TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Amanda Griffis - Supervising Environmental Resource Specialist
REPORT BY: Amanda Griffis - Supervising Environmental Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: California Integrated Waste Management Act
RECOMMENDATION
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CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Staff to provide an update on the status of activities relevant to the Act.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS UPDATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS - Upper Valley Waste Management Agency (UVWMA) held a hazardous waste (HW), electronic waste (e-waste), paper shredding and compost distribution event on Saturday April 27. A HW event for businesses was held on Friday April 26. UVWMA's HW collections contractor, Clean Earth, collected HW dropped off by the public. Upper Valley Disposal & Recycling (UVD&R) collected e-waste, a subcontractor of UVD&R provided paper shredding. E-waste collection and paper shredding was provided at no additional cost, due to the franchise agreement with UVD&R. E-waste collection and paper shredding has been added to the fall Calistoga event previously, but this was the first year it was added to the spring Rutherford event. UVWMA staff been notified of the cost of the event by Clean Earth but have not received the invoice yet, the cost totaled $24,502.48. Included in the cost is mobilization of Clean Earth for the temporary event and disposal of collected hazardous wastes.
Two businesses made an appointment and paid for disposal of hazardous materials on Friday, April 26. On Saturday April 27, residents from each of the UVWMA member communities participated in the household HW collection. See Attachment A - 2024 Rutherford Event Data for survey data from the event. This event was the largest in the history of events at this location, there were 235 attendees, a 90% increase from the 2023 event.
Staff are working to schedule the fall HW collection events for Friday November 1 1:0...
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