The Ecology Center s mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond.

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2 The Ecology Center s mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond. We transform the ideals of sustainability into everyday practice. We deliver information you can act on, infrastructure you can count on, and leadership for lasting change.

3 Our Services Include: 3 Weekly Farmers Markets 2 Produce Stands Residential Curbside Recycling Classes And Workshops Youth Environmental Academy Help Desk And Hotline Book, DVD, And Seed Library Zero Waste Berkeley Store For Sustainable Living, A Demonstration House And Garden. Convene The Berkeley Food Policy Council, The Berkeley Climate Action Coalition, And The California Alliance Of Farmers Markets. We Also Lead Market Match, An Innovative Nutrition Incentive Program That Doubles The Value Of Food Stamps At Farmers Markets Across California, Serve As The Fiscal Sponsor For A Wide Range Of Projects That Align With Our Mission.

4 The Ecology Center Zero Waste Mission Driven Zero Waste Vision In Action Providing High Quality Service With High Environmental Value Providing Multiple Community Benefits Beyond Recycling Services Strong Community Partnerships Strong Organizational Structure & Leadership

5 Evolution of Ecology Center Recycling in Berkeley Efficient Dual Stream Recycling Collection & Public Education 1973 Monthly Newspaper Collection 1979 Cans and Bottles Added 1989 Weekly Collection Begins 1994 Mixed Paper and Cardboard Added 2000 Plastics of Type #1 and #2 Added 2008 Economy Crashes Newspapers Decline 2010 Cart Based Collection 2013 Mixed Plastics #3 - #7 Added

6 Split Cart Collection Program Cart Program Goals Improve Customer Convenience Increase Participation Rates Improve Multi-Family Residential Service Maintain Or Improve Quality Of Materials Reduce Cross Contamination Reduce Poaching Increase Tonnage And Revenue

7 Mixed Plastics Collection Program Goals Reduction Of Pollution In Waterways Improve Residential Options For Hard To Recycle Plastics Increase Participation Rates Through Customer Education Increased Diversion

8 Introduction of Split-Cart Additional 1,083 tons collected 16% increase from prior year Addition of Mixed Plastics Additional 710 tons collected 9% increase from prior year Customer Education Additional 281 tons collected 4% increase from prior year Fiber Containers

9 COLLECTION TONNAGE 7000 MIXED FIBER 7000 CONTAINERS JAN MAR MAY JUL SEP NOV Total Tonnage 2015 Total Tonnage 2016 Total Tonnage 2017

10 Service Request Breakdown Move-In's 2.00% Cart Delivery 17.0% Cart Exchange 6.6% Cart Removal 8.5% 3,336 Service Calls Collection Related 62.90% Cart Repair 16.8% Exemption Request 1.7%

11 Safety & Compliance Cal/OSHA Targeted Inspection & Enforcement Audit Regular Safety Meetings Injury & Illness Prevention Plan Chemical Hazard Communication Plan Emergency Action Plan Vehicle Inspection Audit Staff Interviews

12 ADVOCACY & EDUCATION COAMSS In March 14th, a delegation of the Council of Mayors of San Salvador toured the facility and met with our new Mayor Plastic Free July (Altamont Fund) The City of Berkeley issued a proclamation, declaring the month of July - Plastic Free The Ecology Center produced 6 events as part of the campaign including a film screening, shoreline cleanup, and a tour of the 2 nd St zero waste & recycling facility Zero Waste Apartment Project (Stopwaste) Disposable Foodware Reduction Pilot with UC Berkeley and Telegraph Ave BID (Chancellor's Fund Pending) Bottle Bill and Packaging Policy engagement at Cal Recycle and State Legislature Participation in the international #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement

13 Berkeley s Unique Approach to Resource Management: Retaining Material Quality Through Our Partner Network Ecology Center Efficient dual stream recycling collection Community Conservation Center Small scale high quality material processing Urban Ore Successful building material salvage & reuse

14 Vision for the Future Unified and seamless provision and promotion of Curbside, Drop Off, and Buy Back Services Innovative New Facility Keeping True to Highest and Best Use and Quality of Materials Expanded Drop Off and Pay-to-Recycle Services adding More and Harder to Recycle Materials Workforce Development and Homeless Services Integration Expanded Public Education, Tours, and Workshops

15 Ecology Center Curbside Recycling Since 1973 THANK YOU