(12.2) Many cities throughout Arizona have implemented restrictions on water use and uptake as their natural water sources have become increasingly limited.

(12.3) Cities such as Los Angeles have committed to the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration, which commits the city to working with citizens, businesses, public institutions, and other organizations in order to reduce food waste by 50% since 2015.

Muskegon in the recent decade has done considerable effort to limit the effects of poor waste management and overconsumption on their surroundings, primarily focused on Muskegon Lake and cleaning up long standing issues left over from previous decades of misuse. Such as the 80-million-dollar cleanup of industrial toxins, which now leaves Heritage Landing as a memorial.

However, there is still considerable work to be done, with over 40 areas still being identified for cleanup. Overall this leaves Muskegon with very large steps that still need to be taken to clean up and gurantee little to no health concerns.

(12.4) PFAS contaminated ground water has been discovered at the Muskegon County Airport and is leaching into Mona Lake. A full and effective treatment of this groundwater and now Mona Lake as well needs to be implemented to prevent further damage and contamination.