Zero Waste La Mesa is a program that focuses on creating a clearer and cleaner environment for their community. The program aims to reduce harmful emissions and support the city’s vision in creating a safer and healthier environment by diverting 75% of their waste from the landfill, at home composting, donation and recycling. To help […]
Program: The Sage Project
Zero Waste Initiatives in La Mesa, CA
In this report, we review successful Zero Waste initiatives and describe the process of developing a local system with the goal of reducing landfilled waste disposal. Furthermore, we characterize the current waste system in the City of La Mesa and make recommendations to incorporate transparency about organic composting into the already existing model. Recommendations include […]
Air Quality in National City
Four air quality course projects were completed by San Diego State University (SDSU) graduate students in collaboration with National City and the Sage Project in winter 2015. The intent of this partnership was to achieve the city’s goal to quantify fine particulate matter air pollution concentrations in residential, commercial, and industrial areas near roadways/freeways in […]