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SACRAMENTO -- The
Department of Conservation has awarded
$1.5 million in grants to13 California
organizations to increase the number of
locations for bottle and can recycling.
Grantees include universities, parks,
conservation groups, waste haulers, and
local government entities.
"Most Californians
will recycle if they’re simply given the
opportunity to do so,” said DOC Director
Bridgett Luther. “These grants are
designed to make recycling our empty
water bottles, soda cans and other
containers not only the right thing to
do, but the easy thing to do.”
Grantees will combine DOC grants with
their own funding to step up collection
and recycling of California Refund Value
(CRV) bottles and cans. DOC recycling
grants are paid for with unclaimed
refunds of CRV beverage containers, and
are awarded at no cost to the state's
general fund.
The winning grant proposals were
selected through a competitive scoring
process. Grant amounts ranged from
$375,266, which went to San Bernardino
County, to $39,460, which went to the
Associated Students Recycling Center at
California State University, Long Beach.
More than 20 billion CRV bottles and
cans will have been sold in California
during 2005, but roughly 8 billion will
end up in trashcans instead of recycling
bins. These discarded aluminum, glass
and plastic beverage containers
represent a total CRV of about $300
million, as well as energy savings and
valuable raw materials. Recycling a
single aluminum can, for example, saves
enough energy to run a television for
nearly three hours.
Most aluminum, glass and plastic
beverage containers are included in the
CRV program. CRV is $0.04 on containers
that hold fewer than 24 ounces, and
$0.08 on containers holding 24 ounces or
greater. Among the notable products not
included in the program are milk, wine
and distilled spirits containers. A
complete list of products subject to CRV
and redemption center locations can be
found at
www.bottlesandcans.com.
DOC grants fund other collection
programs to help ensure recycling is
available at a variety of places where
Californians work and play. Businesses
interested in beginning a workplace
recycling program can receive a free
Recycling Starter Kit by using the order
form at
www.bottlesandcans.com.
In addition to
promoting beverage container recycling,
the Department of Conservation maps and
studies earthquakes and other geologic
phenomena; classifies areas containing
mineral deposits; ensures reclamation of
land used for mining; regulates oil, gas
and geothermal wells; and administers
agricultural and open-space land
conservation programs.
2005 DOC
Community Outreach Grant Recipients
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City of Napa,
$78,000, to establish a recycling and
collection program targeting
commercial businesses. Contact: Kevin
Miller (707) 258-7800 ext. 7921.
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Sierra Conservation
Project, $166,599, to implement a
curbside program targeting the
residential sector and a collection
program targeting commercial and
community locations throughout Inyo
County. Contact: Brian Robinette (760)
914-0115.
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Upper Valley Waste
Management Agency (Napa), $82,000 to
establish recycling collection
programs at the Napa County
Fairgrounds, The Culinary Institute of
America-Greystone, Copia museum and
education center, and the Napa Expo.
Contact: Amy Garden (707) 253-4471.
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Humboldt State
University Sponsored Programs
Foundation, $47,175, to expand
collection infrastructure inside
academic and administrative buildings
and replace old bins at 14 residence
halls and other buildings on campus.
Contact: Alec Cooley (707) 826-5920.
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Global Materials
Recovery Services, Inc. (Santa Rosa),
$178,300, to install a sorting line in
its new Materials Recovery Facility to
separate commingled bottles and cans
collected through residential and
commercial sites in Sonoma, Napa and
Marin counties. Contact: Lisa Hardin
(707) 585-0511.
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City of Chula
Vista, $165,000, to implement
recycling and education programs for
22,000 households living in
multi-family residential settings.
Contact: Lynn France (619) 397-6221.
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City of Torrance,
$97,800, to place recycling bins at
public areas throughout the city,
including the Cultural Arts Center,
Torrance Beach, city hall and city
parks. Contact: Alison Sherman (310)
781-6916.
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Santa Monica
College, $87,400, to expand the
beverage container recycling program
on the main campus as well as six
satellite campuses located throughout
the city. Contact: Madeline Brodie
(310) 434-8726.
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Associated Students
Recycling Center at CSU-Long Beach,
$39,460, to expand the existing
recycling program by adding an
additional 40 bins in high-traffic
areas such as parking lots, bus stops
and special events on campus. Contact:
Kirsten Stava (562) 985-5461.
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Parents and
Friends, Inc. (Fort Bragg), $58,000,
to expand collection within the state
parks system in Mendocino County while
providing employment opportunities for
adults with developmental
disabilities. Contact: Marissa
Montalvo (707) 964-2786.
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California State
Parks Foundation, $75,000, to install
new recycling bin clusters at
California state parks and beaches on
April 22, 2006 as part of the CSPF
annual Earth Day Restoration and
Cleanup. Contact: Erika Pringsheim-Moore
(925) 284-5069.
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County of San
Bernardino, $375,266, to establish
beverage container recycling programs
at Hyundai Pavilion, California
Speedway, United States Forest Service
unincorporated San Bernardino mountain
areas and Mojave River Fork, and to
enhance the curbside program in the
community of Wrightwood and expand
recycling opportunities at Glen Helen
Regional Park. Contact: Sylvia Van
Gorden (909) 386-8762.
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Keep California
Beautiful, $50,000, to expand current
collection project to include three
San Diego area shopping malls.
Contact: Marlene Mariani (858)
505-9936.
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