{"id":13500,"date":"2018-03-21T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cleanriver.local\/case-study\/la-convention-center-success-story\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:12:56","slug":"la-convention-center-success-story","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/case-study\/la-convention-center-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Convention Center Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LA Convention Center Success Story<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, in anticipation to hosting the Greenbuild Expo, the LA Convention Center worked for 6 months to add compost bins in public spaces, \ufb01nd haulers for additional waste streams and \ufb01ne-tune the back of house sorting process for all waste generated by the Greenbuild show. Using CleanRiver\u2019s Transition\u00ae TPM 45 Bins throughout the facility, they set a goal diversion rate of 85% based on the LA Convention Center\u2019s baseline of 72%. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverlosangeles.com\/the-los-angeles-convention-center-breaks-record-for-waste-diversion-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discoverla.com<\/a>, &#8220;LACC went into the event with an outstanding average diversion rate of 72 percent. Striving to hit the goals set for the event, the LACC team worked with USGBC Informa Exhibitions, Greenview and partners to fine-tune existing sustainable practices employed at the convention center. Strategies included the conversion of 200 waste bins to compost bins, signage on paper towel dispensers in all restrooms encouraging compost only, and a collaboration with LACC partners; ABM, Levy Restaurants, Waste Management, and LA Job Corps to efficiently divert all waste and recyclable materials. All items donated after the conference via the Greenbuild Exhibitor Donation Program were distributed to local non-profits such as Trash 4 Teaching (T4T), Habitat for Humanity and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (S.T.E.A.M). Furthermore, the LACC established a custom process converting the back of house dock area into a hand-sorting station to ensure a clean stream of recyclables. The end result was an industry-leading 90.3 percent waste diversion rate, a record-breaking number for both the LACC and the USGBC. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>With a dedicated team and CleanRiver\u2019s strategic recycling program, they were able to exceed their goal and achieve a 90% diversion rate!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a dedicated team and CleanRiver\u2019s strategic recycling program, the LA Convention Center was able to exceed their goal and achieve a 90% diversion rate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13821,"template":"","case-study-industry":[56,130],"class_list":["post-13500","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","case-study-industry-facilities-management","case-study-industry-stadiums-arenas-venues"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/13500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case-study"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"case-study-industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanriver.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study-industry?post=13500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}