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DocuSign Envelope ID: OD510CD3-2A8F-436A-AA52-8F12ED721 B35 <br />CITY OF TUKWILA 2019-2020 WRR GRANT <br />Rain Barrels to be sold in 2019 and 2020. We have a surplus of rain barrels and <br />worm bins remaining from 2018 to sell in 2019. Additional items may be purchased <br />in 2020, if needed. <br />d. Program/Project Specifics <br />Rain barrels are popular green gardening products for Tukwila residents. In prior <br />years, the City has offered rain barrels for residents at significant subsidy. They have <br />been well -received and have increased water conserving (rain barrel) behavior <br />among Tukwila residents, as well as awareness of recycled content goods. This <br />project will make it easier for Tukwila residents to buy and use recycled -content rain <br />barrels to conserve water and practice other green gardening activities. <br />Grant funds will be used to buy and store barrels, and work with a contractor to sell <br />the barrels at the annual RCE. <br />e. Performance and Impact Objectives <br />• Encourage greater awareness and use of water conservation and green <br />gardening strategies by (single-family) Tukwila residents <br />• Help home gardeners to acquire and use recycled -content gardening equipment <br />(i.e. recycled plastic rain barrels) <br />• Buy approximately 33 recycled plastic rain barrels to sell to Tukwila residents at a <br />reduced cost <br />• Divert plastic from the waste stream <br />• Promote the use of recycled content products <br />Tukwila will purchase recycled plastic rain barrels and sell them at a 50 to 60 percent <br />discount to Tukwila residents at Residential Recycling Collection Events (RCE) and at <br />the Tukwila Backyard Wildlife Festival in 2019 and 2020. To encourage purchase and <br />use, we will charge the residents a reduced fee of approximately $35 per rain barrel. <br />The City will publicize the distribution event(s) through its Residential Collection <br />Event (RCE) mailing to all Tukwila residents and on the City's website. <br />Each recycled plastic rain barrel weighs approximately 40 pounds and diverts <br />approximately twice that amount (80 pounds) from the waste stream. We expect to <br />sell all the bins. This will divert a significant amount of plastic from the waste stream <br />and clearly demonstrate the use of a high -quality product made from recycled <br />content. In addition to encouraging market development for plastics, distributing <br />rain barrels encourages Tukwila residents to conserve water for reuse in the lawn <br />and garden, and reduces surface water runoff. <br />f. Evaluation <br />• Track number of rain barrels distributed to residents. <br />• Sample email survey of rain barrel purchasers to determine use levels. <br />g• <br />Budget: $2,411 for 2019/2020 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />Final Scope of Work October 30, 2018 <br />35 <br />