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November 9, 2009 <br />Section 2: Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast <br />Figure 3 shows the breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions by vehicle miles traveled (VMT) <br />from local roads and VMT from state highways. Of the total 577,623 metric tons of CO2e <br />emitted, 27 percent was from local roads and 73 percent was from state highways. <br />Figure 3. Transportation Emissions -Highways v. local road travel <br />Local Roads <br />27% <br />r' `~' <br />tl"1 . <, Via., <br />State MNY <br />73% <br />Source: ICLEI CACP Model output <br />Calculations for transportation emissions are based on figures for total vehicle miles traveled <br />(VMT) in the City of San Leandro. MTC supplied the necessary VMT data, while BAAQMD <br />provided data to break down total VMT by percentage driven by a given vehicle type. <br />2.2.3 Solid Waste Emissions <br />In 2005, San Leandro sent approximately 160,050 metric tons of solid waste to landfills resulting <br />in 2$,956 metric tons of CO2e emissions. San Leandro has recycling measures in place to <br />reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. <br />Emissions from waste result from organic materials decomposing in the anaerobic environment <br />of a landfill which produces methane-a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon <br />dioxide. Table 2 shows the approximate breakdown of the materials San Leandro sent to <br />landfills in 2005. Materials that do not release greenhouse gases as they decompose are <br />included in the "All Other Waste" category. <br />~ F s~~! t~, Page 10 <br />,~ <br />u o <br />