San Benito County and the San Benito County Integrated Waste Management recently partnered with the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) to create an outreach video promoting the Central Coast Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) and local, sustainability-focused businesses that prevent, reduce, reuse, or recycle waste materials through manufacturing or another value-added process.
The Central Coast RMDZ offers loans through CalRecycle for manufacturers engaged in sustainable business practices in addition to local technical assistance. Through the RMDZ program, San Benito County is engaging and encouraging regenerative, inventive business practices. Recycling mitigates waste created by residents and producers, allowing for new business opportunities. These resources allow manufacturers to find new ways to recycle, engage with other businesses, and support their communities.
The outreach video funded by San Benito County Integrated Waste Management featured San Benito County Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Shawn Herrera, Granite Rock Marketing Services Manager Keith Severson, Fireclay Tile Environmental Health and Safety Director David Galaviz, and Integrated Waste Manager Celina Stotler. Granite Rock and Fireclay Tile had previously collaborated on a project funded by the Central Coast RMDZ, which featured recycled tiles created using excess materials from Granite Rock鈥檚 quarry. Both businesses have their own sustainable businesses operations, but the funding provided allowed for additional creative reuse practices. County officials from Integrated Waste Management and the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce support local businesses in San Benito and encourage recycling opportunities across the county.
Regarding the assistance offered by San Benito County and the Central Coast RMDZ program, David Galaviz from Fireclay Tiles said 鈥淭he programs that we have been exposed to have been awesome to us. Not only with actual value but also with the contacts. I think if in the future they continue doing this, any company is going to benefit from that network. There鈥檚 more than the actual monetary value here. There鈥檚 more of this sense of community that is really going to help others.鈥� Integrated Waste Manager Celina Stotler is proud of the countywide green initiatives and said 鈥渢he RMDZ program can further propel the desire of our local businesses to be greater environmental stewards.鈥�
The full video is available at and can be found on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The video serves as a global inspiration to local governments and businesses, encouraging both to utilize resources available to nurture more sustainable business practices. A small, rural county like San Benito proves what cooperation can create for wasteless communities. CPSC and San Benito County are proud of their community utilizing funding available to promote recycling.
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