as
well
as
through
some
of
our
sustainability
focus
groups
like
the
urban
sustainability
directors
network,
as
well
as
do
other
organizations
to
ensure
that
as
we're
pushing
forward
on
issues
like
waste
planning
and
otherwise
that,
if
there
are
opportunities
to
work
together
and
potentially
achieve
some
of
those
efficiencies,
we
start
line.
Exploring
what.
F
Year,
the
city
and
zero
is
Wellston
collaborate
on
a
process
to
bring
together.
You
know,
cities
if
ahead
with
zero
infrastructure
and
but
also
because
nine
or
10
and
municipalities
are
all
around
eastern
Massachusetts,
but
New
Bedford
all
the
way
up
to
low-
and
you
know
I
mean
we
were
really
thinking
about
how
to
use
this
interest
in
their
ways
across
the
region
to
drive.
F
You
know
diversion
for
everyone,
so
yeah
in
addition
to
the
increased
tonnage
and
so
on
and
they're
pushing
due
to
come
from
that
one
of
one
of
those
ideas
around
extended
producer
responsibility.
There's
a
lot
of
you
know,
toxicity
in
the
materials
that
we
use
currently
and
addressing
that
upstream
requires
a
you,
know,
size
and
scale,
and
that's
another
opportunity
there,
but
you
know
just
want
to
say
something
about
what
a
role
that
the
city
could
play
in,
facilitating
conversations
with
lenders
start
up,
you
know,
start
up
the
loans
and
that
kind
of
thing.
F
C
F
Training,
you
know
these
are
often
small
startups,
don't
require
a
lot
of
capital,
but
they
do
require
some
some
skills
and
such
a
road
city
can
facilitate
and
can
help
provide
as
well
and
some
sort
of
stamp
of
approval
for
businesses
that
take,
you
know,
do
the
responsible
thing
or
looking
for
zero
waste
resources.
The
city
could
provide
a
you
know:
Green
Arrow
sticker
in
the
window,
or
something
like
that
anything
can
add
to
helping
businesses
looking
for
zero
waste
resources
to
find
local
providers
as
a
lot
of
ism.
D
Talked
about
on
is
what
very
simply
in
dollars
a
year
to
process
all
this
wasting
also
reducing
the
amount
of
money
that
taxpayers
are
spending
on
this,
if
you,
but
this
also
comes
up
with
something
that
is
better
in
terms
of
producing
ways
to
get
into
zero
waste
for
cost
more.
What's
the
decision
I
think.
A
A
F
The
community
side,
it's
really
important
that
we
don't
just
look
at
the
bottom
line,
there's
other
important
factors
here
that
ought
to
be
considered
in
a
larger
plan
that
you
know
we
can't
just
quantify
all
the
benefits
with
what
the
dollar
said.
There's
a
lots
of
you
know,
values
that
are
reflected
in
a
community
voices
and
one
make
sure
that
those
are
incorporated
whatever
in
the
final
decision
is
to
be
made
and
social.