1. Local Funding Issues Alameda County, California

2. 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

7. HHW Program Structure Alameda County Waste Management Authority Alameda County Environmental Health Department Roles – Fiscal Oversight – Setting Service Levels – Defining Materials – Promotions – Providing Service

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Experience Raising Fees Historical Perspective Fee Increase 2000 Justification for Fee Increase Programmatic Costs Bond Refinancing

12. 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

13. Long Term Issues Consumer education

15. Long Term Issues Producer responsibility

16. More information www.stopwaste.org