By Colleen Rivecca, HANC President
On June 19, 2014, the Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors held a hearing, called by Supervisor Eric Mar, on the closure of recycling centers in San Francisco. Supervisor Mar characterized the wave of recycling center closures in San Francisco as an economic justice issue, a facet of the City’s current eviction and displacement crisis, and as a threat to San Francisco’s stated goal to reach “zero waste” by 2020.
The hearing featured speakers from San Francisco’s Department of the Environment, Department of Public Works, and Office of Small Business, as well as speakers from CalRecycle, Recology, and the office of Assembly Member Tom Ammiano.