Accomplishments FY 2006/2007

· Filed the 2005 California Integrated Waste Management Report and received a State approved waste diversion rate of 74 percent. · Implemented and monitored the City’s Source Reduction and Recycling Program. · Utilized Department of Conservation grant funds for household hazardous waste presentations at local schools and to implement classroom recycling at all El Segundo Unified District Schools. · Coordinated Clean-Up Weeks, Christmas Tree Recycling Program and Telephone Book Recycling Program. · Administered the refuse and recycling contract for approximately 4,500 residential customers, nine City buildings, 40 street containers, and the recycling drop-off center and negotiated a five-year extension. · Provided residents, businesses and local schools with information regarding recycling and household hazardous waste disposal via local newspapers, the Inside El Segundo, brochures and flyers, the City Internet, and local City events. · Recognized local businesses that received the California Integrated Waste Board’s WRAP Award and assisted in organizing the WRAP Award ceremony. · Purchased recycling receptacles for the Recreation and Parks Department with Department of Conservation grant funds. |