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
title
CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Staff to provide an update on the status of activities relevant to the Act.
body
BACKGROUND
WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS UPDATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS - Upper Valley Waste Management Agency (UVWMA) staff have scheduled the spring hazardous waste (HW) collection event for Friday April 24 1:00pm - 4:00pm (business) and Saturday April 25 8:00am - 1:00pm (residential), to take place at the Upper Valley Compost & Recycling Yard in Rutherford. In addition to HW, residents can drop off electronic waste, documents for shredding and pick up free compost.
UVWMA's HW collections contractor Clean Earth will mobilize for the temporary event, collect and dispose of HW dropped off by the public. UVWMA pays a flat fee for mobilization dependent upon the number of cars that use the event. Businesses will schedule appointments and pay disposal costs for their materials, residents are not charged a fee and are not required to schedule appointments. UVWMA will pay for HW disposed of by residents.
Electronic waste will be collected by Upper Valley Disposal Service (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 per the franchise agreement. The electronic waste collection and document shredding will be for residents only, not businesses. UVWMA will not pay separate fees for the electronic waste collection and document shredding.
The max per drop off for hazardous waste is due to state law, it is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle for both businesses and residents. The...
Click here for full text