California Integrated Waste Management Board

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Media Center Events

CIWMB Chair Margo Reid Brown making speech.Angora Fire One-Year Anniversary: Chair Margo Reid Brown addressed a group of invited guests at the Angora Fire Anniversary Lunch to thank them for all their work and cooperation in developing a new standard in disaster debris removal that was created in the wake of the devastating Angora wildfire that erupted on June 24, 2007. Chair Brown also participated in a ceremonial tree planting on the grounds of the first home rebuilt only 9 months following the incident. Read the Chair's remarks.

View of Santa Cruz Island coast.Santa Cruz Island Clean-Up: Thanks to a partnership of public and nonprofit organizations, a precious jewel of California's coast is being restored to its natural habitat. This week, a major clean-up project on Santa Cruz Island is being completed, accelerating an ambitious restoration project led by The Nature Conservancy and supported by the National Park Service and the California Integrated Waste Management Board. See video (WIndows Media, 282 Kbps, 4:27 minutes).

 
 

CIWMB's Chair Margo Reid Brown presents at the Chevron service station event. National Tire Safety Week: Chair Margo Reid Brown kicks-off National Tire Safety Week in San Francisco along with the Rubber Manufacture’s Association, AAA of Northern California, Chevron and the City of San Francisco. The kick-off included conducting tire safety checks and filling air for all vehicles in need. See video (Windows Media, 282 Kbps, 2:33 minutes).

 

 

Past Media Center Events...

  Press Releases
 June 2008
 6/17/2008State Grant Helps Clean Up Illegal Trash Dumps in L.A.: Waste Board assists in protecting public health and the environment
 6/17/2008State Awards Grants to Clean Up Rural Communities: Waste Board provides funds to target illegal dumping
 6/17/2008State Provides Funds To Clean Up Illegal Trash Dumps: Waste Board acts to protect public health and the environment
 6/17/2008State Continues Rolling Out Rubber Roads: Waste Board helps convert used tires to a better use
 6/10/2008G.M. Joins Environmental Agencies to Bust the 3,000 Mile Myth: State Focuses On Environmental Hazards of Used Motor Oil
 May 2008
 5/22/2008California on the Road to Fewer Waste Tires: State improving the ride while protecting the environment
 5/22/2008State Grants Help Promote Motor Oil Recycling Programs: Funds will enhance reuse of used oil products, target illegal disposal practices
 5/1/2008Santa Cruz Island Gets Environmental Cleanup: State and Private Partnership Brings New Life to California’s Pacific Jewel
 April 2008
 4/30/2008Waste Board Chair Brown Addresses State of Organics During BioCycle 2008 Conference
 4/23/2008California Putting the Rubber in the Road: State Helping Californians Drive Smoother While Protecting the Environment
All Press Releases for 2008
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