Local Funding Issues Alameda County, California

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Local Funding IssuesAlameda County, California
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Household Hazardous Waste Program

• Three Drop-off Facilities Oakland, Hayward, and
  Livermore
• Staff rotates through facilities
• Each facility open at least week per month
  (Wednesday-Saturday for customers)
• Drop-in and appointment basis
• Serves households and small businesses

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HHW Program Structure

• Alameda County Waste Management Authority
• Alameda County Environmental Health Department
• Roles
• Fiscal Oversight
• Setting Service Levels
• Defining Materials
• Promotions
• Providing Service

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Overview of StopWaste.Org

• Waste Management Authority (JPA)
• State law 1989
• Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan
• Recycling Board
• Local initiative
• 75 and beyond recycling goal
• Recycling Plan
• HHW Mandate
• State law 1986
• Alameda County Hazardous Waste Management Plan

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Fees

• Authority Fees
• WMA Fee 1.50/ton
• Mitigation Fee 4.52/ton
• San Francisco Fee 5.15/ton
• Recycling Board Fee
• 7.06/ton
• Hazardous Waste Fee
• 2.15/ton

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General Revenue Issues

• County Facilities
• Three landfills
• Three major transfer stations
• Legal Issues in Applying Fees
• Waste Flow
• Disposal Trends
• StopWaste.Org and Member Agency Policies

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Experience Raising Fees

• Historical Perspective
• Fee Increase 2000
• Justification for Fee Increase
• Programmatic Costs
• Bond Refinancing

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Long Term Issues

• Serving larger portion of the county
• Serving 4.2 of county households at an annual
  cost of 2.8 million.
• Shift to full service at each facility could
  reach up to 15 of households.
• New landfill rules on banned materials

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Long Term Issues

• Consumer education

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Long Term Issues

• Producer responsibility

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More information

• www.stopwaste.org