Client: Los Angeles, CA

Cascadia is working with the City of Los Angeles to develop their long-term Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP) by identifying existing and planned public and private infrastructure and services. This work involves:

• Summarizing the city’s current waste management system and solid waste resources facilities;
• Conducting surveys of public and private services to determine disposal rates, tipping fees, contractual arrangements, and existing and planned institutional structures;
• Identifying opportunities for expanding public facilities to enhance overall services and efficiencies;
• Identifying alternative waste diversion methods and opportunities for expansion; and
• Developing generation, disposal, and diversion projections for a 20-year planning period.

This work will provide the City with a strategic plan for developing programs, allocating resources, and expanding services toward an updated, more effective city-wide waste management and
diversion plan.