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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08091988 - 1.51 1-051 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Contra Director of Community Development Costa DATE: July 28, 1988 County SUBJECT: Resource Recovery Public Education Programs in Other Jurisdictions SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Accept report from Director of Community Development on existing and future resource recovery public education programs in other jurisdictions in Contra Costa County, pursuant to Internal oper- ations Committee request as approved by the Board of supervisors on June %, 1988. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION Many recycling programs exist at this time throughout Contra Costa County. Each program incorporates a different level of service, and the areas that they serve are often independent or overlapping. These recycling efforts also utilize a wide variety of recycling education practices , to reach the public in their particular service area. Education and knowledge of recycling is vital to a successful program. Listed below is a compilation of various recycling programs in existence and the types of education practices employed by each. Pleasant Hill/Bayshore Disposal Pleasant Hill/Bayshore' s recycling program currently incorporates a buy-back and drop-off center at their operations facility in the Pacheco area. They currently accept newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and glass. Pleasant Hill ' s education efforts utilize billing inserts to advertise their existing program. They are currently developing a video to promote their recycling program and other solid waste activities. Pleasant Hill/ Bayshore has been involved in school programs, taken out newspaper ads and distributed flyers to promote their program r;.T.hey::-a.l:s:o: uti.l-ize their quarterly newsletter, which includes articles on recycling, to promote the efforts being made by Pleasan Hil /Bays ore. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; 1y_ YES SIGNA RE; RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO. ATION ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON 0 1988 APPROVED AS.RECOMMENDED OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS y 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC" ATTESTED AUG 9 1988 Orig. Dept. Community Devel. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY M382/7-83 .DEPUTY 2. Valley Waste Management valley Waste currently operates a buy-back, drop-off facility in Walnut Creek. This facility accepts newspaper, cardboard, glass, aluminum and oil. Valley utilizes their refuse bills to promote recycling. Valley also provides customers with a post-card mail- er providing information about the recycling center and recycling if inquiries are made. Valley also has held various events in the past at their recycling center, including the use of the California Waste Management Board costume character "Wasteless Willy" . Valley also provides tours and assists Girl Scout/Boy Scout and Camp Fire Girls in their recycling efforts. Mount Diablo Paper Stock The Mount Diablo recycling program centers around their buy- back/drop-off center, which accepts a wide variety of recyclable materials. Their recycling education efforts focus on the use of a quarterly newsletter. They also provide tours for school children and other interested parties. Slides and videos have been prepared to promote their recycling efforts. Future plans will include presentations to various clubs, groups or organiza- tions. Mount Diablo Paper Stock indicates that they plan to increase their education efforts in the very near future. Pacific Rim Recycling Pacific Rim Recycling has been operating various drop-off facil- ities throughout the County which accept newspaper, glass, aluminum and plastic. They have recently been selected to begin a pilot curbside program in the City of Walnut Creek. Their education efforts will include a door-to-door campaign through the help of non-profit groups. Citizens in the pilot program area are being asked to sign a commitment statement, stating that they will participate in the curbside program. It was also noted that the non-profit organizations that Pacific Rim works with in conjunction with their, drop-off centers, conduct their own edu- cation programs. Martinez Sanitary Service Martinez Sanitary Service currently serves the City of Martinez, offering drop-off and curbside recycling. Their program recycles newspaper, glass, mixed paper, cardboard, aluminum, white, com- puter paper and tin. Martinez Sanitary -service-.:provides new customers with a flyer that outlines the recycling services pro- vided by Martinez Sanitary Service. In the past flyers have been distributed as a means of promoting recycling. They also work with clubs and organizations to help them with their recycling efforts. In the future computerized billing statements will include statements promoting recycling. Their annual cleanup flyer includes a recycling message, reminding customers to keep recyclables for the curbside program. Many Hands Recycling center Many Hands currently provides a multi-material, drop-off facility and pick-up service serving the East County and Pittsburg areas. Many Hands has given talks to various industries and organiza- tions and provided tours of their facility for school children and other interested parties. Richmond Sanitary Service Richmond Sanitary Service currently serves the West County area by providing drop-off and curbside programs for collection of newspaper, aluminum, glass, and cardboard. Richmond Sanitary Service is working with various schools and provides messages on their billing statements to remind customers about recycling. In the near future, they plan to run newspaper ads to promote the expansion of their curbside recycling programs. Richmond Sani- tary Service is also considering the use of placards on the side of their collection trucks to promote recycling. 3 . E.C.Ology E.C.Ology is a city-run recycling program that provides curbside collection and multi-material drop-off for the residents of El Cerrito. Education is accomplished through tours, lectures, handouts, slides and special events. In the future, a door-to- door campaign will be conducted to promote the program. E. C. Ology considers their curbside program as an excellent means of recycling education. A portion of the $100 , 000 budget for the Resource Recovery Program will be used for resource recovery education. The Resource Recovery specialist will actively work with the existing recycling programs and education efforts listed above. EWjjn 152:resource.brd