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 November 1 1:00pm - 4:00pm (business) and November 2 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 & Recycling (UVD&R) 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 UVD&R per the franchise agreement. The electronic waste collection and document shredding will be for residents only, not businesses. The max per drop off for hazardous waste remains unchanged as it is due to state law, 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle. 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.
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