Recycling Market Development Zone

Oakland/Berkeley

The Oakland/Berkeley Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) is located on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, extending from both cities’ flatlands south to the San Leandro border. The zone encompasses West Berkeley between Interstate 80, San Pablo Avenue, the Oakland-Emeryville border, and the Albany border. In Oakland, the zone includes the central business district, major industrial areas in West Oakland and the Coliseum area, the Port of Oakland’s facilities, and the Oakland International Airport.

• Incentives
• Target Materials
• Infrastructure
• Contact

Incentives

Oakland offers expedited permit processing, low-interest loans, and technical assistance such as site location and project coordination. Berkeley offers assistance through its Community Development Services Division and its Redevelopment Division. Services such as management and technical assistance, site location, and employee search through use of a database are available.

Target Materials

Materials targeted include mixed paper, high-grade paper, corrugated cardboard, old newsprint, glass, ferrous metals, mixed plastic, and yard and food waste.

Infrastructure

Roadway transportation is available via freeways 17, 80, 580, and 680. The 40 steamship lines that call on the Port of Oakland provide shipping services. The transcontinental railroads Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Santa Fe provide intermodal services at the Oakland International Airport.

Contact Information

Oakland/Berkeley RMDZ http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RMDZ/OaklandBerk/Default.asp Steve Lautze Urban Economic Analyst III 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza - Suite 3315 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-238-4973 Fax: 510-238-2226 Email: slautze@oaklandnet.com CIWMB Contacts for this RMDZ: Zone Liaison: Betty Fernandez Loan Officer: Jeremy Callihan

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Last updated: June 30, 2008