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General City Purposes

2020-21 Change From 2021-22
Program Changes Adopted Budget 2020-21 Budget Proposed Budget

80. Expansion of Local Composting Sites. One-time - 750,000 750,000
matching funds are provided to expand composting at
farmers markets to 15 additional sites across the City
targeting communities high in multi-family housing.
Benefits include waste reduction, job opportunities, and
meeting state mandates (SB 1383) around organics
diversion.

Administered by: Public Works Bureau of Sanitation
81. Discovery Cube Los Angeles (DCLA). Funding is $ - 1,800,000 $ 1,800,000
provided for DCLA, a non-profit organization that focuses
its work around the core initiatives of environmental
stewardship, early learning, healthy living, and science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
The funds will be used to develop curriculum and provide
training for staff at the Bureau of Sanitation (Bureau)
Environmental Learning Centers, provide teacher
professional development workshops in partnership with
the Los Angeles Unified School District, develop
educational programs for children to promote interest in
career fields within the Bureau and the environmental
stewardship industry, host household hazardous waste
collection events and environmental fairs to educate
adults and children on environmental stewardship, and
provide advertising and outreach for Bureau events and
initiatives, including Earth Day. Partial funding is provided
by the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund
($450,000) and the Solid Waste Resources Revenue
Fund ($450,000).

82. Food Rescue in Food Insecure Communities. One- $ - 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000
time funding is provided to support food rescue
organizations in low-income communities and to expand
their food distribution efforts, including the purchase of
cold-storage infrastructure and storage supplies such as
containers and crates. Benefits include increasing food
security among low-income communities and meeting
state mandates (SB 1383) around food rescue and food
recovery.

83. Zero Waste Transition Microgrants for Small $ - 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000
Restaurants. One-time funding is provided to support
small restaurants in low-income communities to begin
their transition to zero waste practices, including food
waste reduction and reduction in single-use plastics. This
will include grants for businesses to transition away from
styrofoam and non-recyclable materials and to upgrade
kitchens to enable reusable material.

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