California Expands Recycling Partnership

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council and Keep California Beautiful (KCB) announced plans to expand their recycling partnership in California through the placement of new recycling bins and educational signage at the Gaviota, Camp Roberts and Shandon rest areas.

"One of our main goals at Caltrans is to preserve and enhance California’s resources. This campaign continues to call attention to recycling bins at rest stops, helping to increase recycling and encourage proper waste disposal," says Rich Krumholz, director, Caltrans District 5. "Caltrans is committed to keeping California’s environment clean and pursuing every opportunity to recycle, which is why we are thrilled to see this program grow."

In 2009, the partnership between the three groups led to the placement of nine recycling bins and educational signage. This year, educational signage will be placed on 18 new bins at the Camp Roberts rest area and the partners will place recycling bins at the Shandon rest area when it opens in the fall.

Through the “Plastics. Too Valuable to Waste. Recycle.” Campaign, the groups have placed nearly 700 seasonal and permanent recycling bins at more than 30 locations in the San Diego, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz areas.