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Roland Williams, Michelle Wu

October 22, 2014

CVUSD Board of Education Meeting

School Programs

Castro Valley Sanitary District

Agenda

Fun Facts

Key Accomplishments in 2013/14

CVSan’s Zero Waste Goal - 2029

Overview of CVSan School Programs

for 2014/15

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Fun CVSan Facts

Over the past 12 years, CVSan has provided:

304 classes, or 6,440 students, in our 3rd grade 4Rs Field Trips

Over $113,128.00 in Donations & Grants

11 years of Earth Day events with 6,410 volunteers

$135,900 awarded to 14 CVUSD Green Ribbon Schools

In the past 8 years, CVUSD reduced their garbage by 58%

(126 cu yards per week, or nearly 5,561 cu yards per year)

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CVSan’s Zero Waste Goal

CVSan Zero Waste Strategic Plan (August 2014)

Zero Waste by 2029 Resolution (October 2014)

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Key Accomplishments in 2013/14

14 CVUSD schools

Green Ribbon certified

14 CVUSD schools

participating in Food

Scrap Recycling

32 4Rs Field Trips to

CVUSD schools

14 Waste Audits in

CVUSD (4th year)

First-ever Redwood

High Waste Audit

Technical assistance

as needed

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Green Ribbon Schools Program

$27,120 awarded to all

CVUSD 14 schools

65% minimum diversion

rate

Average diversion rate of

CVUSD schools - 79%

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Waste Audits

One day’s worth of

garbage

Over 200 participants

3,752 gallons of garbage

14 waste audits at

CVUSD schools

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What should be in the garbage:

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Waste Audits - Results

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71% of “garbage” was

recyclable &

compostable ≈ can be

diverted from landfill

29% of “garbage” is

actual garbage

42%

29%

29% Recycling

Garbage

Organics

Waste Audits – Actual Garbage

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School

Organic material in

garbage

Recyclable material

in garbage

Actual

Garbage

Canyon Middle 30% 40% 30%

Castro Valley Adult 37% 42% 21%

CVE 28% 50% 22%

CVHS 42% 37% 21%

Chabot 33% 50% 17%

Creekside Middle 17% 44% 39%

Independent 0% 25% 75%

Jensen Ranch 25% 47% 28%

Marshall 38% 38% 25%

Palomares 25% 36% 39%

Proctor 41% 41% 18%

Redwood High 17% 50% 33%

Stanton 42% 37% 21%

Vannoy 33% 50% 17%

2013/14 Average 29% 42% 29%

2012/13 Average 30% 37% 33%

2011/12 Average 31% 36% 33%

2010/11 Average 42% 31% 27%

Waste Audits - Potential Savings

School

Current

garbage in cu

yards/week

Potential

Garbage

Reduction in cu

yards/week

Potential

Savings per

month

Canyon Middle 9 3 $75.48 Castro Valley Adult 6 1.5 $474.17 Castro Valley Elem 4 1 $315.06 Castro Valley High 30 9 $2,109.56 Chabot 4 1.5 $206.46 Creekside Middle 10 4 $1,597.62 Independent 2 1.5 $108.49 Jensen Ranch 4 1.5 $206.46 Marshall 4 1 $315.06 Palomares 2 1 $217.10 Proctor 6 2.5 $689.64 Redwood Alternative 2.14 1 $232.02 Stanton 4 1 $315.06 Vannoy 4 1 $315.06

Total Monthly Savings $7,177.24

Total Annual Savings $86,126.88

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In 2013/14, schools took advantage of $2,073 in monthly savings

Food Scrap Recycling

All 14 CVUSD schools

Food scrap monitor

trainings and refreshers

Follow-up and program

support

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4Rs Field Trip

3rd Grade Students

All CVUSD schools

participated

32 classes conducted

≈ 700 students,

teachers, parents

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Community Group Outreach

Recycling and Food Scrap

Training & Refresher

Assemblies

• For Students & Staff!

Palomares Science Expo

• ≈ 1,100 students participated

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School Year Themes

Earth Day (Go Green, CV Clean!)

April 26, 2014:

• 13 schools

participated

• ≈ 600 volunteers

Save the Date:

April 25, 2015

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Custodial Recognition

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Recognition Lunch

for all Custodian staff

Awards (Educator of

the Year, Organics

Program of the Year,

Program of the Year)

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Thank You

Roland P. Williams, Jr.

General Manager

roland@cvsan.org

Michelle K. Wu

Solid Waste Specialist michellew@cvsan.org

Castro Valley Sanitary District

21040 Marshall Street

Castro Valley, CA 94546

(510) 537-0757

www.cvsan.org