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Third, we look at all aspects of our operations through a sustainability lens. For instance, we don’t only consider what is consumed at our properties — through initiatives promoting efficient energy and water use — but also the waste that goes out the door and generates significant carbon emissions in the process. At URW, we have focused on finding efficient ways to handle waste, working with our tenants and visitors to encourage more sustainable practices. Our goal is to move toward zero landfill waste by 2025, including through partnerships with programs like Too Good to Go, which brings restaurant food that would otherwise be thrown away to low-income families.
Similarly, strong sustainability practices consider the ways that visitors travel to a property. We have placed great emphasis on enabling visitors to come to our centers without needing to drive a car, which gives them more options to access our locations — and reduces carbon emissions in the process. To this end, we have been partnering with local operators and governments to increase public transit access to our shopping centers, including the Purple Line subway extension coming to Westfield Century City in Los Angeles.
From a mobility perspective, we also just recently partnered with MoceanLab, a future-focused mobility laboratory for Los Angeles, to introduce a Mocean Carshare service to Westfield Topanga & The Village, providing drivers with quick and convenient access to hybrid-electric vehicles for up to three days, at a price comparable to renting an electric scooter.
Alongside URW’s partnerships with dynamic, environmentally conscious automotive partners — such as Tesla and Lucid Motors — we are also making dramatic investments in electric vehicle charging stations, including our new Tesla SuperChargers at Westfield Oakridge in San Jose, Calif. Beyond our new fast charging options, we are thrilled to see continual support of our Level-2 charging network through ChargePoint, which is registering more than 75,000 charging sessions across 12 of our U.S. centers in 2021 thus far.
We are also working hand in hand with Electrify America to bring more than 100 electric vehicle charging stations to a majority of our U.S. centers by the end of 2021. With an objective of expanding to all our U.S. assets by 2022, the partnership will grant our guests access to Electrify America’s state-of-the-art charging technology, which offers power levels of up to 150 and 350 kilowatts (kW) — allowing capable EVs to add up to 20 miles of range per minute.
Fourth, we recognize that investing in sustainability is not just good for the planet — it is good for our business. Ultimately, successful organizations are built around achieving core business goals. At the most basic level, for us, that is providing gracious environments for our guests and visitors to eat, shop, work and play. Integrating best practices from a sustainability standpoint ensures we are doing our part so that these beautiful spaces will remain beautiful. By conserving energy, saving water and reducing waste, we are saving money for our tenants — and creating value for our shareholders over the long term.
The work we do today will leave a legacy for the planet that our children and grandchildren inherit. We have a collective responsibility to ensure that future generations have access to clean air, unpolluted water, and land uncovered by the sea. By taking sustainability seriously and integrating it at all levels of our organizations, we can lead by example, demonstrating what it means to do more than check a box.