recycling

Vault toilets, trash and recycling services are available at the nearby El Capitan picnic area.

L.A. has been recycling wastewater for decades but has previously used the treated water for outdoor irrigation in areas such as golf courses and parks.

Dozens of environmental groups, labor unions, social justice organizations, water agencies and renewable energy companies, as well as the water recycling industry, have been lobbying for the proposal.

And that by 2030 it will “achieve zero waste through a combination of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting”, and become “water positive”.

The $600 or so she makes each month from selling them to recycling companies is all she has to live on.