\u201csan francisco prides itself on being one of the most sustainable cities in the u.s.,\u201d the city\u2019s director of the department of environment, melanie nutter, told the c40 news team in this interview. the city brought its experience with innovative programs to the c40 mayors summit in sao paulo last month, among them, a plan to get to zero waste by 2020. the city already recycles or composts 77 percent of its waste, the highest rate of any major u.s. city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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