White Paper on Litter Cleanup

GCC policies have resulted in...

• Conversion of over 665 million sheets of paper to 100% recycled content each year, which saves:

• 10 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions
• Almost 80,000 trees
• More than 23 million gallons of water
• More than 6,600 barrels of oil

• 1,633,302 plastic water bottles from being landfilled, which saves:

• GCC member cities over
  $1.6 Million

• Carol Misseldine Named 2012 Environmental Hero of the North Bay
• The Carbon We Consume
• Single Bag Use Reduction Efforts
• GCC Policy Positions
• Mayoral Executive Orders and City Manager Directives
• Urban Environmental Accords
• White Paper on Litter Cleanup