Fall 1999
In This Issue:
- Used Oil Goes Around the Track
in “Race to Recycle Oil' Series
- Clean Boating Campaign Goes
Full Speed Ahead
- The Next Cycle for Used Oil
Block Grant
- Info on CIWMB Hotline Moves
to New Number
- California Conservation Corps
Brings Used Oil Recycling into the Classroom
- Calendar Artwork Contest Promotes Used Oil Recycling
Year-round
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Used Oil Goes Around
the Track in “Race to Recycle Oil' Series
At race tracks throughout the San Francisco
Bay Area, the Sports Car Club of America, in partnership with
the CIWMB and Ross-Campbell, Inc., is taking advantage of the
exciting mix of race car drivers, mechanics, pit crews, and spectators
to promote their Race to Recycle Oil program.
Race to Recycle Oil-sponsored racing events
are held throughout the year at various Bay Area race tracks,
including world renowned Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma County,
Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, and Thunderhill Park in Willows.
Race car drivers display Race to Recycle Oil patches and bumper
stickers on their uniforms and race cars. Banners with the “Race
to Recycle Oil' message are posted around the track. And the public
address system is utilized to remind spectators of the importance
of recycling used oil.
“We are pleased to be in the forefront
of promoting used oil recycling,' notes Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) representative David Vodden. “The race track is one
of the best avenues in which to deliver this important message.'
Off the track, the SCCA promotes used
oil recycling to its members through articles in its publication-The
Wheel. Nationwide, the SCCA boasts 55,000 members, with the highest
concentration of members in the San Francisco region. Of the 5,000
Bay Area members, half are race car drivers.
“SCCA member race car drivers not
only are role models for the spectators, but for other racers
as well,' says Carrie Beckstein at Ross-Campbell, Inc. “The
prevailing attitude is – if SCCA members are recycling their
used oil...it must be the right thing to do!'
For more information about the program,
check out the SCCA’s web site (http://www.sfrscca.org).
Call David Vodden at the SCCA Region office at (530) 934-5588
or Carrie Beckstein with Ross-Campbell, Inc. at (916) 446-4744.
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Clean Boating Campaign
Goes Full Speed Ahead
Over the last year, the California Coastal
Commission’s Boating Clean and Green Campaign has made great
strides in educating boaters. With the help of its Southern California
outreach partner, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, and
the Northern and Southern California Marine Associations, the
Campaign distributed 25,000 “CA Boater Kits.' These free
kits contain bilge pads, floating key chains, refrigerator magnets,
and other materials designed to promote environmentally sound
boating practices.
Many of these kits were distributed by
volunteers participating in the Campaign’s Dockwalkers program.
Adapted from a model developed by Save Our Shores in Santa Cruz
(see Networker, Special Summer 1999 edition), the Commission’s
Dockwalkers Training Program teaches staff and volunteers how
to use “pier-pressure' to encourage clean and green boating
at boat launch ramps and marinas. So far, the program has trained
100 volunteers, mostly from the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
The Coastal Commission is also working
with boat launch ramps to post signs that provide information
about available green boating resources. These signs provide details
about who to call for tips on the proper disposal and recycling
of wastes; how to find the nearest sewage pump-out facilities;
and who to contact to report oil and chemical spills. Information
incorporated into these signs is also included on stickers and
business cards available at point of purchase displays at marine
supply shops.
To order boat launch ramps signs, stickers, point-of-purchase
materials, or other boater education materials, please call Miriam
Gordon at the Coastal Commission at (415) 904-5214, or e-mail
mgordon@coastal.ca.gov.
The Campaign also provides technical assistance
to communities with establishing services and outreach programs
to promote clean and green boating. For assistance in Northern
California, please call Miriam Gordon (see contact information
above). For support in Southern California, call Carrie Katsumata
of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project at (213) 576-6645.
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The Next Cycle for Used Oil Block Grant
The Fifth Cycle Used Oil Block Grant expires
on June 30, 2000. The application for the Sixth Cycle Used Oil
Block Grant will be mailed directly to you in mid-January. The
application will contain your eligible amount for block and filter
money. These amounts listed in the Sixth Cycle application should
be the numbers you use when you fill out the Spending Projection
Form for Fiscal Year 2000/01.
As a reminder, the Spending Projection
Form is due on February 15, 2000, with your semi-annual report.
If you have any questions regarding your block grant, please call
your grant manager.
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Info on CIWMB Hotline
Moves to New Number
Lust a reminder that the CIWMB hotline
– (800) 553-2962 – has been shut down permanently. All
the information from that number, including information on certified
used oil collection centers, is now available on the Earth’s
911 Hotline at 1-800-CLEANUP. Earth’s
911 also has a web site(http://www.1800cleanup.org<
that mirrors the hotline information.
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California Conservation
Corps Brings Used Oil Recycling into the Classroom
The California Conservation Corps (CCC),
through an interagency agreement with the CIWMB, is implementing
a youth development and used oil recycling education program that
has reached over 25,000 students.
Through classroom presentations, CCC youth
educators teach elementary to college level students about the
environmental impacts of the illegal disposal of used motor oil
and the “how' and “where' of recycling motor oil in
their local communities. Benefits of using re-refined oil are
also discussed.
California Conservation Corps crews use
flip charts, slide shows and props to convey their message and
distribute promotional items containing the used oil recycling
tear drop logo, the 1-800-CLEAN-UP hotline number, and a printed
recycling message. The program has focused particularly on high
school auto shops and science classes.
Pre- and post-surveys of students receiving
the presentation indicate more than a 60% increase in used oil
awareness. Teachers critiquing the program have given the presentations
an average rating of 9.5 (on a 1-10 scale).
“The students and the presenters
were in the same age group which allows for better communication,'
said Mr. Casillias, an auto occupations instructor from Santa
Barbara’s Dos Pueblos High School.
For more information about the California
Conservation Corps and opportunities for partnerships with your
organization, call the CCC’s Used Oil Program Coordinator,
Mary Baum at (916) 341-3152 or e-mail to maryb@ccc.ca.gov.
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Calendar Artwork Contest
Promotes Used Oil Recycling Year-round
The City of Baldwin Park's annual Used
Oil Recycling Calendar Artwork Contest reached a new level of
success with its Year 2000 edition. The City, in conjunction with
the Baldwin Park Unified School District, developed its annual
Used Oil Recycling Calendar using artwork created by 5th graders
in the District. Artwork focuses on the dangers posed by the improper
disposal of used motor oil and the ease and benefits of used oil
recycling.
This year, the City’s program included
school assemblies for each of the 5th grade classes in the District.
At the assemblies, students learned about the sources of used
oil, the dangers if improperly disposed, and the benefits of recycling
it. Each student was also given information about how they could
participate in the City’s Calendar Contest.
Of the 450 entries that were submitted,
only 16 were selected to be included in the calendar. Winning
artists were honored at a City Council recognition ceremony with
special trophies and a total of over $3,000 in cash and prizes
contributed by local business sponsors.
Later this year, the Year 2000 Calendar
will be distributed community-wide to schools, businesses, and
the general public.
For more information about the annual
Calendar Artwork Contest, call Wendy Harris at (626) 813-5241.
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