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San Francisco commission approves $939,000 in toxics‑reduction and 0‑waste community grants
Summary
The Commission on the Environment approved 17 grants funded from the solid waste impound account totaling about $939,000 to support toxics reduction, repair and reuse, food recovery and community engagement across San Francisco neighborhoods.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment on Feb. 4 approved a resolution authorizing 17 community grants — roughly $939,000 in total — drawn from the city’s solid waste impound account to support waste diversion, toxics reduction and community engagement.
Paolo Heya, program manager for the Toxics Reduction and Healthy Communities team, said the awards target projects that ‘‘divert waste, emphasize reduction, recovery, repair, reuse, toxics reduction, advancing composting, [and] promoting safer alternatives.’’ Recipients named during the presentation included Bayview Community Concerned Citizens ($75,000 for toxics‑identification and safer‑products work in Bayview Hunters Point), the Asian Pacific American Community Center ($45,000 for recycling and compost education in Sunnydale), the SF Market ($100,000 for food recovery), UCSF (composting improvements), and the YMCA of Greater San Francisco ($20,000 for senior environmental ambassador programming). Several smaller and long‑standing grantees were also listed.
Commissioners asked staff for more outcome metrics and key results (KRs) for each grant during later reporting. Heya said some awards are still being negotiated and KR details vary by project, and that staff could provide more specific performance measures when available.
With no public speakers on the item, Commissioner Yuan moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Hunter seconded. The commission approved the motion on roll call.
The grants are funded through the solid waste impound account, which requires an explicit nexus to waste or toxics reduction activities; staff said each recommended award meets that requirement. Commissioners requested that future briefings include clearer KR and workshop/engagement counts so the commission can better assess ‘‘bang for the buck.’’
