Caitlin attended the Corning Olive Festival on October 7th, 2023 and spoke to the public about recycling, household hazardous waste management, and waste reduction.
Paul attended the Manton Apple Festival on October 7th, 2023 and spoke to the public about composting and organics waste reduction.
Caitlin attended the Dairyville Orchard Festival on October 21st, 2023 and spoke to the public about recycling, household hazardous waste management, and waste reduction.
A class from ACES visited the landfill on October 23rd, 2023. Agency staff gave a walking tour of Phase 1, the MRF, and the self-haul pad.
Caitlin and Paul attended the Northern California Recycling Collaborative meeting in Yreka on October 24th, 2023. Discussion focused on MCR and SB 1383.
Caitlin gave a recycling presentation with the 4R Kids Exhibit bus to Rancho Tehama’s after school program on October 26th, 2023.
Caitlin delivered deskside recycling bins to Gerber Elementary School on November 7th and to Tehama County Social Services on November 14th.
Caitlin spoke to businesses about recycling and the Smart Business Alliance at Good Morning Red Bluff on November 16th.
Caitlin dropped off recycling signs to Richfield Elementary School on December 5th and food waste signs on March 1st for their lunchtime waste sorting.
In January 2024, Caitlin sent a press release about responsible carpet disposal to both newspapers. She also e-mailed out an Educators Waste Awareness E-Newsletter about becoming waste aware in 2024 to Tehama County school contacts.
In February 2024, Caitlin gave eight waste awareness presentations with Max Barlett. They took the 4R Kids Exhibit bus and a garbage truck to Reeds Creek (TK-5th grades) and to Evergreen Elementary (all 4th grade). They taught the students how the landfill works, why recycling is important, and how to reduce waste overall.
Caitlin spoke to businesses about recycling and the Smart Business Alliance at Good Morning Red Bluff on February 29th.
Caitlin mailed MCR letters to the remaining 34 non-compliant businesses and multi-family dwellings in the city of Red Bluff.
Tehama eLearning Academy and Red Bluff KOA are the two newest members of the SBA. Caitlin is currently working with Red Bluff KOA to develop a successful recycling program.
Staff contributed waste reduction, recycling, and hazardous waste disposal information to the monthly Lake California POA newsletter and produced and distributed WasteWise News.
The next household hazardous waste collection events will be held from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on March 9th at the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill HHW facility and March 16th at the Corning Disposal HHW facility.