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SACRAMENTO -- As part
of an ongoing statewide effort to
maximize beverage container recycling by
consumers, the state Department of
Conservation has awarded $1 million in
recycling grants to various
organizations.
In all, 18 projects
received grants aimed at increasing the
number of bottle and can recycling
opportunities throughout the state at
schools, sporting events and other
public venues. Department of
Conservation recycling grants are paid
for with unclaimed refunds of California
Refund Value beverage containers, and
are awarded at no cost to the state's
general fund.
More than 18 billion
CRV containers were sold in California
in 2002, and about 10.6 billion were
recycled. That leaves 7.5 billion
bottles and cans – worth about $187
million in CRV– that ended up in the
trash instead of the recycling bin last
year.
"Convenient recycling
is the key to increased recycling,” said
Darryl Young, Director of the Department
of Conservation. “These local projects
will reach busy Californians at a
variety of places where they are likely
to consume bottles of water, cans of
soda and other on-the-go beverages. When
we finish our drinks, we need to have a
place to recycle our containers. These
grants will help make recycling not only
the right thing to do, but the easy
thing to do.”
The winning grant
proposals were selected through a
competitive scoring process from among
91 applicants. The largest grant,
$170,665, went to the IV Waste
Management Task Force to establish
recycling collection and increase
awareness in Imperial County and the
communities of Brawley, Calexico,
Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville,
Imperial and Westmoreland. The smallest
grant, $7,301, went to the West Contra
Costa Integrated Waste Management Board
to establish recycling at special events
in west Contra Costa County.
In addition to
promoting the state's beverage container
recycling program, the Department of
Conservation administers programs to
safeguard agricultural and open-space
land; regulates oil, gas and geothermal
wells in the state; studies and maps
earthquakes, landslides and mineral
resources; and ensures reclamation of
land used for mining.
The Department of
Conservation awarded the following
grants:
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Eureka High School
(Humboldt County): Purchase and
install recycling bins at 40 locations
on campus, and fund a recycling
coordinator position to oversee
implementation and collection of data
and containers. $42,500. Local
contact: Robert Childs (707) 441-0271.
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Folsom
Lake/El Dorado Centers, Los Rios
Community College District (El Dorado
County): Establish a beverage
container recycling program at the
Folsom Lake/El Dorado Centers of the
Los Rios Community College District.
$8,660. Local contact: Kathleen
Kirklin (916) 608-6555.
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IV Waste Management
Task Force (Imperial County):
Establish an education/awareness and
collection service in 8 jurisdictions
(Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El
Centro, Imperial, Westmoreland and
Imperial County). $170,665. Local
contact: J.B. West (760) 337-4538.
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Los Angeles Unified
School District: Establish beverage
container recycling programs at
additional high schools in and around
the Los Angeles Unified School
District, including sporting fields.
$44,728. Local contact: Yi Hwa Kim,
(213) 743-5086.
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Mammoth Mountain
Ski Area: Expand recycling collection
at Mammoth Mountain’s new year-round
pedestrian resort village and
establish a “bin bank” for events
within the village. $63,122. Local
contact: Lisa Isaacs (760) 934-0773.
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San Diego City
Schools: Establish a recycling program
at 100 elementary schools in San
Diego, and form/sustain education
clubs and environmental education
program to educate up to 2,000
students per year. $75,139. Local
contact: Ellyn Hae (858) 637-6268.
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Santa Monica
College: Expand existing beverage
container recycling program at Santa
Monica College and its satellite
campuses. $25,147. Local contact:
Madeline Brodie (310) 434-8726.
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West Contra Costa
Integrated Waste Management Facility,
San Pablo: Establish recycling at
special events in west Contra Costa
County. $7,301. Local contact: Mersina
Purlantov (510) 215-3104.
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Zoological Society
of San Diego: Expand recycling program
at the San Diego Zoo and develop
instructional signage to post at the
recycling areas. $17,784. Local
contact: Judy Kinsell (619) 685-3216.
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City of Berkeley,
Department of Public Works: Provide
collection bins to South Asian and
other ethnic restaurants and provide
recycling outreach, education and
hands-on training in their primary
language. $85,565. Local contact:
Rebecca Dowdakin (510) 981-6357.
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City of Hope
National Medical Center (Duarte, Los
Angeles County): Establish recycling
program by placing 56 collection
kiosks at City of Hope Medical Center
and Beckman Research Institute.
Conduct public education and outreach.
$56,960. Local contact: Kris Hanson
(626) 359-8111.
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City of Isleton,
Sacramento County: Establish a
recycling program and public awareness
campaign at the annual Crawdad
Festival in Isleton. $36,808. Local
contact: Barbara Dockery (916)
777-7770.
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City of Lancaster,
Los Angeles County: Establish a
recycling program at two large sports
complexes that host major soccer,
tennis and softball events. $97,022.
Local contact: Richard Long (661)
723-6093.
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City of Menlo Park,
San Mateo County: Replace existing
recycling bins in Menlo Park’s
downtown shopping areas, civic center
and bus stops. $9,925. Local contact:
Dianne Dryer (650) 858-3411.
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City of Napa,
Public Works, Napa County: Develop and
implement a single-stream recycling
collection system, partnering with the
Napa Valley School District and Napa
Garbage Services, Inc., with a focus
on 50 schools and 300 businesses.
$86,143. Local contact: Kevin Miller
(707) 257-9520.
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City of Vallejo,
Solano County: Establish a beverage
container recycling program at public
venues, expand recycling at Marine
World and provide an educational
component. $36,623. Local contact:
Derek Crutchfield (707) 648-5346.
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CR & R, Orange
County: Privately owned environmental
services company to establish a
special events recycling program for
CRV bottles and cans and provide an
education program in south Orange
County. $65,220. Local contact:
Kimberly Acosta (949) 728-3240.
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El Dorado County
Environmental Management Department:
Establish a beverage container
recycling program at Apple Hill, where
more than 550,000 visitors tour
annually. Purchase recycling bins,
signage, advertising and promotional
items. $70,688. Local contact: Sophia
Jella (530) 621-6665.
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