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Board Members Take a Leadership Role in Collapse of Recyclables Market. On December 10, 2008, the Board heard testimony from industry experts on the sharp decline of the recyclables markets that is having a global effect on businesses and government agencies. Board members exchanged ideas and options with the panel as well as with members of the audience made up of government officials and business leaders. The Board is scheduling a follow up panel discussion to take place in January to continue to look at both the short-term and long-term solutions for California. Pictured here left to right are Board Advisor Chris Peck, Board Member Gary Peterson, Board Chair Margo Reid Brown, and Board Advisor Jeff Danzinger sitting at a raised dais in front of the industry experts. See video for more information. (YouTube, 2:49 minutes)
Board Member Mulé hands out bags and goodwill at recycle event. CIWMB Board Member Rosalie Mulé helped distribute reusable grocery bags to San Diego residents that brought their old and worn out electronic waste to the consumer electronics recycling event in Miramar, Calif. Nov. 15. The event was sponsored by Sony Electronics, Waste Management and E-World Recyclers of Vista, Calif. 1,615 cars came through the lines and dropped off nearly 150,000 pounds of electronic materials of all kinds. San Diego Community College District hosted the event and provided more than 40 volunteers who greeted residents, removed the electronics from their cars, did the paperwork and thanked them for doing their part for the environment. All the material collected, filling 11 semi-truck trailers, will be diverted from landfills and reused or recycled.
Board Chair Brown Helps Celebrate New State-of-the-Art Recycling Center. CIWMB Board Chair Margo Reid Brown presented a proclamation to Mary Garaventa at the grand opening celebration of the Mt. Diablo Recycling Center in Pittsburg, Calif. Nov 13. The 90,000 square foot facility is the newest and largest facility in Northern California and is capable of diverting more than 9,000 tons of solid waste from California landfills each year. The center is a single stream recycling process, residential and commercial customers can place all of their recyclable materials, paper, cans and bottle into one large container and the center will sort, classify, compact, bundle and transport all the materials to their next steps. (Photo by Andrew Hughan) See video (WIndows Media, 282 Kbps, 2:10 minutes).
Chair Brings CIWMB Message to International Audience. Board Chair Margo Reid Brown spoke before a group at the 2008 Rubber Recycling Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 29. Chair Brown spoke on how California has undertaken aggressive programs to clear waste tire dump sites and promote increased recycling of scrap tires. Her California story provided this international audience with a perspective of the state's commitment to expand recycling and reuse, promote alternative energy sources, and combat the effects of climate change.
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Mansa Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility Opening. Under a clear Southern California sky, a large crowd was on hand Oct. 29 for the dedication of Riverside County's new Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center. California Integrated Waste Management Board Member Rosalie Mulé, County Supervisor John Tavaglione (left side in photo), and General Manager Hans Kernkamp cut the ribbon to formally open the facility. "Residents of Riverside County should rightly be proud of this new center. You now have a state-of-the-art recycling facility to bring used motor oil, aerosol cans, paint, and sharps and household medical waste," said Mulé. "The Board, and I, thank you for making the effort to get this facility built and operational." The center will be open on Saturdays and can process about 200 cars per day. The collection center will accept all standard HHW materials, up to five gallons worth of materials per carload. See video (WIndows Media, 282 Kbps, 2:20 minutes).
Environmental Empowerment through Education at the Women's Conference, October 21-22, 2008. Fancy gold tire gauges and chocolate-brown and green reusable bags were all the rage at the Maria Shriver Women's Conference last Tuesday and Wednesday in Long Beach, California. Tuesday night, "Night at the Village," CIWMB staff handed out gold tire gauges to conference attendees as a reminder that keeping their tires inflated prolonged their use. Fewer tires used means fewer tire fires, fewer tires in landfills, and fewer tires that need to go through the costly business of recycling. Wednesday was devoted to educating conference attendees on the benefits of reusable grocery bags as an alternative to paper or plastic, which are harmful to the environment. Attendees were encouraged to "never be without a bag" by the gift of a reusable bag that compacts into a tiny “stuff bag” which fits easily into purses and attaches to key chains.
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