Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Achieve Carbon Neutrality
The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, which manages wastewater and solid waste for over half the residents in Los Angeles County, announced that its operations result in a net reduction of greenhouse gases into the environment. A third party reviewed and verified the Districts' 2021 emissions inventory.
The Sanitation Districts recently published a summary of the agency's seven biggest initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the biogas created at the agency's landfills and wastewater treatment plants is converted into enough electricity to meet the needs of 23,000 homes. Other initiatives include converting food waste into vehicle fuel, using alternatives to fossil fuel in vehicles, biosolids management and green waste management. Collectively, these initiatives avoided 362,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, which is equivalent to taking 78,000 cars off the road.