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Media Center Events

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).

 
 

CIWMB's Chair Margo Reid Brown and Keep America Beautiful staff on platform of railway car. Time for the Great American Clean Up! Chair Margo Reid Brown participated in the national kickoff of the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup. The event took place at the historic Old Town Sacramento Railroad Museum. Huell Howser played emcee for the event as the guest speakers delivered remarks in the tradition of a “whistle stop tour” on the platform of a railway car. Learn more about the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup.

 

Board Member Rosalie Mulé with City of Encinitas representatives holding their big check. Big Check for Big Effort: Board Member Rosalie Mulé has been making the rounds to present "big" checks to local jurisdictions that have received grants from the Integrated Waste Management Board. In March member Mulé visited City of Solana Beach, City of Moreno Valley and, pictured here, the City of Encinitas. These presentations have provided a great venue for the Board to get feedback from our grantees and build stronger relationships with our local partners. Member Mulé has been an outstanding advocate for the CIWMB programs and mission.

 

WRAP of the Year logo linked to the WRAP home page. The Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) recognizes five California businesses that have surpassed even the lofty accomplishments of other 2007 WRAP winners. These five California businesses are being awarded the honor of being recognized as this year's WRAP of the Year (WOTY) winners for their outstanding waste-cutting efforts to reduce nonhazardous waste and send less garbage to our landfills.

 

U.S. EPA's Regional Administrator Wayne Nastri presenting the Green Electronics Champions Award to CIWMB Chair Margo Reid Brown and DGS Interim Deputy Director, Procurement Division Adrian Farley.Green Electronics Champion
California Integrated Waste Management Board wins honors from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Electronics Council. Accepting the award, Chair Margo Reid Brown attended the ceremony.

 

Past Media Center Events...

  Press Releases
 May 2008
 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
 4/23/2008State Report Provides Key Findings For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Landfills
 4/23/2008State Aids San Jose in Old Landfill Repairs: Funds will Help Protect Homes, Environment
 4/23/2008California Gets Tough on Tire Offenders: State Approves $6.6 Million to Aid Enforcement Actions
 4/21/2008Checking Your Tire Pressure is as Easy as Pumping Gas: Proper tire maintenance is a simple and quick monthly activity
 March 2008
 3/26/2008State Waste Reduction Award Goes Paperless: Online Application Gets Makeover
 3/19/2008Making California Roads Quieter and Safer: State Provides $150,000 to Improve the Ride and the Environment
 3/19/2008California Gives Drivers Safer and Quieter Alternative: State Approves $1 million to Improve Roads and the Environment
All Press Releases for 2008
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