10-020 - King County - Waste Reduction & Recycling (WRR) Grant Program

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F) Task Impact Objectives: By hosting Recycling Collection Events, Tukwila can reduce the amount of recyclable material finding their way to the local landfill. The City of Tukwila has a population of approximately 18, 200 residents. The City expects, based on past events, that 400 -450 households will actively participate each year by bringing recyclable materials to the event for proper disposal and recycling. This will result in 25 -35 tons of material diverted from the local waste stream for recycling per year. In addition to diverting materials from the City waste stream, attracting residents to events provides an opportunity to distribute educational material on City and King County recycling programs. The educational materials can enhance the knowledge of residents and improve behavior in purchase, handling, and disposal of recyclable materials. 3. Task Two: Non Residential Recycling a. Project Manager: Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner b. Consultant The City of Tukwila will work with Wilder Environmental Consulting. c. Schedule First quarter, 2010 December 31, 2011 d. Goals Increase the program's visibility in the business community Increase awareness among businesses of the technical assistance which the City offers Expand the number of businesses who receive customized assistance e. Program /Project Specifics 1) Performance Objectives: Business Outreach/Technical Assistance The City of Tukwila will provide technical assistance to help businesses with starting or improving recycling programs, waste prevention and purchase of recycled products either by e- mail, telephone, mail or on -site visits. A Business Recycling and Waste Prevention Specialist (consultant to the City of Tukwila) will respond when firms request assistance. We expect to generate requests for recycling assistance by including information about City- sponsored recycling programs in business license mailings in 2010 and 2011. This will reach all 2000 firms who operate in Tukwila. We will also maintain Business Recycling information on the City of Tukwila website. We also plan to target the property managers to initiate and maintain assistance in recycling, waste prevention, and procurement of recycled content products. We may also focus on assistance for specific industries or types of businesses, especially any that are identified by King County's Business Recycling program. We will work again Westfield Shoppingtown Center Southcenter in 2010 -2011 assist after their recent expansion. We will continue to our focus on in -house programs to improve recycling, waste reduction and environmentally preferable purchasing practices in City of Tukwila facilities. We plan to work with the Parks and RF Page 4 of 8 12/15/2009 P: \SWPublic \KSC Public \RES \WRR Grant lnfo\2010 -2011 \Scopes \tukwscope.doc