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Chris Fall
Manager of Public Sector Services
Lisa Hemenway
Recycling Compliance Manager - Antelope Valley
Karen Erstad
Community Relations Manager - Antelope Valley
Amy Wiese
Recycling Compliance Manager - Santa Clarita Valley
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Dear Friends:
As hard as we work with our cities to be AB 939 compliant, it is clear that ton for ton, residential waste is only a small part of the compliance story. Amidst a housing boom that has really taken over much of the AV and Santa Clarita, C&D waste has become a big issue. In October, Los Angeles County will put a strict new law into effect requiring that contractors in unincorporated areas of the county recycle 50% of their C&D waste — and follow through with rigorous record-keeping and reporting. Some of our franchise cities are also starting to look at C&D recycling and reporting. At Waste Management of course, we recycle C&D waste for our roll-off customers and we are happy to meet to discuss the practical details of managing and supervising C&D recycling programs.
Given that recycling is in many ways a last resort for materials — and a challenge for consumers (see Chuck White's column on recycling e-waste) I am also happy to report that on a corporate level, Waste Management has gotten behind Freecycle™, an internet-based bulletin board that promotes reuse (see story). What better way to keep a computer out of the waste stream than to give it to a school that needs it? And conversely, why buy a new, heavily packaged stationary bike when your neighbor has a gently used one to give away?
Our Waste Management Public Sector Services team wishes you and yours a cool and relaxing summer.
Sincerely,
Chris Fall
Manager of Public Sector Services
for Santa Clarita and Antelope Valley
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