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Commission approves $720,000 in 0 Waste grants to 14 San Francisco organizations
Summary
The commission approved Resolution File No. 2019‑03‑COE awarding $720,000 over two years to 14 organizations from 19 applicants, funding a mix of longstanding grantees and new projects focused on composting, food rescue, refurbishment and source reduction. The vote passed by voice; transcript does not record a roll‑call tally.
San Francisco’s Commission on the Environment approved the department’s 0 Waste grant recommendations, awarding $720,000 over two years to 14 organizations selected from 19 applicants.
Director Deborah Rafael described the grant program as funded through refuse rates and noted the program’s long history and capacity‑building role. Alexa Kielty, the department’s 0 Waste specialist, presented a short description of recommended projects that span backyard composting trainings, edible‑food rescue, reusable cup pilots, computer refurbishment for digital equity, school food program improvements and back‑of‑house sorting pilots at UCSF.
Kielty summarized the financials: “We had 19 applicants and they were requesting $1,700,000.0… and we awarded $720,000 and that's over a two year period.” Grantees who spoke during public comment described local impacts: Groceries for Seniors said it now diverts roughly 90% of its organics and recycling from landfill; the Conservation Corps described job and training outcomes; RePlate and TechXchange highlighted plans to expand food rescue and refurbish computers for residents lacking home internet access.
A commission motion to approve the grants was made and seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. Commissioners praised the diversity of projects and urged the department to amplify grantees’ work to the public.
Provenance: Presentation begins at Item 8 and public comments from grantees appear throughout the record; the motion and vote occur later in the meeting record.
