2002 Annual Report: Strategic Planning and Local Assistance

Strategic Planning

The Board’s strategic plan describes a significant shift from the Integrated Waste Management Act diversion goals to a broader, more systematic approach to managing the materials used and created in manufacturing. It identifies key areas such as sustainability, zero waste, product stewardship, and manufacturer responsibility that the Board will address over the next three to five years. The plan includes a strong commitment to environmental justice.

The Board’s implementation of the plan continues through the programs and activities described in the Annual Report. Additionally, the Board will review the plan’s implementation in a series of Board meetings throughout 2003 in order to make any necessary adjustments in priorities.

Local Assistance

Providing assistance to local agencies-and, in some cases,to private businesses-to improve integrated waste management programs is a fundamental responsibility of the Board. Another responsibility is removing environmental threats from solid waste. In 2002, the Board provided more than $41 million to support local integrated waste management efforts through the grant programs listed below.

Program	Amount Awarded
Park Playground Accessibility and Recycling	$2,620,189
Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement	$140,480
Waste Tire Track and Other Recreational Surfacing	$1,949,289
Waste Tire Playground Cover	$1,318,439
Reuse Assistance	$335,000
Used Oil Opportunity	$5,103,183
Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup	$426,660
Waste Tire Enforcement	$411,002
Energy Recovery From Tires	$411,640
Sustainable Building	$625,000
Used Oil Recycling Block	$16,243,832
Household Hazardous Waste	$3,000,000
Local Government Waste Tire Public Education and Amnesty Day	$321,247
Tire Product Commercialization and Applied Technologies	$3,894,188
School DEEL Environmental Ambassador Pilot Program	$580,000
Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program	$2,223,100
Local Enforcement Agency	$1,404,000
Total	$41,007,249

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