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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 $500,000 in
recycling grants to various
organizations.
In all, 17 projects
received grants. Thirteen of the
projects will increase recycling
convenience through the placement of new
receptacles for used aluminum, glass and
plastic California Refund Value beverage
containers. Four projects will help
increase recycling through promotional
campaigns using Department of
Conservation outreach materials
featuring the tag line “Recycle. It’s
Good for the Bottle. It’s Good for the
Can.”
More than 16 billion
CRV containers are sold in California
each year, and about 10 billion have
been recycled each of the past two
years. That leaves six billion bottles
and cans – worth about $160 million in
CRV– that end up in the trash instead of
the recycling bin.
"In talking with
Californians, we’ve learned that they’ll
recycle more if it’s convenient to do
so,” said Darryl Young, Director of the
Department of Conservation. “That’s why
we award grants to increase the number
of recycling bins you’ll find at parks,
fairgrounds, sporting venues and other
local public attractions. Something else
we’ve learned is that people need to be
reminded about recycling, so grants that
help spread the recycling message are
very important as well.”
The winning grant
proposals were selected through a
competitive scoring process from among
69 applicants. The largest grant,
$68,647, went to Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
in Norden to purchase equipment, bins
and recycling signage and to transport
materials to a recycling facility. The
smallest grant, $1,894, went to the 10th
District Agricultural Association in
Yreka to purchase recycling bins and
establish a water bottle recycling
program at the Siskiyou County Golden
Fair.
The department's
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.
In addition to
promoting the state's beverage container
recycling program, the department
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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10th District
Agricultural Association, Yreka:
Provide recycling bins and establish a
water bottle recycling program at the
Siskiyou County Golden Fair. $1,894.
Contact: Rebecca Weathers (530)
842-2767.
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22nd District
Agricultural Assocation, Del Mar:
Purchase recycling containers for the
Del Mar fairgrounds, with the goal of
increasing recycling 5-20 percent.
$23,000. Contact: Nancy Strauss (858)
792-4298.
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Associated
Students, Inc. Recycling Center at CSU-Long
Beach: Promotion of and education
about CRV recycling via radio
advertisements, print advertisements
and community outreach to CSULB
community and City of Long Beach
residents. $12,589. Contact: Kristen
Stava (562) 985-5461.
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City of Antioch:
Implement a recycling program at the
Lone Tree Golf Course in Antioch.
$11,923. Contact: Julie Hass-Wajdowicz
(925) 779-7097.
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City of La Mirada:
Provide sets of receptacles for trash
and CRV cans and bottles at bus stops,
parks and facilities within La Mirada,
with local media advertising. $10,013.
Contact: Steve Forester (562)
943-0131.
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City of Ojai:
Purchase CRV collection containers for
nine Ojai Unified School District
sites. $14,106. Contact: Heidi Whitman
(805) 640-2560.
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City of San
Bernardino: Increase recycling at an
under-served public facility,
implement a program to collect CRV
containers at this facility and redeem
them at certified recycling centers.
$14,935. Contact: Linda Ceballos (909)
384-5549.
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El Dorado
Irrigation District: Purchase and set
up recycling containers at trailheads,
campgrounds and boat ramps at Sly
Park, Silver Lake, Sandy Cove, Oyster
Creek and Forebay Lake in El Dorado
County. $18,759. Contact: Don Pearson
(530) 644-2545.
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Keep California
Beautiful: Implement a middle-school
recycling program in the San Diego
Unified School District, in San
Bernardino County and elsewhere.
$55,870. Contact: Marlene Mariani
(858) 505-9936.
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KJ Services
Environmental Consulting, Whittier:
Adapt DOC print, video and radio spots
into Chinese as part of a multi-city
educational outreach to areas with
large populations of Chinese-speaking
residents. $53,694. Contact: Kevin
Sales (562) 693-0242.
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Regional Waste
Management Authority (JPA),
Marysville: Promote CRV beverage
container recycling through local
curbside programs and recycling
centers in Marysville, with an
emphasis on the local Indo-American
and Hispanic communities, using DOC
outreach campaign materials. $16,771.
Contact: Keith Martin (530) 634-6890.
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Sonoma County
Junior College District, Santa Rosa:
Purchase and install CRV recycling
bins and signage at three district
campuses. $57,040. Contact: Nancy
Moorhead (707) 524-1611.
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Sugar Bowl Ski
Resort, Norden: Increase beverage
container recycling among guests,
employees and the surrounding
community by installing new CRV
recycling bins and signage and
providing transportation of bottles
and cans to a recycling facility.
$68,647. Contact: Chris Parker (530)
426-6705.
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UC Berkeley Campus
Recycling and Refuse Services:
Purchase and install 50 multi-material
recycling containers for the UC
Berkeley campus to augment existing
containers. $41,238. Contact: Lisa
Bauer (510) 643-4612.
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United Indian
Health Services, Arcata: Set up
recycling programs in United Indian
Health Services in Humboldt and Del
Norte counties. Purchase bins, storage
containers and collection cart.
$28,525. Contact: Heather
Nicholas-Crowell (707) 826-2869.
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UC Davis R4
Recycling Program: Purchase a new
recycling collection vehicle to keep
up with increased recycling at the UC
Davis campus. $62,484. Contact: Lin
King (530) 752-6970.
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West Contra Costa
Integrated Waste Management Authority,
San Pablo: Promote business office and
public spaces recycling collection in
the waste management authority’s
collection area. Production and
distribution of brochures and flyers
to office personnel, and purchase of
newspaper and theater ads using the
DOC campaign materials. $8,512.
Contact: Mersina Purlantov (510)
215-3104.
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