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?g , Y xxaex.Ek4. rx 4 vy 1xx ,3t. n' -N 3°' IN "+aRs t„ ' ' ILI �r t s ar x a s � . k x 8st f eiLug U iFi i i .. S Fall zz1 r x � zr res 2002 �' Ito 37 rx €xt ,. .L `c. I i vvx News. from ICLEI s Cities for Climate Protection USA s. . ' .. f .. IN ON 4 .. - : I IN $ AY . % C C P to AC on ILI IN I :f:. .. . r . . _ . < <� I t � � � � MI R IN Waste Challenge News ? _ ILI IN a%,R IN ANA .� An active participant in ICLEI s Waste Challenge � %m F ; \� < Y <. Q and Peer Match Project, Honolulu is implementing Z� <;��` �� \ Tans to significantly and the Ci s waste P g Y expand tY to - energy facility , increase recycling efforts , and �� utilize alternate disposal technologies . L � �; `��< w � � � � �� ` t� ,.' > z _ � The ultimate goal is to eliminate the Photo courtesy of City of Honolulu community's reliance on landfills and minimize H-POWER plant; Courtesy of City and County of Honolulu 's their fossil fuel imports . Refuse Division The City's waste -to - energy facility currently Additional activities underway include improving powers 60 , 000 Oahu homes , reducing Hawaiian green waste collections to divert an additional Electric Company's oil imports by approximately 10 . 7 24 , 0000 tons from the landfill to compost facilities . million barrels over the last 10 years , and decreasing A new sewage sludge reuse facility will pelletize the greenhouse gas emissions from both the waste and sludge , turning it into fertilizer , while diverting energy sectors . A new boiler at the citys plant will 36 , 000 tons from the landfill . Finally , the City is increase energy output one third , halving the amount developing an Alternative Waste Disposal of MSW going to the landfill . This expansion will Technology Park to demonstrate the alternative also improve the separation and recycling facility for waste disposal technologies available . more efficient sorting of burnable and recyclable materials , further reducing the amount of waste going More information on this and others programs : to the landfill . httrx//www.wastechallen- e .or4 Urban Heat Island Project A recent Cornell University report indicates that , tons of eCO2 annually and has a 6 -year payback . over the last four decades , urban areas experienced a Due to the success of this program the City is increase in the number of days with investigating using materials on all municipal 300 % greater temperatures higher than normal than did rural areas . buildings . This difference is primarily due to urbanization and ' the associated increased absorption of solar radiation . Similarly , when San Jose offered rebates to local property owners for resurfacing their roofs with Participants in ICLEI 's Urban Heat Island Peer Exchange and Policy Adoption Initiative are taking steps to reverse reflective materials , the City was able to reduce peak energy demand by 185 kilowatts . Philadelphia offers this trend , while lowering cooling energy free white roof coatings to low- income residents and d requirements , the associated greenhouse gas emissions and increasing human health and comfort . has measured indoor temperature reductions of 3 F . In a neighborhood where an entire block was treated , One effective way communities have found to meet initial measurements indicate that ambient air this goal is switching to roofing materials that reflect temperatures may have been reduced by 1 F . solar radiation . Tucson , AZ recently resurfaced the roof of the municipal service center with a highly More ideas on how to cool your community: http : //www. hotcities . ora reflective top coating . This project cut energy costs in the building by $ 4 , 000 annually , eliminated 114