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Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
Lois Courchaine
1850 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #320
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 925-906-1801x107
Fax: 925-906-1805
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Going Green Commitments
- General Practices
- Track water and energy usage and solid and hazardous waste generation.
- Adopt a written environmentally preferable (or green) purchasing policy.
- Establish a 'green team' that can help guide efforts to green your business.
- Provide three on-going incentives or training opportunities to encourage management and employee participation.
- Inform your customers about your efforts to meet the Green Business Standards.
- Assist at least one other business in learning about the Green Business Program and encourage them to enroll.
Hours of Operation
If you have questions or comments for the CCCSWA please feel free to email us at authority@wastediversion.org. If you would like to contact us by phone call (925) 906-1801 or by fax (925) 906-1805.News
Food Scraps Program (08/06/10)
Food Scraps Bucket
In September 2007, CCCSWA started a new food scrap collection program serving Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. The goal of this program is to create a convenient and effective method for residents to recover valuable food scraps that will then be composted into a high quality soil amendment. In 2005, the Lamorinda communities sent more than 8,000 tons of food scraps to local landfills. This new program is designed to significantly reduce this wasteful practice and put our food scraps to a better use through composting.
Starting October 2010, the program will be expanding to Walnut Creek residents!
How the Program Works:
For Walnut Creek residents, a kitchen container will be delivered to you and as soon as you receive it in October/November, you can beginning recycling your food scraps. All a resident has to do is place food scraps, or soiled paper, with yard waste in the green cart. To help make collection convenient and sanitary, CCCSWA is providing a small, 2-gallon food recycling container that can be kept underneath the kitchen sink or in a cabinet. The container has a tight sealing lid and carry handle. Small enough to fit under most sinks and on most kitchen counter, it can be washed in the dishwasher. This easy-to-carry container is made with 40% recycled material too!
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In September 2007, CCCSWA started a new food scrap collection program serving Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. The goal of this program is to create a convenient and effective method for residents to recover valuable food scraps that will then be composted into a high quality soil amendment. In 2005, the Lamorinda communities sent more than 8,000 tons of food scraps to local landfills. This new program is designed to significantly reduce this wasteful practice and put our food scraps to a better use through composting.
Starting October 2010, the program will be expanding to Walnut Creek residents!
How the Program Works:
For Walnut Creek residents, a kitchen container will be delivered to you and as soon as you receive it in October/November, you can beginning recycling your food scraps. All a resident has to do is place food scraps, or soiled paper, with yard waste in the green cart. To help make collection convenient and sanitary, CCCSWA is providing a small, 2-gallon food recycling container that can be kept underneath the kitchen sink or in a cabinet. The container has a tight sealing lid and carry handle. Small enough to fit under most sinks and on most kitchen counter, it can be washed in the dishwasher. This easy-to-carry container is made with 40% recycled material too!
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About Us
Our MissionThe Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority is dedicated to developing and delivering high quality, cost effective solid waste reduction, recycling, and refuse programs that provide and promote sustainability in our communities.
What We Do
The CCCSWA provides solid waste and residential recycling services for Contra Costa County. CCCSWA holds franchise agreements with Allied Waste Services for the collection, transfer and disposal of residential and commercial solid waste, and with Valley Waste Management for the collection and marketing of residential recycling, green waste and food scraps.
Member Agencies
The CCCSWA’s Member Agencies include:
Town of Danville
City of Lafayette
Town of Moraga
City of Orinda
City of Walnut Creek
Other Areas of Contra Costa County (including Alamo, Blackhawk, Diablo, and unincorporated areas near Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda and Walnut Creek)
Board of Directors
The CCCSWA is governed by a Board of Directors that includes two representatives from each Member Agency. Board meetings are generally held the last Thursday of the month at 3:00 p.m. at Walnut Creek City Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1666 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, except as noted on the schedule. The Board does not meet in August or November.
The 4 Rs School Program
Learn the Four R's—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot!
Did you know that a majority of what schools throw away can be recycled? Paper, plastics—even leftover food—can be kept out of landfills, saving natural resources, energy and space. Recycling also saves money, since recycling services cost less than trash collection. We can teach you how to divert your recyclables and reduce your school’s trash bill.
CCCSWA has created waste reduction and recycling programs to help decrease waste in the 46 eligible schools within its service area. CCCSWA and our contractor TRG & Associates work with administrators, teachers, facility managers, custodians and most importantly, students to implement successful school recycling programs that help make waste prevention a part of everyday life.
We provide FREE:
• Wastebusters 4Rs Curriculum
• Wastebusters Rewards Program
• Assemblies by Earthcapades or Junkology reuse workshops
• Recycling containers and decals
• Waste audits for students
• Trash and recycling cost and tonnage tracking system
• Composting workshops
• Four R's Newsletter
• Four R's presentations
• Teacher resource guides
• Materials Recovery Facility field trips
Get started!
You can find valuable information on our website to get your school started with a new recycling program or to enhance your current efforts.
We’re here to help!
• Join the Wastebusters program
• Use our Sample Resolution as a reference to make a resolution committing to a district-wide recycling program
• Schedule workshops, assemblies or waste assessments/consultations
• Get answers to general waste or recycling questions
To schedule actvities or for more information, please contact Lois Humphreys of TRG & Associates at (925) 778-8803 or email her at lois@trgandassociates.com.
