Special Event Sustainability and Waste Reduction
Summary
Ultra's sustainability director showed how city rules and support made a zero-waste festival possible, and pitched city programs for all large events. Members also aired concerns about the county's $2.3 billion incinerator pushing waste costs up.
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Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county incinerator's cost per ton has jumped from about $45-75 to $105; event waste contracts generate revenue for city Solid Waste.
Festival-goers, bay water quality, and neighborhoods around large events.
County residents face higher solid-waste costs if the incinerator proceeds; marathon routes suffer litter without coordination.
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