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  1. Encourage vegan options for all!

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    130 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Lighter Footprint  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Low footprint food choices are not the same as vegan food choices in all cases, the analysis is more complex than this. Generally a low footprint diet is local, seasonal food, and limits consumption of red meat, dairy, and some grains. Low footprint food choices are included in the draft Greenest City Action Plan and will be discussed through community engagement activities.

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    niki commented  · 

    check out this link...worth the read!

    '10 ways vegetarianism can help save the planet'

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment

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    niki commented  · 

    To produce 1 pound of feedlot beef requires about 2,400 gallons of water and 7 pounds of grain. Considering that the average American consumes 97 pounds of beef (and 273 pounds of meat in all) each year, even modest reductions in meat consumption in such a culture would substantially reduce the burden on our natural resources!!

    Scientists have advised that the U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat!

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  2. Fines for not recycling

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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  3. Extend food waste collection program to include apartments and condos

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    25 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The City supports Metro Vancouver’s plans to ban food scraps from the incinerator and landfills by 2015. The City will collaborate with Metro Vancouver to develop and implement a plan to ensure apartments, condos, businesses and institutions have access to food scraps collection programs before the ban comes into effect.

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  4. Mandatory 25¢ fee for plastic shopping bags

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    28 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  5. Change the Building Code to require rainwater collection & water efficient irrigation systems

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    11 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Use less water  ·  Admin →
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  6. Separate organic matter out of the waste stream and convert it to biogas

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    8 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The City has already started a food scraps collection program for neighbourhoods where yard trimmings are collected. These materials are currently composted. With more organic waste diversion, the City will explore opportunties to implement technolgies that produce biogas like gassifiers and anaerobic digesters.

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  7. Solar panel on everyroof top

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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Build carbon neutral new buildings  ·  Admin →
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