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Grants and loansThe California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) offers a variety of grant and loan programs. Funding is available to local government, local enforcement agencies, businesses, local public agencies, nonprofit and/or other entities to assist in waste diversion activities, enforcement, or cleanup projects. What grants and loans does the CIWMB offer?Current grants and loans offered by the CIWMB are listed below. The CIWMB Grants and Loans website provides detailed information on each grant and loan program. Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement Grants provides funding to individuals, businesses, local governments, universities, school districts, park districts, and qualified California Indian tribes through several different grant programs for the purpose of diverting tires from landfill disposal by promoting markets of recycled-content products, as well as for enforcement and tire pile cleanup. Prior programs have focused on research, business assistance, market development, product procurement, amnesty events, tire pile cleanup, and enforcement. Note: Not all of the grant programs listed on this web page are accepting applications at this time. Farm and Ranch Cleanup Grants provides funding to cities, counties, Resource Conservation Districts, and Native American tribes for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property. Local Enforcement Agency Grants provides grant funds, based on population and solid waste facilities, to Local Enforcement Agencies to assist in their solid waste facilities permit and inspection program. Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Loans provides direct loans to businesses that use postconsumer or secondary waste materials to manufacture new products, or that undertake projects to reduce the waste resulting from the manufacture of a product. Reuse Assistance Grants provides incentives for local public agencies to promote and apply the concept of reuse to their business communities. Solid Waste Disposal and Site Cleanup Grants provides funding to local governments to finance a wide range of remediation projects, including funds for cleanup or emergency actions, loans to responsible parties, or matching funds to assist in remediation of environmental problems at landfill. The following CIWMB grants and loans may offer future opportunities for funding. Check the CIWMB Grants and Loans website periodically for updates. In addition, detailed information on each of these grant and loan programs is provided on the website. Household Hazardous Waste Grants provides local government funding for programs to expand or initially implement household hazardous waste (HHW) programs such as collection programs, educational programs, load checking programs, and programs emphasizing waste reduction, source reduction, reuse, or recycling of HHW. Landfill Closure Loans provides zero interest loans to operators of unlined, older-technology landfills who are interested in early closure of their facilities. Sustainable Building Grants provides local government funding for projects that advance the use of green building design and construction practices in California. Used Oil Grants provides several different grant programs that are available for assisting local governments, nonprofit entities, and other parties for activities that encourage appropriate disposal and recycling of used oil. What resources are available regarding grants and loans?From the Grants and Loans website, you can access grant writing tips, the CIWMB grant scoring criteria, grant forms, and the grants database. These pages can assist an applicant in writing a competitive grant proposal and application, accessing forms to be used for specific grants or loans, or accessing the database that enables you to view grants and loans that have been awarded. Grant Writing Tips provides information on how to write effective and competitive grant proposals, including common pitfalls, hints for success, and working with a grant writer. CIWMB Grant Scoring Criteria provides assistance in writing effective and successful grant applications. This page also identifies the seven elements required for all CIWMB grant proposals. Grant Forms provides forms used by the CIWMB's various grant programs. Grants Database/Grant Reports provides information on grants by county, grants by grant cycle, and grant cycles by fiscal year. Once you select one of these options, you will be presented with search criteria that will help you narrow your search. Details available for display include applicant name, grant cycle, amount awarded, project summary, the grant contact's name and telephone number, and the CIWMB grant manager’s name. How can I obtain more information on the grant and loan programs?For more information about the individual grants and loans, go to the Grants and Loans website and select a program. The site provides application deadlines, contact information, and other information about grants and loans. Local government waste diversion and recycling outreach materialsThe California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) established a web page to promote local government waste diversion and recycling outreach materials. This web page includes links and PDF files of various outreach materials created by California jurisdictions. Outreach materials may include brochures, fact sheets, pamphlets, newsletters, handouts, and other publications that promote diversion. The CIWMB will be a clearing-house for the materials listed and/or provided on this web page. Jurisdictions should e-mail John Duke at the CIWMB if they have questions. John can also be reached at (916) 341-6259. CalMAX—a valuable resourceThe California Materials Exchange (CalMAX) is an online and printed classified listing service provided free by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The goal of CalMAX is to conserve energy, resources, and landfill space by helping organizations find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes. CalMAX and other local materials exchanges are informational forums that foster the lawful exchange, reuse, and recycling of these materials. These exchanges are designed to help businesses find markets for nonhazardous materials they may have traditionally discarded. The CalMAX listings help businesses, industries, and institutions save resources and money, and they help businesses, schools, and nonprofits search for available and wanted materials. Many local materials exchanges are modeled after CalMAX. Material categories in CalMAX and local materials exchanges can include construction, containers, durable goods, electronics, glass, metal, miscellaneous, organics, paint/wax, pallets, paper, plastic, rubber, textile, and wood. What is a CalMAX portal page?Some jurisdictions wanted more local materials exchanges, but they did not have the resources to create and run their own websites. In 2003, CalMAX expanded its cooperative materials exchange partnership efforts to assist California jurisdictions in their regional diversion efforts by providing them with a customized “portal” to CalMAX. Portals are website pages that lead users within the local jurisdictions to CalMAX. CalMAX provides a custom web page for a particular region or county, and CalMAX hosts or stores listings data. The portal page may be designed with the county or city seal, offering more of a community appeal to local businesses. There is no fee for the portal page. To assist other jurisdictions in creating websites of their own, examples of jurisdictions that have successfully established websites along with brief information about their portal pages are described below. In addition, you can access the portal pages on the CIWMB's website. Contra Costa County’s CoCoMAX matches the discards of businesses and other entities in Contra Costa County with potential users. Any business, nonprofit group, school, or government agency can list materials they have available or would like to acquire. Listings are updated regularly and can be searched by category or keyword. Visit Contra Costa's website to search current listings or add a new listing of your own. In addition, CoCoMAX added a link in their website that directs customers to CalMAX. For more information about CoCoMAX, e-mail Deidra Dingman, Contra Costa County, or call (925) 335-1224. Fresno County’s FresnoMax is the county’s local edition of CalMAX. FresnoMax was developed and is maintained by the CIWMB. The county's recycling coordinator and the county's webmaster have found this collaborative effort to work well. For more information about FresnoMAX, e-mail Leslie Kline, Fresno County, or call (559) 262-4259. Nevada County Recycles! NevCoMAX was the first county to take advantage of a portal page. The website was enhanced to include a NevCoMAX button on the home page and links local customers to the portal page provided by the CIWMB’s CalMAX program. Nevada County Recycles! also secured the domain name NevCoMAX.com. The momentum of the program is building steadily due to an ongoing outreach campaign. The NevCoMAX program is advertised in a variety of ways: through radio spots, ads in the Chamber of Commerce newsletters, bimonthly banner ads in the local newspaper, and linking to other websites. The banner in the newspaper generates the most interest, and every time it runs people call about the program. NevCoMAX is also highlighted during one-on-one waste assessments and featured in inserts for business license renewal applications. For more information about NevCoMAX, e-mail Lynne Cody or call (530) 265-7119. San Diego County’s SanDiegoMax sponsored by the County of San Diego, encourages and supports efforts to recycle and reuse materials. The discards of one business or nonprofit organization can be diverted to provide feedstock for another local business, school, government agency, or nonprofit organization. Listings are regularly updated. For more information about SanDiegoMAX, e-mail Michael Wonsidler, San Diego County, or call (858) 874-4081. What is a MiniMAX?Some California jurisdictions have enough resources to host their own local materials exchange or “MiniMAX.” A MiniMAX is a materials exchange modeled after CalMAX, but it operates at the local level rather than through the State. To assist other jurisdictions in establishing websites of their own, examples of jurisdictions that successfully designed and established MiniMAXs are listed below. In addition, links to all MiniMAXs are available on the California Local Material Exchange Programs web page. What jurisdictions have established a MiniMAX?The Los Angeles County Materials Exchange Program (LACoMAX) helps and encourages individuals, businesses, schools, and nonprofit organizations in the County of Los Angeles to post their available materials and to find needed materials on the website. For more information on LACoMAX, e-mail Christopher Nguyen of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, or call (626) 458-6974. The Marin County Department of Public Works (MarinMax) allows individuals and organizations to donate and receive previously owned
and reusable items. The County of Marin Department of Public Works is
working in partnership with CalMAX to share listings in order to maximize
the success of both programs. The Napa County Materials Exchange Program (NapaMax) administered by the Waste Reduction/Recycling Division of the City of Napa, encourages and supports local efforts to recycle and reuse materials by enabling users to gain needed materials or to discard any unnecessary or unwanted materials. NapaMax provides you with an easy alternative that involves simply logging into the NapaMAX website and creating a “wanted” or “available” listing. NapaMax has special easy-to-use features like everyday reference categories and digital image uploads for your listing. For more information about NapaMAX, e-mail Kevin Miller, City of Napa Public Works Department, or call (707) 257-9520, Ext. 7291. The Santa Cruz County Materials Exchange Program (ProMAX) is sponsored by the County of Santa Cruz and managed by Ecology Action, a nonprofit organization of Santa Cruz. This is one of Ecology Action's innovative waste reduction programs for the Monterey Bay area. The new interactive ProMAX website seeks matches between entities that have materials available and those searching for materials. For more information about ProMAX, e-mail Ecology Action or call (831) 426-5925, Ext. 113. The Sonoma County Materials Exchange Program (SonoMax) matches the discards of businesses and other entities in Sonoma County with potential users. Any business, nonprofit group, or government agency can list materials they have available or would like to acquire. The program is operated through the County's Eco-Desk Hotline. SonoMAX listings are published quarterly. Listings are updated regularly on the website. For more information about SonoMAX, contact Sonoma County Waste Management Agency at (707) 565-3668, or call the Eco-Desk Hotline at (707) 565-3375 (565-DESK), or e-mail them. The Ventura County Materials Exchange Program (VCMAX) publishes listings on a quarterly basis and provides online listing services. The discards of one business or nonprofit organization can be diverted to provide feedstock for another local business, school, government agency, or nonprofit organization. (No brokers please.) This quarterly publication and newsletter also serves as a resource guide featuring waste reduction information and events. For more information about VCMAX, e-mail Pandee Leachman, Ventura County Environmental and Energy Resources Department or call (805) 289-3120. Who’s distributing CalMAX catalogs?Many jurisdictions are distributing CalMAX catalogs! In fact, the CIWMB and local jurisdictions distribute approximately 8,000 catalogs each quarter. The catalogs are made of 100 percent postconsumer recycled-content paper. Highlighted below are examples of how some jurisdictions distribute CalMAX catalogs. Fresno County includes a copy of the catalog whenever and wherever the county distributes recycling information. This includes filling requests for specific information, setting up information tables at events, and giving public presentations. In addition, a copy of CalMAX is always included in Fresno’s Zone Information Package that is distributed to potential RMDZ clients. All clients participating in Fresno County’s Waste Assessment program get a copy of CalMAX as part of the final report on their site. For more information, e-mail Leslie Kline, Fresno County, or call (559) 262-4259. Nevada County Recycles! distributes CalMAX catalogs through the local Chamber of Commerce, high-traffic businesses, the local public library, public events and presentations, and kiosks. In addition, catalogs are mailed in informational packets, and businesses receive a catalog during waste assessments. For more information, e-mail Lynne Cody, Nevada County Recycles! or call (530) 265-7119. San Joaquin County distributes CalMAX catalogs along with other waste diversion outreach material at events throughout the county, such as the AG EXPO, Home and Garden Show, Ripon Almond Festival, Tracy Bean Festival, Escalon National Night Out, Marina Dock Walking, Business Education Alliance, Chamber of Commerce, and library and school events. CalMAX catalogs and flyers are also available in the county’s permit center. As staff resources allow, information is also forwarded to San Joaquin cities and county certified oil centers. For more information, e-mail Fran Abbott, San Joaquin County, or call (209) 468-3066. How do I access the latest CalMAX listings and the CalMAX website or obtain a CalMAX catalog?The latest CalMAX listings are available through its new listserv, CalMAX Updates. Through this free service, you will receive e-mails twice a month with new CalMAX listings. To subscribe, go to Subscribe to the CIWMB CalMAX Listserv. For a free catalog, e-mail CalMAX or call toll free (877) 520-9703. For more information, you can also access the CalMAX website. Who should I contact regarding CalMAX?For more information about CalMAX, the portal pages, or establishing a MiniMAX, e-mail Diana E. Rivera, CalMAX Coordinator, or call her at (916) 341-6611. Electronic waste recyclingElectronic waste (or e-waste) recycling, meaning the recovery and proper handling of electronic products nearing the end of their "useful life," is a hot topic for government, businesses, and residents alike. To help with its growing e-waste challenge, California enacted the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (Chapter 526, Statutes of 2003 Sher, SB 20). This legislation, signed into law on September 25, 2003, covers certain electronic products with video displays, including those that contain cathode ray tubes (CRT) and liquid crystal displays (LCD). The act was amended by Chapter 863, Statutes of 2004 (Sher, SB 50) on September 29, 2004. Emergency regulations implemented certain provisions of the act. Some of the provisions of the CIWMB emergency regulations are:
The Electronic Waste Recycling Act, which took effect January 1, 2005, requires that consumers pay an advance recycling fee when they purchase certain video display devices. These include CRT-containing televisions and computer monitors, LCD-containing computer monitors, and laptop computers. Retailers collect the fee from consumers on each of these items at the time of purchase. The fee ranges from $6 to $10 depending on the viewable screen size of the device. Plasma televisions and LCD televisions will be added to the fee collection beginning July 1, 2005. What’s the role of the CIWMB?Individuals and organizations interested in participating in the authorized electronic waste recovery and recycling payment system (covered electronic waste, or CEW) must submit an application to the CIWMB. Before applying, the applicants must have fulfilled any and all requirements of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for the handling and/or treatment of universal waste. CIWMB approves applicants for participation in the CEW recycling payment system. Applicants may apply to participate as either collectors or recyclers. In some cases they may act as a dual entity (both a collector and a recycler). The application is available on the Documents Supporting Participation in the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Payment System web page. The CIWMB also reviews recycling payment claims, verifies eligibility of materials and processing, and authorizes payments to approved recycle(s). Only materials collected from California sources on or after January 1, 2005, are eligible for the payment system. The CIWMB requires that all CEW claims be California source-determined and documented. Failure to demonstrate the California sources of CEW will result in rejection, or adjustment, of the payment claims. All collectors must maintain collection data regardless of whether the collection operation is a private or public entity. E-waste collection and recycling system participants are responsible for determining, documenting, and demonstrating the eligibility of CEW claimed. For information on the statute and regulations that govern the CEW recovery and recycling payment system, go to the Statutes, Regulations, and Related Issues web page. What’s the role of DTSC?The Department of Toxic Substances Control determines which devices are
hazardous and considered covered electronic devices (CED) for the purposes
of fee collection and recycling payment eligibility. For more information on how DTSC determines if the products exhibit the
characterization of a hazardous waste when disposed, and for more
information on the inspection of the recycler’s facilities for compliance,
see the
DTSC web page on managing hazardous waste under the Electronic Waste
Recycling Act of 2003. How can local governments participate?The e-waste recycling payment claim system relies primarily on two important factors: verified proper processing of the devices, and required documentation of the California sources of the materials. The standards of accurate documentation are set for all participants in the system; however, a specific provision has been established for local governments (and under specified circumstances, their designated agents). The local government provision for source documentation is intended for the one-day household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events. During these events, jurisdictions often experience hundreds of residents lined up to drop off their materials. The task of obtaining the name and addresses of each participant—which is the default regulatory requirement for all collectors in the systems—could be a hardship for the local governments sponsoring these events, and could result in some residents becoming impatient and turning away. This could result in illegal dumping of the waste. Therefore, the regulations enable local government to cumulatively document the California sources of the materials collected during these events; for example, a one-day total of materials collected from residents of the community. To avoid costly errors, it is important that all participants understand all system requirements before accumulating discarded electronic waste. For information on the statute and regulations that govern the CEW recovery and recycling payment system, go to the go to the Statutes, Regulations, and Related Issues web page. Jurisdictions should pay specific attention to the collection log requirements contained in section 18660.20(j) of the emergency regulations. If a jurisdiction chooses to contract for services, it should make sure the service provider is an approved participant in the system and is familiar with the regulations. What’s on the CIWMB Electronic Product Management website?The CIWMB electronics website provides an abundance of information to assist local governments, State agencies, private and public entities, and businesses on the reuse, recycling, and proper disposal of electronic products. Links to helpful web pages from the Electronics website are listed below. What is E-Waste? provides a definition of e-Waste and answers to frequently asked questions. Reuse/Recycling Opportunities offers an Electronic Product Management Directory. The directory provides a list of facilities that collect specific types of electronic equipment for reuse or recycling. In addition, the directory enables you to search a database of these facilities. Note: Organizations listed in this directory are not necessarily approved for the e-waste recycling system. If you are looking for approved participants with whom to establish business relations, please go to the Approved Collectors and Recyclers of Covered Electronic Waste web page. Resources offer a wide array of resources to assist in better managing electronic products and discards including the following:
In addition, the following guidance materials are available:
Electronic Waste Recycling Act (SB 20/SB 50) provides links to legislation and the emergency regulations. This page supplies information on the key elements of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act and electronic waste recycling. Graphics, media support and point-of-purchase information is available from a link at eRecycle to assist retailers in explaining the fee and other aspects of the act. Regulatory Issues provides information on legislation, the emergency regulations, and additional resources to assist generators and handlers of electronic discards to better understand the law. Product Stewardship lists organizations working to encourage stewardship for electronic equipment. Events includes information on meetings, conferences, workshops, and other events concerning the management of electronic products. News provides information on the latest developments that will affect how electronic equipment is designed, procured, reused, recycled, and disposed, with a particular emphasis on how this will affect California businesses and communities. What’s eRecycle.org?The CIWMB teamed with the Earth Communications Office (ECO), a nonprofit organization in Hollywood, to develop and spread the word about eRecycle.org. This is a partnership between government, manufacturers, retailers, and the environmental community to provide guidance and information to consumers about recycling electronic waste. Radio and television public service announcements began in April 2005. The eRecycle.org website provides pop art and banners for your websites, as well as informational material to educate people on the reuse, recycling, and proper disposal of electronic products. Where can I obtain more information on e-waste recycling?E-mail your questions regarding e-waste recycling. Go to California E-Waste Updates: Electronic Newsletter to subscribe to the newsletter. This newsletter provides updates and guidance on the e-waste program. Archived issues are also available. Stay tuned for more information on e-waste recycling in future editions of infoCycling. Editor’s noteI hope you enjoyed this edition of infoCycling. In the summer 2005 edition,
look for an article on construction and demolition waste diversion. Please
contact me with suggestions on articles you would like to see included in
infoCycling and announcements of events in your jurisdiction or at
your State agency. You can
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Last updated: December 28, 2007 Local Government Central http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/LGCentral/ Larry N. Stephens: lstephen@ciwmb.ca.gov (916) 341-6241 |