The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce and local businesses have teamed up to create a Sustainable Advocacy Committee. 

Mission - 

To help the business community think more consciously about their processes, supply chain, and services/products in order to create a more thoughtful and sustainable future for a thriving Pittsburg community.

Description - 

As stated, at the Sustainability Advocacy Committee  we advocate for the protection of the environment and the people in our community by recognizing that what often negatively impacts the environment also, disproportionately, impacts marginalized and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals and communities.

We approach this mission with an Intersectional frame of mind. Intersectionality, a term coined by critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, is defined as a theoretical framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combines to create unique modes of discrimination and privilege. 

As business owners in one of the most diverse cities in Contra Costa County, we want to advocate for a more ethical, inclusive and just way of life for all of  our community members. Our goal is to help the business community to think more consciously about their mission, processes, supply chain, and services/products. We want to enrich the lives of our fellow citizens  by helping to create a thoughtful and sustainable future for a thriving Pittsburg community.

How Will We Accomplish This By- 

  • Helping to raise awareness through educating community members about the impact of their everyday decisions on the environment (and those affected along those varying supply chains). 
  • Create community engagement in the form of presentations, public events, one on one business system reviews, and outreach.
  • Advocate for city legislation that encourages current and future City of Pittsburg businesses to incorporate sustainable practices into their business model.
  • Encourage economic development to recruit ethical green, vegan, and sustainable businesses to come to Pittsburg and enrich our communities. 
  • Have businesses prioritize transparency in their business models, with the goal of bringing true value to our community.

Obstacles Facing Businesses - 

The Sustainable Advocacy Committee is made up of Chamber Staff, local business owners and concerned residents of the City of Pittsburg.   The Committee recognized that to achieve this goal, we need to overcome some of they typical obstacles facing businesses today - 

* ​Barrier to cost for many local businesses
* Lack of education on ways business can be greener and then the product or resources to accomplish that. 
* Restaurant Alliances- With this handy tool, bulk purchasing assistance may become available.  
* Chamber can order for whole-sale for compostable
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Current Committee Members - 
Brannan Events & Designs' goal is to educate my clients about ethical and low-waste options, while giving them experienced guidance and
an incredible event. 

For every event booked with Brannan Events & Design, we donate to the Food Empowerment Project. FEP …which seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing  that one’s food choices can reflect a more compassionate society by spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income areas.
Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery Park, in Pittsburg, California, contains the area’s largest state-of-the-art recycling processing center, with a goal of keeping all recyclable items, including paper, metals, cardboard, yard waste, urban wood waste, construction materials and used oil, out of the landfill so as much material as possible can be recycled and reused. The facility also boasts the region’s largest construction and demolition recycling operation, resulting in thousands of tons of material being kept out of the landfill.
Want to be a part of the Sustainable Advocacy Committee? 
The SAC is open to any business owner owing an active business in the City or any resident living in the City of Pittsburg. 

Resources

For Businesses
Vegan Distribution aims to bring compassionate goodness to the masses. We specialize in the wholesale and distribution of vegan and eco-friendly products. Whether you’re in food service or retail, we’ll help you get the products you need to provide plant-based goods to your customers. Together, we’ll build a kinder world.
Good Start Packaging - promoting sustainability through the use of compostables. Composting is the environmentalism of the future, and here you can find alternatives to disposable plastic.

We know food service operators need reliable, fast delivery, so we operate multiple warehouses in the U.S. and deliver most orders in 24-48 hours. 
For Residents

Taking Care of Our Earth

Mt. Diablo Resource and Recovery wants to give you the tools you need to handle your trash correctly for optimal process and recycling.  Here are some great visuals for how to handle every day items you might be disposing of.   Thanks for doing your part!