4c Telephone Book Recycling Program (Final Report) Protecting our community's health and the environment by providing solid waste and sewer collection services. www.cmsdca.gov Costa Mesa Sanitary District ….an Independent Special District Memorandum T o: Board of Directors Via : Scott Carroll , General Manager From: Elizabeth Pham , Management A ssistant Date: February 18 , 201 4 Subject : 201 3 Telephone Book Recycling Program – Final Report Summary Staff is providing the Board with a final report on the 201 3 Telephone Book Recycling Program. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends the Board of Directors to approve the awards in the amoun t of $2 ,5 00 as detailed in A ttachment “A.” Analysis The District’s Telephone Book Recycling Program began the week of November 13, 2013 and ended the week of December 17, 2013. Students were given the opportunity to recycle telephone books and f undraise for school programs. The awards were distributed as follows: • Minimum Prize Award of $300 will be given to schools that have showed a good faith effort in the collection of phone books. • Grand Prize Award of $400 will be given to the schools that collect the greatest total amount of pounds of phone books per student. Additional Award Opportunities: • Exceptional Effort Prize Award of $500 for schools that collect over 10 -20 pounds of phone books per student. • Exceptional Effort Prize Award of $800 fo r schools that collect over 20 pounds of phone books per student.
Board of Directors February 18 , 201 4 Page 2 of 3 To ensure that all schools have an equitable opportunity, the calculation w as based on the enrollment population of each school using the following formula: $1.00 per student up to a maxim um of $400. Staff has monitored the collection of telephone books from each school. In 2013, the District collected a total of 962 telephone books, weighing at a total of 2,530 lbs. or 1.265 tons. In comparison to the previous year, the District collect ed 3,955 telephone books at 10,440 lbs, which indicates a 75.8% decrease in participation. The grand prize award of $400 will be given to Newport Mesa Unified School District Autism Zone & Harper Clinic for collecting the most telephone books per student . In addition, $300 will be given to the following schools for showing a good faith effort in the collection of phone books: • California Elementary School • Christ Lutheran School • Kaiser Elementary School • Newport Heights Elementary • Newport Me sa Unified School District Autism Zone & Harper Clinic • St. Joachim School • St. John the Baptist School 10,721 5,100 3,955 962 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 No. of Books Collected Upon approval of the Board, awards totaling $2 ,5 00 will be prepared and check presentation dates will be scheduled . Stra tegic Plan Element & Goal This item complies with the objective and strategy of Strategic Element 2.0, Solid Waste , which states: “Objective: Our objective is to manage the collection and recycling of residential trash in the most economical and environme ntally friendly way.” “Strategy : We will do this by looking for ways to improve efficiencies, achieve high customer satisfaction, and considering prudent new recycling methods.”
Board of Directors February 18 , 201 4 Page 3 of 3 Legal Review Not applicable at this time Environmental Review The telephone book recycling program serves to increase the diversion rate for telephone books thereby having a positive effect on the environment and is therefore not a disturbance of the environment similar to a grading or construction project that would be subject t o CEQA . Financial Review Staff has allocated funds in the Fiscal Year 201 3 -201 4 budget for this program. Public Notice Process Copies of this report are on file and will be included with the complete agenda packet for the February 18, 2014 Board of Di rectors meeting at District Headquarters and posted on the District’s website. Attachments A. Telephone Book Recycling Program A wards for 201 3 B. History of the Telephone Book Recycling Program through 201 3 Reviewed by: Javier Ochiqui Management Analyst
Attachment A 400 500 800 School No. of Students No. of Books Collected No. of Books per student Use of Award Minimum Awards Grand Prize 10-20 lbs per student Over 20 lbs per student Total Award California School 439 15 0.03 Accelerated reading and math programs 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ NMUSD Autism Zone & Harper Clinic 57 166 2.91 Classroom supplies and books 300 $ 400 $ -$ -$ 700 $ Kaiser Elementary School 694 30 0.04 Instructional supplies 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ Killybrooke School 450 1 0.00 Instructional supplies -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Newport Heights Elementary 670 9 0.01 Kinder outdoor equipment 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ Christ Lutheran Elementary 208 30 0.14 Technology 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ St. Joachim Elementary 306 414 1.35 Technology 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ St. John The Baptist (K-8)563 297 0.53 Class of 2013 gift to the school 300 $ -$ -$ -$ 300 $ Totals 962 2,500 $
Attachment B Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 # of Participating Schools 9 17 23 26 26 27 27 27 27 26 27 27 27 20 22 18 22 16 Total Books Collected 9,255 18,775 16,078 19,617 14,877 14,070 16,200 16,155 10,823 12,747 10,334 8,752 11,126 17,049 10,721 5,100 3,955 962 Total Pounds Collected 37,020 75,100 64,312 78,468 59,508 56,280 64,800 64,620 43,292 50,988 41,336 30,632 33,378 51,147 32,163 29,709 10,440 2530 Total Tons Collected 18.51 37.55 32.16 39.23 29.75 28.14 32.4 32.31 21.65 25.49 24.27 15.32 16.69 25.57 16.08 14.85 5.22 12.65 Awards $3,850 $7,800 $8,833 $9,736 $9,899 $10,005 $10,554 $10,239 $10,097 $10,673 $12,130 $13,743 $5,900 $10,100 $7,500 $5,100 $7,000 $2,500 HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE BOOK RECYCLING PROGRAM THROUGH 2013