On March 7th, Caitlin gave a presentation at the Tehama County Department of Education’s Tobacco and Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Conference. She spoke about the potential danger of the batteries in tobacco and cannabis vaporizer devices and how to properly dispose of them.
The Agency hosted the Northern California Recycling Collaborative on Friday, March 8th. There were 10 attendees from neighboring counties, neighboring cities, and waste haulers. Discussion focused on AB341 compliance, SB1383 compliance, and grant opportunities.
The first agricultural tire collection event for Cycle 7 of the Tire Amnesty grant was held by appointment at the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill during the month of February. The event brought in a total of 123 agricultural tires. The next free tire event will be a passenger tire collection on Saturday, April 13th from 8AM to 12PM at the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill, the Los Molinos transfer station, and the Rancho Tehama and Manton transfer stations.
There are four new members of the Smart Business Alliance. All are multi-family dwellings; Caitlin has been working with them to set up successful recycling programs.
Caitlin has been focusing on bringing the city of Red Bluff up to 100% compliance with the mandatory commercial recycling law. In 2023, Red Bluff’s compliance rate was 85% and as of March 2024, it is 89%. There are 8 businesses and 15 multi-family dwellings that remain non-compliant. Tehama County as a whole sits at 96% compliance.
The next household hazardous waste collection events will be held from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on April 13th at the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill HHW facility and April 20th at the Corning Disposal HHW facility.