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CommunitySolarPowerSystemaswellasandotherchargesondiversionandproblem <br /> aSolarUtilityusingtheconceptswastes,andlookforwaystoretainhigh <br /> developedbymembersofthelocalsolarvaluerecyclableswithinlocalmarketsin <br /> andrenewableenergyindustry.thecommunitywiththelongtermgoalof <br />EWEB,EPUD,NWNaturalGasandachievingzerowaste. <br /> otherlocalutilitiesbegintodocumentthe <br /> carbondioxideemissionsgeneratedby <br /> eachcustomer?senergyuseontheir <br /> monthlybills. <br />EWEB,EPUD,NWNaturalGasother <br /> localutilitiesandtheCityofEugene <br /> shouldconsiderestablishingalocalCO2 <br /> offsetprogramwherebyareabusinesses <br /> andhouseholdscouldvoluntarilypayaset <br /> amountintoacommonfundforevery <br /> poundofcarbondioxidetheygenerate, <br /> withtherevenuegeneratedbythefund <br /> reinvestedinlocalrenewableenergyand <br /> CO2reductionprojects. <br />TheLaneCountyWasteshedhasoneof <br />thehighestrecyclingratesinthenation. <br />However,wastegenerationrateshave <br />increased19%overthelastdecade.Pursing <br />agoalofzerowasteto(and <br />incinerators)by2020canreducetheregion?s <br />environmentalimpacts,savemoney,help <br />drivethemarketforreuseableandrecyclable <br />productsandservices,spurjobcreation,and <br />provideamodelforotherstofollow.TheTask <br />ForcerecommendsthattheCityofEugene <br />formataskforcetoworkcooperativelywith <br />LaneCountyandotherlocalgovernments, <br />private,academicinstitutionsand <br />otherstoidentifymechanismstomaximize <br />recovery,examinetheeffectofdisposalfees <br /> <br />
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