To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to sign a letter authorizing the Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD) to submit a regional household hazardous waste grant application up to $100,000 to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalReycle) and act as the lead agency to implement the grant on behalf of the County as one of the participating jurisdictions, in addition to the Cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and Pittsburg, to help pay for proper disposal of marine flares.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the County's General Fund. If funding is awarded to DDSD for this regional grant, it would fully fund the necessary expenses to hold marine flare collection events and conduct the associated outreach and education.
BACKGROUND:
There is a grant opportunity being offered by CalRecycle that is able to fund the collection and disposal of expired marine flares. This grant is designed for smaller projects that complement existing and/or regional household hazardous waste (HHW) programs in California. DDSD operates the East County HHW facility, partnering with the Cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and Pittsburg, as well as the County. This partnership helped establish and build the HHW facility that serves East County residents.
CalRecycle offers the HHW grant program pursuant to Section 47200(a) of the Public Resources Code. The purpose of the HHW grant program is to assist local governments in safely implementing HHW programs, which may include public education, source reduction, reuse, recycling, load checking, and collection components. Approximately $1.0 million in funding is available for Fiscal Year 2023/24 Small Project Grants. Regional groups (two or mor...
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