The City of Los Angeles recognizes the importance of diverting municipal solid waste from landfills and developing alternatives to landfills such as those utilized around the world. To achieve this goal, the City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation contracted with URS Corporation to conduct an in-depth evaluation of a wide range of alternative technologies, including advanced thermal recycling, thermal conversions, and biological and chemical conversions, for processing residual solid waste from residential curbside collection.

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