FOOD SCRAP & YARD WASTE RECYCLING GUIDE


CASTRO VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT (CVSD) has an ambitious plan, and your green waste cart is an important part of it. By 2010, we will reduce the amount of solid waste sent to landfills by 75%. How? By doing more of what we're already doing, such as placing food scraps, food-soiled apper and yard waste in the green yard waste cart.
In 2001, CVSD residents became the first in the County to recycle food scraps and food-soiled paper in the green yard waste cart. Instead of taking space in the landfill, food scraps and food-soiled paper are combined with yard waste and sent to a composting facility. After processing, your leftovers become compost - a valuable resource used by landscapers, farmers, schools, and you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for information about FAST CASH FOR FOOD SCRAPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAST CASH FOR FOOD SCRAPS

Complete Contest Rules & Details
These rules are subject to change at anytime, without notification, at the discretion of Castro Valley Sanitary District.
1. Who is eligible to participate?
All single-family residents and multi-family (apartments or condominiums with 5 units or more) residents with greenwaste service located within the Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSD) boundaries are eligible to participate.
2. How do I participate?
Eligible residents must do the following to participate:

1. Place the “Feed the Green” sticker on their garbage cart, and;

2. Place food scraps and/or food-soiled paper in their green yard waste cart so that at least one food or food-soiled paper item is clearly visible, and;

3. Place both your garbage and green yard waste carts curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your regular collection day.

Note: If your address is selected for auditing and your garbage cart is not curbside, CVSD staff will audit your green yard waste cart. If food and/or food-soiled paper are present in the green yard waste cart, you will be selected as a winner.
3. How will the homes to be audited be selected?

CVSD staff will randomly select fifty (50) addresses to audit on a pre-determined audit day using lists of addresses provided by Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) that include all single-family customers and multi-family customers with greenwaste services located with in CVSD.

4. How will the winners be selected?
Using the list of fifty (50) randomly selected households, CVSD staff will identify the first ten (10) homes that have met all eligibility requirements. Up to ten (10) winners will be selected each month.
5. How often will winners be selected?
CVSD staff will perform “Fast Cash for Food Scrap” audits one (1) time per month.
6. What can I win?

Each winning household may select to win:

1. A check in the amount of $100.00, or;

2. A gift certificate to a participating business located in CVSD in the amount of $125.00.
Additionally, all winning households will be entered into a bi-monthly drawing to win one (1) year of free curbside garbage, recycling and greenwaste services.
7. Will my name be published?
Yes, the names of winners will be published in media such as the Castro Valley Forum and on CVSD’s website, www.cvsan.org, unless otherwise specified. If winners wish to withhold their name from any or all program publicity, they must inform CVSD staff of such at the time they are notified of being a winner.
8. How will I know if I’ve won?
Winners will be contacted directly via phone or mail. At the time of notification, winners must specify to CVSD staff which reward they would like to receive (see above).
9. How will bi-monthly grand prize winners be selected?

Every two (2) months, the winners from the previous two (2) months’ audits will be entered into a drawing to win one (1) year of free garbage, recycling and greenwaste service at your current (at time of drawing) service level. CVSD staff will conduct the drawings before the end of each second (2nd) month during the program’s duration.

10. Where can I get a “Feed the Green” sticker?
“Feed the Green” stickers are available at Castro Valley Sanitary District, 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, CA 94546. You may call the main office at (510) 537-0757 to request that staff mail you a sticker or you may pick-up your sticker during regular business hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding holidays). Stickers may also be available at Castro Valley Sanitary District events.
11. What if I have rear or side yard service?
Residents with rear or side yard service have been included in the audit list and are eligible to win.
12. What if I have a garbage exemption?

Residents with garbage exemptions may participate by:

1. Placing the “Feed the Green” sticker on their green yard waste cart, and;

2. Placing food scraps and/or food-soiled paper in the green yard waste cart so that at least one food or food-soiled paper item is clearly visible, and;

3. Placing your green yard waste cart curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your regular collection day.
13. What if I do not set out my garbage?
If your address is selected for auditing and your garbage cart is not set-out, CVSD staff will audit your green yard waste cart. If food and/or food-soiled paper is present in the green yard waste cart, and you meet all other eligibility requirements, you will be selected as a “Fast Cash for Food Scraps” winner.
14. What if my food scraps/food-soiled paper are covered or not clearly visible?
Residents must leave a minimum of one (1 food scrap or food-soiled paper item so that it is clearly visible when the lid of the green yard waste cart is lifted.) Note: CVSD staff will not touch items in your green yard waste cart to determine eligibility.
15. How many food scraps and/or food-soiled paper items do I need to place in my green yard waste cart to be eligible to win?
Residents must place a minimum of one (1) food scrap or food-soiled paper item in their green yard waste cart to be eligible to win.
16. What is the anticipated duration of the “Fast Cash for Food Scraps” program?
CVSD anticipates the program to run from April 2007 through January 2008. However, the program duration may be shortened or extended at the discretion of Castro Valley Sanitary District.

 




 

 

Last updated 04.18.07

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