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A. Basic Information <br />1. City of Tukwila <br />2. Tukwila Business Recycles (Business Recycling Program) <br />3. Rebecca Fox, Associate Planner <br />4. City of Tukwila <br />6300 Southcenter Boulevard <br />Tukwila, WA 98188 <br />5. We will work with a consultant to carry out the grant's activities. <br />6. We anticipate spending the entire $21,114 allocated to Tukwila. <br />B. Proposed scope of work <br />CITY OPTIONAL FUNDS GRANT NARRATIVE <br />1998 <br />CITY OF TUKWILA <br />EXHIBIT B <br />1. History of Business Recycling Program- <br />Tukwila does not have a contract with any commercial garbage or recycling firm. Tukwila <br />businesses may use either a state certificated garbage hauler or an independent recycler to collect <br />their recyclable materials. In addition, companies may self -haul to area buy -back centers or bring <br />recyclables to the Bow Lake Transfer Station, located in Tukwila. Of nearly 1,800 businesses <br />located in Tukwila, approximately 201 firms use recycling services offered by two state certificated <br />garbage companies. <br />Tukwila has conducted a business reycling program "Tukwila Business Recycles since late 1993. <br />To date, the program consists of three primary elements: 1) providing technical assistance to <br />businesses to help implement or expand waste prevention and recycling activities; 2) promoting <br />waste prevention and recycling activities among businesses through press releases and newsletters; <br />and 3) evaluating program effectiveness by developing a monitoring program, tracking the <br />commercial sector recycling rate and assessing the impact of program components. <br />Accomplishments during the first 3 quarters of 1997 include: <br />providing assistance to approximately 40 businesses; <br />soliciting participants for a pilot program to test the feasibility of collecting and recycling <br />plastic film; <br />producing 2 newsletters, distributed to approximately 1,800 Tukwila businesses; <br />publicizing the 1996 "Green Dollars" promotion and Earth Day recycling/waste prevention <br />display at Southcenter Mall by nominating the mall for a 1997 "Green Business" award with <br />the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce. <br />