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BACKGROUND The State of California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act applies a CRV tax on beverages to encourage recycling and litter reduction. A portion of that tax is available to cities and counties that want to partner with the State in maintaining its 80 percent recycling rate for all CRV beverage containers. Funds are calculated by CalRecycle with each city eligible for a minimum of$5,000 or an amount allocated on a per capita basis, whichever is greater. The FY 2022/23 CalRecycle funding cycle commences in April 2023 and concludes on March 1, 2025. Payments to cities will be dispersed in June/July 2023 and cities will have until March 1, 2025 to spend the funds. Eligible activities include: • New or existing curbside recycling programs • Neighborhood drop-off recycling programs • Public education promoting recycling programs • Litter reduction and clean up where the waste stream includes beverage containers that will be recycled • Cooperative regional efforts among two or more cities and/or counties • Other beverage container recycling programs • Supporting AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling requirements o Infrastructure for businesses to recycle beverage containers o Support for new or existing beverage container recycling programs for multi-family residential dwellings o Public education and outreach that includes a beverage container recycling component. DISCUSSION City staff intends to continue to promote recycling through public outreach and education for residents and businesses to learn more about beverage container recycling and litter prevention activities. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approved by: etaLI vw Becky Hopkins Susan Hsieh Gerry Beaudin Assistant to the City Manager Director of Finance City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution Page 2 of 2