City of Tucson issued the following announcement on July 8.
Mayor and Council approved the name change of the City's regional landfill at yesterday's Study Session meeting. This change is a part of a larger planning effort to achieve waste reduction goals that were established by Mayor & Council in their 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. "To become a Zero Waste city, we must fundamentally change the way we view waste—from a liability to an asset,” said Mayor Romero. "Through the Los Reales Sustainability Campus initiative, we are thinking outside-of-the-box to transform Los Reales from merely being a landfill to a sustainable space - illustrating our city’s commitment to climate action." The name change acknowledges catalytic operational changes that will occur at the campus to move it towards achieving zero waste which will include space to allow solid waste/resource management companies to co-locate on site, space for a city tree nursery to help supply the Tucson Million Trees campaign, installation of solar panels, and ensuring a 500 ft. buffer between the campus and adjacent properties.
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