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Materials & Consumption | 49Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />Strategy MC-2. Enhance sustainable <br />production and reduce consumption <br />Existing Ongoing Actions <br />E9. Local purchasing <br />Emissions reduction City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Community Cost N/A <br />The City will continue its ongoing efforts to promote local purchasing for <br />businesses and residents to support local vendors, services, and stores <br />and to reduce GHG emissions from commerce-related transportation, <br />food production, and distribution. <br />E10. Textile recovery <br />Emissions reduction City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Community Cost N/A <br />The City will implement textile recovery drop-off service as outlined <br />in the City’s Franchise Agreement with PGS. This service will support <br />waste diversion goals and provide convenient means for residents and <br />businesses to donate used textiles. This action will support SB 1383 <br />implementation (Action E7). <br />Secondary Actions <br />S5. Environmentally preferable purchasing policy <br />Emissions reduction City Cost $0 <br />Co-benefits Community Cost $0 <br />Using existing resources provided by Alameda County, the City will <br />adopt an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy that includes <br />alternatives for the most carbon-intensive materials the City purchases, <br />such as building materials (e.g., concrete, metals). This policy will <br />complement local purchasing (Action E9) to further support local <br />businesses and support SB 1383 implementation (Action E7). <br />S6. Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan <br />Emissions reduction City Cost $0 <br />Co-benefits Community Cost ($89k) <br />The City will participate and support a regional Embodied Carbon <br />Reduction Plan that uses a variety of approaches to reduce the total <br />lifecycle carbon footprint of materials (i.e., that considers the carbon <br />footprint of raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, use, and <br />disposal of products). <br />The regional Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan should consider: <br />• Whole building lifecycle analysis for new construction and <br />incentives for achieving reductions <br />• Participation in regional efforts to build local supply chains and <br />economic opportunities <br />• Partnerships to promote low-carbon products <br />• Encouraging carbon-smart and recycled building materials <br />• A low-carbon concrete requirement <br />• Education campaigns and resources