Committee renews authorization for Environment Department to apply for CalRecycle grants

The Budget and Finance Committee voted Oct. 4 to forward a five‑year resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to submit applications to the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). Joseph Piaski, policy and public affairs coordinator for the Department of the Environment, said the authorization is a routine prerequisite to apply for CalRecycle grants and that the city currently operates one physical recycling center (1 Planet Recycling in Bayview‑Hunters Point) and partners with the San Francisco Bottle Bank, which has about 20 active locations across the city.

Piaski said CalRecycle requires a governing‑body resolution for grant applications; the Board previously passed a similar authorization in February 2018. Vice Chair Rafael Mandelmann asked to be added as a cosponsor. The committee forwarded the resolution to the full Board with a positive recommendation (roll call recorded Aye; vote 3–0).