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San Francisco departments seek impound‑account funding for reuse, outreach and trash cans; Environment asks for $3 million net increase
Summary
San Francisco Environment and Public Works outlined planned uses for impound account funds, including outreach, mattress recycling, deconstruction and a multi‑year trash‑can replacement program. Environment requested roughly $3 million in additional annual impound spending tied primarily to staff and program grants.
San Francisco departments on Wednesday outlined requests to use refuse impound account funds for programs they said support cleaner streets, reuse and the city’s zero‑waste goals.
Heads‑up on the ask
Leo Chi, deputy director and chief administrative officer for San Francisco Environment, told the Refuse Rate Board the department’s impound‑account proposal includes roughly $3,000,000 more in annual spending tied to six additional staff and about $1,000,000 in non‑personnel costs. Chi said the package focuses on building reuse and deconstruction capacity, repair and reuse programs tied to state right‑to‑repair work, toxics reduction and circular‑economy efforts.
“Our department is the one that is responsible for … helping the city continue to pursue its zero‑waste goals,” Chi said, citing the city’s climate action plan and state mandates for organic recycling. The department did not…
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