Local Government Central
Resources
This page links you to Board and other programs that assist local government with waste diversion, permitting and enforcement, and markets for recycled materials.
Battery Recycling. Information about local governments and State agencies can participate in a free battery recycling program. For more information, please contact Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) at 678-419-9990.
Best of the Web (BOTW), Waste Management and Recycling. This site is a helpful resource for researching sustainable waste management on the Internet.
California Waste Stream Profiles. This site summarizes information on California's waste stream through a series of profiles focusing on jurisdictions, facilities, and materials. The profiles include data on demographics, Board assistance (grants, loans, etc.), related Board actions, disposal and diversion rates, facilities information, GIS mapping, and waste tire issues.
CalMAX. The Board has designed a free service to help businesses find markets for materials they have traditionally discarded. Businesses, schools, and nonprofit agencies can utilize CalMAX to search for available and wanted materials. CalMax helps businesses and organizations find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes.
Construction and Demolition Recycling: Includes fact sheets, case studies, technical manuals, and other links.
Construction and Demolition Informational Guide provides information to jurisdictions and general contractors on methods and activities to divert construction and demolition (C&D) materials.
Diversion Study Guide. Knowing local businesses' diversion efforts can help communities identify recycling opportunities in the commercial waste stream, improve their diversion performance, and increase the accuracy of their reports. The Diversion Study Guide gives step-by-step guidance on the hows and whys of performing your own analysis of the commercial waste stream.
Earth 911 Information System. The Board is working with the private sector, the California EPA, and the other states to provide citizens an environmental information system that can be customized for each community. The system, which operates through a state-of-the-art, computerized, interactive phone system and over the Internet, provides a single source of community-specific environmental and recycling information.
By dialing 1-800-CLEAN-UP or visiting www.1800CLEANUP.org and entering their five-digit ZIP code, callers can find information under the following categories, among others:
- Local recycling information
- Household hazardous waste collections
- Composting
- State and local information
- Environmental events
Food Discard Diversion. Food waste makes up 14 percent of the waste stream statewide. This site offers suggestions on programs to reduce food waste, and features links to groups distributing food to individuals and other organizations.
Frequently Asked Questions. Check out this page to find answers to common questions you may have about Local Government Central.
Grants and Loans. The Board offers grants and loans to local government for a variety of purposes, including waste tires, farm and ranch cleanups, used oil and household hazardous waste, and a new program focusing on upgrading public playgrounds to reduce injuries while providing markets for recycled materials.
infoCycling. From 1999 to 2007, this Board newsletter provided time- and cost-reducing tools to assist local government, State agencies and large State facilities (State agencies) in evaluating their current diversion performance and reaching diversion goals. Articles included jurisdiction, State agency, and large venues recycling program success stories, legislation updates, new Web and data tools, and hot topics such as environmentally preferable purchasing, plastics, sharps, and e-waste.
Indian Country Waste Management. A complete U.S. EPA website that details the waste management practices in Indian Country. The site includes information on municipal solid waste, hazardous, construction and demolition, industrial, mining and military munitions waste.
LEA Central. A comprehensive site for local enforcement agencies (LEA) that have the primary responsibility for ensuring correct operation and closure of solid waste facilities in the state, as well as safe transportation of solid waste.
Local Government Library. The Board's local government reference library assists California jurisdictions with Integrated Waste Management Act compliance. There are links to Board policies, publications (including assistance documents and newsletters) as well as to sample/model documents (policies, ordinances, etc.) submitted to the Board by local jurisdictions to share information.
Local Assistance Staff Contacts. Local assistance staff serves as a liaison between local governments and the Board, and helps channel input for the development of Board policies concerning local planning and implementation issues. Local assistance staff provide direct planning and implementation assistance through response to inquiries, local meeting attendance, instructional workshops, and development of guidance documents, as well as through ongoing tracking and monitoring of local government progress in plan implementation.
Organic Materials Management: A comprehensive site covering everything from backyard composting to highway mulch demonstration projects.
Other Local Government Sites. Provides links to local government waste management websites, both in California and elsewhere--a great opportunity to share information! If you know of a local government waste management site which should be linked here, please e-mail the Public Affairs Office, or call us at (916) 341-6300. Let us know the name of the agency and the Internet address.
Reuse Assistance Grants. The Reuse Assistance Grants Program is a competitive grant program and provides incentives for local public agencies to promote and apply the concept of reuse in their business communities.
Used Oil/Household Hazardous Waste Programs: Includes grant information, publications, events, forms, downloadable graphics, etc.
Venue Facilities and Special Events. Learn how to reduce waste and increase recycling at stadiums, parks, convention centers, museums, and events such as fun runs, or community food festivals. Includes downloadable model policies, fact sheets, case studies, resource links and other useful information.
WasteLine. WasteLine provides customers with useful, reliable, current information about California's waste stream. If you have questions that are not answered in the Local Government Central website, please contact WasteLine by sending an email to WasteLine@ciwmb.ca.gov or by calling (916) 341-6675.
Waste Prevention Info for Recycling/Waste Reduction Coordinators: Includes sample publications, news articles, clip art, consumer and business education materials, media campaign strategies, training materials, and workshop info; and an information clearinghouse with materials from other local governments in California.
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Larry N. Stephens: lstephen@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6241