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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />Green Policy <br />waste. Source reduction or waste prevention is the best approach (tier one), followed by reuse of <br />materials (tier2), recycling, including composting, (tier3), and disposal/landfilling (tier4). <br />Reuse <br />Recycling <br />Disposal <br />T <br />Definitions: <br />Source Reduction —Reducingthe need to manufacture new products by purchasing durable, long-lasting <br />goods, examples are reusable grocery bags, coffee mugs, double -sided copying. <br />Reuse - Using an object or material again, eitherfor its original purpose or for a similar purpose, without <br />significantly altering the physical form of the object or material, examples are repurposing empty glass <br />jars for storing food in the panty, donating gently used clothing to charitable organizations, repairing <br />appliances and furniture ratherthan buying new. <br />Recycling - Using waste as material to manufacture a new product. Recycling involves altering the <br />physical form of an object or material and making a new objectfrom the altered material. <br />Disposal -The disposition of solid waste at a landfill. Materials disposed should only be the residue left <br />after all recyclable material (including organics) has been removed and processed, and does not include <br />hazardous waste and other materials banned from landfilling. <br />III. CURRENT CITY OF SANTA ANA PROGRAMS, PRACTICES AND POLICIES <br />The programs, practices, and policies are categorized in accordance with CalRecycle in the areas of <br />source -reduction, reuse, and recycling. <br />City Operations and Facilities <br />Source Reduction: <br />• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy — The City's purchasing policy includes <br />requirements to purchase recycled -content products wherever feasible. <br />• City crews grasscycle at City parks and facilities by leaving clippings on the lawn when mowing. <br />Grass clippings decompose quickly, returning valuable nutrients back to the soil, and reducing <br />irrigation needs. <br />• City's tree crew, tree maintenance contractor and landscaping contractor mulch wood and <br />green waste from City trees and reuse the material in landscaped areas around the City. <br />October 16, 2018 <br />February 11, 2020 8-5 City of Santa Ana <br />