page_title: Port of Long Beach
section_title: Green Port Policy
hierarchical_section_title: Port of Long Beach / Environment / Green Port Policy
caption_attribution_description: English: "Green Port" flag of the Port of Long Beach. I work for the communications dept. for the Port of Long Beach and the pictures I use meet the criteria of being "free content."
context_page_description: The Port of Long Beach, also known as the Harbor Department of the City of Long Beach, is the second-busiest container port in the United States, after the Port of Los Angeles, which it adjoins. Acting as a major gateway for US–Asian trade, the port occupies 3,200 acres of land with 25 miles of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California. The Port of Long Beach is located less than two miles southwest of Downtown Long Beach and approximately 25 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. The seaport generates approximately US$100 billion in trade and employs more than 316,000 people in Southern California.
context_section_description: The internationally recognized Green Port Policy was adopted by the Port of Long Beach in 2005 in an effort to reduce pollution in the growing region of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The policy sets a framework for enhancing wildlife habitat, improving air and water quality, cleaning soil and undersea sediments, and creating a sustainable port culture. The guiding principles of the Green Port Policy are to protect the community from the harmful environmental impacts of port operations, distinguish the port as a leader in environmental stewardship and compliance, promote sustainability, employ the best available technology to avoid or reduce environmental impacts, and engage and educate the community. Long Beach Harbor is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy.
caption: The Green Port Policy was adopted by the Port of Long Beach in 2005.
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