Reuse Assistance Grant Progress Report

City of Lakewood's Reuse Assistance Grant Project
(Part 1: November 1, 2003 to December 1, 2003)

Project Description

The City of Lakewood used their grant funds to divert the Bulky Item Collection donations to reuse facilities; materials included construction and demolition debris, electronics, and household bulky items. The project focused mainly on the residential sector with disposal alternatives through the Bulky Item Collection system. The City worked with the local hauler to divert the collected materials to local charitable organizations in need of the items, and diverted 67.5 tons on average per month for reuse purposes.

The steps required to accomplish their project are as follows:

Task 1.1: Identify Items for Reuse Activity (Reimbursable Services).
City and Contracted Staff have reviewed the list of items collected from the current Dial-A-Dump program from January through September 2003 to determine which items will be targeted for the new Dial-A-Donation program. This list of items is as follows:

Task 1.1 is 100 percent complete.

Task 1.2: Software Program to Track Reuse Items (Reimbursable Services).
The City's hauler has contacted their software company to program a new screen in their tracking system in order to better quantify and determine which items will be tagged for reuse. Task 1.2 is 50 percent complete and should be completed in December 2003.

Task 1.3: Sort Collected Items (Matching Services).
This task has not yet been started and is scheduled to commence in January 2004, and will be ongoing through the grant term.

Task 1.4: Coordinate Collection with Reuse Organizations (Reimbursable Services).
In coordination with the items identified in Task 1.1, a number of organizations have been contacted to participate in this program. The organizations are as follows:

Task 2.1: Create Reuse Pamphlet (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.1 has not yet been started and should be completed by December 2004.

Task 2.2: Printing Reuse Pamphlet (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.2 has not yet been started and should be completed by December 2004.

Task 2.3: Write and Submit Newspaper Articles (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.3 has not yet been started. However, some press has been done on this new program. A Press Conference was held by Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez and CIWMB Board Member Carl Washington on November 3, 2003. In addition, the City's new Recycling Guide, published in November 2003, includes a brief article on the new program. Task 2.3 has not yet been started, with articles to be published in May and November 2004.

Task 2.4: Develop Flyer for Reuse Stores (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.4 has not yet bee started and should be completed by December 2003.

Task 2.5: Printing of Flyer (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.5 has not yet been started and should be completed by December 2003.

Task 2.6: Participate in Community Events (Reimbursable Services).
Task 2.6 has not yet been started and will be ongoing through the grant term.

Task 3.1: Manage Funds (Matching Services).
City staff has created a separate budget item in the City's budget to track the finances of this program. Task 3.1 has not yet been started and will be ongoing through the grant term.

Task 3.2: Planning, Tracking Milestones, Record Keeping (Reimbursable Services).
Task 3.2 has not yet been started and will be ongoing through the grant term.

Task 3.3: Submission of Monthly Progress Reports (Matching Services).
Task 3.3 has not yet been started and will be ongoing through the grant term.

Task 3.4: Submit Final Report to CIWMB (Matching Services).
Task 3.4 has not yet been started and will be completed in April 2005.

*Permission was obtained from grant recipient to publish project profile.

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