NEXT ACWMA BOARD MEETING:

April 23, 2014
3:00 p.m.
1537 Webster St., Oakland

PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS:

February 26, 2014
March 26, 2014
3:00 p.m.
1537 Webster St., Oakland

Stakeholder Meetings
for Residential and Multifamily Property Owners in Alameda County
Proposed Household Hazardous Waste Program Improvements and Fee

October 8, 10, 15 and 17, 2013 
7:00-9:00 pm

Livermore Public Library (October 8)
1188 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore
Castro Valley Public Library, (October 10)
3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley
North Berkeley Senior Center, (October 15)
1901 Hearst Ave, 2nd Floor, Classroom A&B, Berkeley
Fremont Public Library, (October 17)
2400 Stevenson Blvd, Fukaya Rm, Fremont

Join us to hear more about the countywide residential household hazardous waste program and its future. The program provides safe, legal, environmentally sound disposal options for residential household hazardous waste such as paint, solvents, and pesticides. Without these options, most household hazardous waste will be illegally and improperly disposed of (e.g., abandoned on streets, poured down drains, placed in garbage or recycling carts). Improper disposal often pollutes our waterways, detracts from property values, or forces the community or others to pay for cleanup (e.g., through street maintenance, wastewater, or stormwater budgets; or expenses to private property owners).

The countywide household hazardous waste collection program is currently paid for through a per ton fee on municipal solid waste disposed in landfills. However, the fee has not changed since 2000 and the program either needs to be cut back dramatically or provided with additional funding. These stakeholder meetings seek to gather feedback from single family and multi-family property owners regarding a proposed fee of less than $10 per year per dwelling unit to be paid with property tax bills each year.

For questions about the October 2013 meetings, please send them to hhwproject@stopwaste.orgor call Wes Sullens at 510-891-6500.

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