Mini-Grant Program 
2004 Recipients

The following received CCCSWA Mini-grants in 2004 to help fund innovative projects that will increase individual and community involvement in waste prevention efforts, decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills, and encourage the development, marketing and use of recycled products. Congratulations!

1. Amigo Environmental was awarded $7,000 to implement a pilot HDPE container collection from commercial generators for recycling.

2. California Shakespeare received $10,000 to install recycled plastic picnic tables and benches in the theater's picnic grove and educate theater-goers about waste reduction and recycling.

3. East Bay Regional Parks District was awarded $9,490 for purchasing ten self-contained recycling containers for placement at Redwood Park, Lafayette Moraga Trail, Iron Horse Trail and Las Trampas Park.  

4. Green Resource Center received $7,810 to implement a Green Home Tour to showcase and increase awareness of green building practices, products and technologies in high-performance homes.   

5. Heather Farms Gardens was awarded $9,500 to expand and renovate the composting area of the Gardens.

6. Orinda Intermediate School received two Biostack compost bins to include food waste from its daily food services and $700 to increase awareness of the importance of the "4 R's" on campus and the school community by making classroom presentations, creating video commercials that will be shown on its daily news broadcast, design activities for homeroom or lunch time competitions, and deliver classroom recycled materials to the recycle bin.
7. Ruth Bancroft Garden was awarded $5,500 to create a composting operation at the Gardens for recycling of green waste on site and provide education to its visitors.