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 - Upper Valley Waste Management Agency (UVWMA) held a hazardous waste (HW), electronic waste (e-waste), paper shredding and compost giveaway event on Saturday November 1, 2025 at the fairgrounds in Calistoga. A HW event for businesses was held on Friday October 31, 2025. UVWMA's HW collections contractor, Clean Earth, collected HW dropped off by the public. Upper Valley Disposal Services (UVDS) collected e-waste, a subcontractor of UVDS provided paper shredding. Compost was provided in one-cubic foot bags from a Waste Connections facility in Clearlake.
E-waste collection and paper shredding was provided at no additional cost, due to the franchise agreement with UVDS. UVWMA staff been notified of the cost of the event by Clean Earth but have not received the invoice yet, the cost totaled $38,931. Included in the cost is mobilization of Clean Earth for the temporary event and disposal of collected hazardous wastes. Ads to inform the public of the event totaled $4,574.99. There were four Napa County staff at the event, billing their time to UVWMA, as well as five UVDS staff in addition to Clean Earth staff.
One business made an appointment and paid for disposal of hazardous materials on Friday October 31. On Saturday November 1, residents from each of the UVWMA member communities participated in the household HW collection. There was a total of 454 event users, making the 2025 event the most well attended in agency history, surpassing the previous high by 7%. See Attachmen...
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