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Media Center Events
On June 19,
2008, Chair Margo Reid Brown and Member Rosalie Mulé visited the City of Roseville and the recently opened Expanded Polystyrene Collection Program facility. Since its launch in November of 2007, Roseville has collected and diverted over 14.5 tons of this material, approximately 1,000 pounds per month. Brown and Mulé toured the facility and watched as they collected clean, white EPS molded packing foam from local manufacturers, retailers, and residents from 5 drop-off sites located within the city boundary. Roseville is partnering with manufactures in the area to take the material collected and remanufacture it into durable goods. Pictured here are Jim Gray, Mayor of Roseville, Board Members, and Councilmember John Allard. They are standing in front of what is affectionately called Mt. Roseville--a weekly mound of EPS material waiting to be densified.
Angora
Fire One-Year Anniversary: Chair Margo Reid Brown addressed a group of
invited guests at the Angora Fire Anniversary Lunch to thank them for all
their work and cooperation in developing a new standard in disaster debris
removal that was created in the wake of the devastating Angora wildfire that
erupted on June 24, 2007. Chair Brown also participated in a ceremonial tree
planting on the grounds of the first home rebuilt only 9 months following
the incident. Read the Chair's remarks.
Santa Cruz Island Cleanup: Thanks to a partnership of public and nonprofit organizations, a precious jewel of California's coast is being restored to its natural habitat. This week, a major cleanup project on Santa Cruz Island is being completed, accelerating an ambitious restoration project led by The Nature Conservancy and supported by the National Park Service and the California Integrated Waste Management Board. See video (WIndows Media, 282 Kbps, 4:27
minutes).
National Tire Safety Week: Chair Margo Reid Brown kicks-off National Tire Safety Week in San Francisco along with the Rubber Manufacturer’s Association, AAA of Northern California, Chevron and the City of San Francisco. The kick-off included conducting tire safety checks and filling air for all vehicles in need. See video (Windows Media, 282 Kbps, 2:33 minutes).
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