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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BACKGROUND
WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS UPDATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS - The fall hazardous waste (HW) collection event is scheduled for October 31 1:00pm - 4:00pm (business) and November 1 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 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. There will be three stops at the event - hazardous waste, electronic waste and document shredding.
A copy of both the business and residential event flyers are included as Attachment A - Calistoga Hazardous Waste Event.
The current agreement with Clean Earth allows for rate increases not more frequently than once per calendar year. Clean Earth staff have notified UVWMA of a proposed 6.7% rate increase. UVWMA staff have requested and are waiting to receive a justification for the increase and a new rate table, that will be included as...
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