California Conservation Department Awards Grants

The California Department of Conservation has set up partnerships with 19 recycling projects in the state in order to boost the collection on recyclable containers.

Schools, colleges, parks, conservation groups, youth job programs, and local community and government entities will combine DOC grants with their own funding to step up collection and recycling of California Refund Value bottles and cans. DOC recycling grants are paid for with unclaimed refunds of CRV beverage containers, and are awarded at no cost to the state's general fund.

The Department of Conservation awarded the following grants:

22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County): Purchase additional recycling equipment for the Del Mar Fairgrounds. DOC grant: $10,520.

Arcata Garbage, Inc. (Humboldt County): Purchase and place recycling bins at four Arcata schools and collect, transport and recycle CRV bottles and cans. $27,306.

Associated Students Recycling Center, California State University-Long Beach (Los Angeles County): Establish “Think Before You Throw” project to encourage people to recycle CRV beverage containers in high-traffic campus locations, make recycling available at special events on campus and raise awareness through student competitions. $11,738.

California State Parks Foundation (Marin County): Install new recycling bin clusters at high-traffic California state parks and beaches as part of the California State Parks Foundation’s annual Earth Day Restoration and Clean-up program. $50,000.

Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority (Contra Costa County): Establish a recycling container “bank” that will lend out recycling bins for special events in the cities of Danville, Lafayette, Orinda, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. $5,434.

City College of San Francisco (San Francisco County): Expand CRV beverage container recycling program on seven campuses to include offices, classrooms and at special events on main Ocean Avenue campus. $108,399.

City of Arvin (Kern County): Establish a curbside recycling program where none now exists. $98,724.

City of Burbank Recycle Center (Los Angeles County): Develop a recycling corps at five local middle and high schools that will place recycling bins, collect bottles and cans and track their results. $14,498.

City of Citrus Heights (Sacramento County): Partner with the local park district and the Sacramento Local Conservation Corps to build recycling bins and collect beverage containers in 13 city parks. $50,428.

City of Oxnard (Ventura County): Develop a public area recycling program for special events and large business break rooms. $69,727.

City of Selma (Fresno County): Expand the number of recycling bins in high-traffic public locations throughout Selma and create awareness through advertisements, community event booths and an art contest in schools. $16,698.

El Dorado County Environmental Management Department (El Dorado County): Implement beverage container recycling programs at El Dorado County ski resorts and South Lake Tahoe boat marinas. $111,405. 

Lassen Volcanic National Park (Shasta County): Purchase and install 147 bear-proof recycling bins. $158,423.

Los Angeles Conservation Corps (Los Angeles County): Provide beverage container recycling collection services at 13 college football games during the 2004 season. $69,621.

Palos Verdes High School E-Club (Los Angeles County): Implement a self-sustaining recycling program at Palos Verdes High School. $3,833.

Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (Santa Clara County): Increase recycling at Stanford Stadium by purchasing and installing recycling bins. $78,337.

Sierra Conservation Project (Mono County): Develop a large-scale public recycling system to serve transit systems, biking and hiking trails and condominium associations. $65,347.

Town of Truckee (Nevada County): Procure recycling receptacles for use at special events within the Town of Truckee. $5,000.

UC Irvine Facilities Management (Orange County): Increase beverage container recycling on campus by increasing the number of recycling bin clusters and time spent collecting and processing bottles and cans, and promote recycling education on campus. $32,928.