CFRP is also part of the City of Los Angeles Solid Waste Management Policy Plan (CiSWMPP), a long term 30-year policy and planning document containing general goals, objectives, and policies to cover all aspects of solid waste management for the City of Los Angeles and provides guidance to the Department of City Planning for revisions to the City's General Plan and Infrastructure Element. The CiSWMPP sets a goal of 70 % diversion by the year 2020. There are no state or federal requirements for developing the CiSWMPP and thus its content and direction is determined by the City. However, please take note that these two documents do not contradict but support each other.

Implementation By Phases:
Recycling and waste prevention programs were introduced in phases at City facilities, yards, stations, and satellite offices.

Phase I : Implemented July 1991 in the Civic Center. Comprised of multi-story City-owned and City-leased buildings within the downtown Civic Center area. These are City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, Parker Center, Piper Tech Center, and leased buildings. There are approximately 16,000 City employees in these facilities.

Phase II : Implemented September 1991 in selected municipal buildings in the Van Nuys and San Pedro areas and four regional Recreation and Parks offices. There are approximately 4,500 City employees in these facilities.

Phase III-A : Implemented October 1993 in 140 City satellite offices located in Hollywood, South, and South Central areas. These offices comprise of Council District offices, branch libraries, police and fire stations, maintenance yards, and Recreation and Parks offices. There are approximately 5,800 City employees in these facilities.

Phase III-B : Implemented July 1995 in 150 City offices located in the North Central, Westchester, and San Pedro areas. Office composition is the same as Phase III-A. There are approximately 4,200 City employees in these facilities.

Phase III-C : Implemented July 1996 in 160 City facilities located in West Los Angeles, East and West Valleys. Office composition is the same as Phase III-A. There are approximately 7,500 City employees in these facilities.

All of these facilities recycle the following: White ledger, computer paper, corrugated cardboard, newspapers and magazines, glass, aluminum, plastic, and steel food/beverage containers. Mixed paper was added in 1996. Wood waste is also collected for donation to selected Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools for carpentry and construction shops. Wood waste is used for arts and crafts classes of these schools. Phonebooks are collected based on the period of delivery of new phonebooks by publishers and phone directory services.

Tonnage/Diversion: In 1995, CFRP was in 320 facilities and its programs diverted close to 1300 tons of recyclables away from City landfills and generated $80,000 in revenue. The program avoided costs total $45,000. Estimated tonnage diversion for Fiscal Year 1996-97 is 1,700 tons.

Recycling Structure: Office recyclables generated by employees are placed in designated containers. Green for white paper, brown for mixed paper, green (small bins) for newspapers, and yellow for food/beverage containers. Office employees have desktop containers to separate recyclables. They are responsible for placing these recyclable in designated intermediate bins. City recycling crew or contracted custodial employees empty the designated bins for placement in dumpsters located in central collection areas. City contracted vendors collect the dumpsters and pay for these commodities based on existing markets.

Education:
Approach To Educating City Employees: To meet the mandated diversion goals, City Facilities Recycling Program developed a program approach that fits the City's diverse population, its many cultures, and the multiple levels of interagency coordinations. The approach to educating employees took into consideration the budget constraints of the City, the diversion program currently in place, and the policies affecting program implementation.

Education Goals: In general, City Facilities Recycling Program aims to:

1. Instill "environmentality" in City employees and make recycling and waste prevention integral to their workplaces;
2. Meet or exceed source reduction mandates of Assembly Bill 939;
3. Create a cost-effective recycling infrastructure for collecting, processing, and marketing recyclables and;
4. Develop and measure waste prevention practices.

CFRP recognizes the key players in making the program successful and the roles these key players have in this matrix:

Elected Officials: Their commitment helps increase waste diversion. Their strong support is important in developing and implementing program requirements. They can sponsor Council Motions which create policies and programs which target voluntary or mandatory diversion activities.

Department Recycling Coordinators: Designated by the Department and Bureau Heads, these employees assist in the actual program implemention. They are the main contact persons for individual or group worksites and any problems or issues are brought to their attention for timely resolutions.

City Employees: Their participation signals interest or disinterest in your program. These are the most important players because they are the deskside recyclers - the sources of recyclables or contamination.

Environmental Agencies: They see the "big picture" in the City's overall recycling and waste prevention programs. They help create a support structure for policy making and implemention. For the City of Los Angeles, these are the Bureau of Sanitation, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Office. Environmental Affairs, and the Chief Legislative Analyst.

City Contracted Recycling Vendors: Los Angeles has a strong, open competitive environment in which recyclers and haulers compete for materials and helps insure cost-effective collection services. Currently, CFRP administers four recycling contracts.