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
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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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BACKGROUND
WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS UPDATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS – The fall hazardous waste (HW) collection event is scheduled for November 13, 2026 1:00pm – 4:00pm (business) and November 14, 2026 8:00am – 1:00pm (residential). The event will be held at the Calistoga Fairgrounds. UVWMA’s HW collections contractor, Clean Earth, will collect and dispose of HW materials collected. Business will schedule appointments and pay disposal costs for their materials; residents are not charged a fee and are not required to schedule appointments.
Electronic waste will be collected by Upper Valley Disposal Services (UVDS) and document shredding will be provided by a third-party vendor during the hazardous waste event. The electronic waste collection and document shredding are one of the three times per year events provided by UVDS at no additional cost per the franchise agreement. The electronic waste collection and document shredding will be for residents only, not businesses. The maximum drop off for document shredding will be five banker boxes.
Due to cost, UVWMA will not be distributing bagged compost at the Calistoga HW event. Staff are investigating other events or opportunities for residents to pick up free compost. Compost will be available as usual at the spring HW event at the Upper Valley Compost & Recycling Yard in Rutherford.
Staff will promote the event via the banner in downtown Calistoga, online and print newspaper ads, flyers around town, the fall UVDS newsletter and social media. A copy of the flyers are included as Attach...
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