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Comment 130 for Auction Proceeds Investment Plan Public Process (investplan2015-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Steve
Last Name: Lautze
Email Address: slautze@oaklandnet.com
Affiliation: President, CARMDZ
Subject: Include Recycled Materials Based Manufacturing
Comment:
I am writing on behalf of the Calif. Assn. of Recycling Market Development Zones (CARMDZ), which represents 36 special districts covering over half of the state -- with at least 15 of those zones including disadvantaged communities. RMDZs partner with CalRecycle to offer specialized assistance to processors and manufacturers utilizing recycled materials collected in California, cutting GHGs and landfilling, and generating sustainable, high quality jobs with materials that would otherwise be landfilled or go off shore. The priority of such work has been recognized in CalRecycle's strategic plans, but these programs have been under-resourced for nearly a decade. The clear and continuing commitment in the DRAFT Second Investment Plan to prioritize infrastructure development for organic materials is "right on the money", since proper management of organics is undoubtedly critical to reducing generation of methane. That said, CARMDZ feels that it should also be a continuing priority of the next investment plan to support infrastructure development for other recycled materials (carpet, plastics, mattresses, etc.), particularly since this was a key Waste Sector Scoping Concept previously established by ARB. Currently, up to 80% of recycled materials are exported to China or other offshore markets, and Chinese factories are still up to 70% coal fired. Investing now and through the next investment plan in domestic facilities for recycling-based manufacturing will significantly reduce GHGs generated from California materials; will create stable jobs in disadvantaged and other communities; and will help to implement California's ambitious 75% recycling by 2020 goal, which is a structural pathway to institutionalized GHG reduction statewide. Investing GHG dollars in recycling AND compost facilities will also leverage private investment in innovative, evolving technologies, and can utilize a variety of funding mechanisms besides grant programs, including GHG Reduction and RMDZ loans, and broader incentives such as "recycling incentive fees", which reward recycling based manufacturers on a per pound basis for incorporating recycled materials into finished products. Thank you for the opportunity to give input to the Second Investment Plan, and for your consideration of this feedback.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2015-09-01 10:26:19
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