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Roland Williams, Michelle Wu October 22, 2014 CVUSD Board of Education Meeting School Programs Castro Valley Sanitary District
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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
Michelle K. Wu
Solid Waste Specialist [email protected]
Castro Valley Sanitary District
21040 Marshall Street
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510) 537-0757
www.cvsan.org
