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CITY OF TUKWILA 2014 WRR GRANT Exhibit A <br />The benefits expected by the collection of these materials will be to divert them <br />from the waste stream and process them for recycling. The event will also provide <br />an opportunity to recycle moderate risk waste. The King County Health Department, <br />the City of Tukwila, and Washington State Department of Ecology will pay for event <br />expenses as well. <br />F) Task Impact Objectives: <br />By hosting Recycling Collection Events, Tukwila can reduce the amount of recyclable <br />material finding their way to the local landfill. The City of Tukwila has a population of <br />approximately 19,080. Based on past events, the City expects that 350 -450 <br />households will actively participate by bringing recyclable materials to the event for <br />proper disposal and recycling. This will result in 25 -30 tons of material diverted from <br />the local waste stream for recycling. <br />In addition to diverting materials from the City waste stream, attracting residents to <br />events provides an opportunity to distribute educational material on City and King <br />County recycling programs. The educational materials can enhance the knowledge <br />of residents and improve behavior in purchase, handling, and disposal of recyclable <br />materials. <br />2. Task Two: Commercial /Multi - Family Recycling <br />a. Project Manager: <br />Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner <br />b. Consultant <br />The City of Tukwila will work with a consultant /recycling technical assistance <br />specialist. <br />c. Schedule <br />First quarter, 2014 — December 31, 2014 <br />d. Goals <br />• Increase awareness among Tukwila businesses of the benefits of recycling and the <br />technical assistance which the City offers. <br />• Increase awareness of and support for product stewardship. <br />• Work with businesses and multi - family complexes to sign up for recycling services, <br />including the free recycling services offered via contract with Waste Management, and <br />to down -size garbage service in order to save money and /or be more environmentally <br />friendly. <br />• Expand the number of businesses who sign up for recycling and ultimately improve <br />waste diversion. <br />• Reduce waste produced by businesses, and ensure that businesses are recycling the <br />correct items onsite, and bringing other items, such as computers, to proper recycling <br />facilities. <br />RF Page 4 of 11 12/13/2013 <br />P: \SWPublic \KSC_Public \RES \WRR Grant Info \2014 \Scopes \Tukwila 2014 KC WRR SC @BD.doc <br />