Tucson eyes conversion of landfill to sustainability campus
NICOLE LUDDEN, Arizona Daily Star
July 13, 2021
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Tucson’s Los Reales Landfill has a new name, but the change is only the first step in an effort to completely restructure the facility into an environmentally conscious resource.
The Tucson City Council voted unanimously July 7 to rename the landfill to “Los Reales Sustainability Campus” as the facility takes on the goal of achieving zero waste.
The move supports the council s 2020 climate emergency declaration which committed Tucson to become a zero waste city by 2050 and reach carbon neutrality by 2030.
“We have been really trying to look at the Los Reales Landfill as a space for innovation and sustainability,” Mayor Regina Romero said. “In order to become a zero waste city, we really have to reimagine and think about our landfill in a different way.”
The Los Reales Landfill is getting a new nameâand a new mission.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the Tucson City Council voted this week to rename the Los Reales Landfill as the Los Reales Sustainability Campus.
It is part of a larger planning effort to achieve waste reduction goals established by City Council in a Climate Emergency Declaration.
The declaration committed the City of Tucson to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 and to become a zero-waste city by 2050, with an intermediate 50% diversion goal by 2030. The city currently spends more than $8 million per year at Los Reales for waste processing and disposal operations.Â
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