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ReFuel Your Fun with Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders in California

CalRecycle Used Oil & HHW ConferenceSeptember 20, 2018

Moderator and Panelists

Moderator

Steve Rodowick

Recycling Coordinator

Butte County

CPSC Board Member

Panelist

Jordan Wells

Project Manager

California Product

Stewardship Council

Panelist

Manuel Medrano

Environmental Services

Manager

City of Chula Vista

CPSC Board Vice-Chair

Panelist

Heidi Sanborn

Senior Advisor

California Product

Stewardship Council

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CPSC Board/Organization

Board Executive Committee

Kristina Miller, Chair

City of CorningPatrick Holland, Secretary

LA County Public Works

Tedd Ward, Treasurer

Del Norte WMAManuel Medrano, Vice-Chair

City of Chula Vista

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Staff

From Left to Right:

Joanne Brasch,

Jordan Wells,

Justin Weiss,

Heidi Sanborn,

Doug Kobold

CPSC Board/Organization

Antonia Graham

City of Huntington

Beach

Justin Lehrer

Alameda County

StopWaste

Wes Nelson

Green Waste

Carpet Recycling

Eric Potashner

Recology

Steve Rodowick

Butte County

14 Member Board: https://calpsc.org/about-us/meet-the-board-members/

Colleen Foster

City of Oceanside

Gretchen Olsen

City of Stockton

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Board Members (Cont’d)

CPSC Mission – Goals of EPR

To shift California’s product waste

management system from one focused on

government funded and ratepayer financed

waste diversion to one that relies on

producer responsibility in order to reduce

public costs and drive improvements in

product design that promote environmental

sustainability.

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WHY Propane Cylinders? Serious Problem for Parks

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Disposable 1lb. Propane Cylinders:Tough to Collect, Expensive to Recycle!

• 40 million used annually – 4 million sold in CA every year

• $1 – $12 per unit to recycle depending on contracts

• Improper disposal danger to sanitation workers© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018

Dangers of Improper Disposal

2017 fire started by three 1 lb. propane cylinders at Kent County, MI

Recycling Facility - 2016 explosion caused by one 1 lb. propane

cylinder cost the facility $90,000

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Where do they come from?

Cylinders are sold by thousands of

retailers; very few accept them for recycling.

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What do they cost? That depends…

• Big box prices as low as 2/$5.37 (Walmart)

• Hardware stores are typically around $3.50

• Sporting goods retailers range from $3.99-$5.99

• Grocery and C-stores range from $5.99-$7.99

The closer you get to a recreation destination,

the higher the price.

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Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinders: Sparking a Paradigm Shift

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Flame King Refillables

If you use single-use 1 lb.

propane cylinders,

it’s time to switch to refillables!

• Company headquartered in Gardena, CA

• Manufactured by Flame King in Taiwan

• Compatible with like devices

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$ave with Refillables

80% of price

of disposables

is the

package, only

20% is the gas

inside!

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

• 73 million lbs. of GHG emissions from

production of an estimated 36.7 million

lbs. of steel prevented over a 12-year

lifespan of a typical refillable

• 11 million lbs. of GHG emissions could

be prevented from adopting 1lb.

refillables in CA (propane emissions)

• Total: 84 million lbs. over a 12-year

product lifespan

Calculations by: U-Haul’s

Chief Sustainability Scientist

Allan Yang, Ph.D. & MBA

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CalRecycle HHW Grant Projects

• Cities of Mountain View, Palo Alto & Sunnyvale

grantees; Sunnyvale lead agency

• $76,187 grant awarded in June 2014, work started Fall

2014

• Project Objectives:

1. Recruit retail stores, propane

retailers, and large sports venues

to sell and refill/exchange

2. Educate consumers and promote

the participating locations

3. Measure pre & post project # of

new locations

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Campaign Development

Developed by Grant Partners

• Logo and Colors

• www.ReFuelYourFun.org

• Facebook Page

• Outreach and Recruitment Materials

• PowerPoint Master Slides

• Fact Sheets

• Data Collection© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018

Janet Soule & Bill Bradley, Me Communications

at the 2015 SPRA CAPPIE Awards Gala

Silver CAPPIE Award 2015

Best Public Service Announcement

Given by:

Sacramento Public Relations

Association

http://spra.org/events/cappies/

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Pictured L to R: Josh Simpson, Flame King; Lyn France, Former CPSC Board Member

CPSC Bow & Arrow Award 2016

Coalition Building

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Pictured L to R: Heidi Sanborn, CPSC; Sam Newman, Flame King

CPSC Green Arrow Award 2016

System and Design Innovations

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Pictured L to R:

Sam Newman, Flame King; Jordan Wells & Heidi Sanborn, CPSC; Kevin Scofield, U-Haul

Industrial Environmental Association’s

2016 Environmental Excellence Award

Award video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxQTV-YbU80

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Pictured L to R:

Colleen Foster, CPSC; Mitch Stein, Sports Basement; Doug Kobold & Tedd Ward, CPSC

CPSC Infinity Arrow Award 2018

Service and Take-Back

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Campaign DevelopmentJurisdictions that Received Grants

1. Cities of Sunnyvale, Palo Alto & Mountain View

2. Mariposa County

3. Santa Cruz County

4. San Benito County

5. Tehama County (3 grants)

6. Tuolumne County

7. City of Elk Grove - Regional

8. City of Chula Vista

9. Sonoma County

10. Town of Truckee

11. City of Oceanside

12. Alameda County (funded by StopWaste)

& more to come!© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018

Benefits of Implementing RFYF

• Educating community about HHW

• Collection of empty disposables

• People LOVE their free reusable

• Reduced risk of fires & explosions

• Long-term reduction of 1lb.

cylinders coming through the HHW

Happy Town of Truckee Resident

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Outreach and Education

• ReFuel website, retail and collection receptacle

locations map, events map

• Facebook page, Instagram

• Print, online, radio ads

• Tabling and outreach booths

• San Jose Earthquake games

• Stanford University football games

• Boating/maritime events

• Boy Scout fairs

• Local gov’t websites, newsletters, social media

• Exchange events© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018

Website, Facebook & Instagram

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Print and Online Ads

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Billboards

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Print Materials – Flyers, Handouts

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1. Camping, tailgating & boating: 30 seconds

2. Camping: 15 seconds

3. Boating: 15 seconds

4. Tailgating: 15 seconds

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Outreach: SJ Earthquakes Game

City of Sunnyvale Staff at 7-11-15 San Jose Earthquakes Game

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Outreach: Stanford Football Games

City of Sunnyvale and

CPSC Staff at 11/5/16

Pre-game FanFest Event

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Newsletters

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Mountain View Press Event

City of Sunnyvale Council Member

Jim Griffith at U-Haul of Mountain View, 6-2-16

U-Haul’s John Barnett (L) and Allen Yang (R) with

happy owner of a brand new refillable at the

6-2-16 cylinder exchange and press event

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ReFuel PSA w/ Secretary Laird

Customizable Boilerplate PSA developed by Santa Cruz Co.

English and Spanish language versions

Aired on Central Coast KION and KMUV TV in 2015 and 2016

Videos at http://refuelyourfun.org/news/© copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2018

Cylinder Exchange Events

Pictured Right:

Sacramento Cylinder Exchange Event

6/2016

Pictured Left:

Yosemite National Park

Cylinder Exchange Event

Earth Day 2016

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Cylinder Exchange Events

Earth Day in TruckeeSonoma Raceway

Lassen Volcanic Ntl. Park

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Collection Receptacles

Yosemite Ntl Park Joshua Tree Ntl ParkCanada’s Orange Drop Program

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Collection Receptacles Cont.

Donner Memorial State ParkSonoma Raceway

Tehama County Collections

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RFYF in Anaheim/Garden Grove

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Recruitment

Recruit to Sell, Refill and/or Exchange

• Retail Stores• Hardware Stores

• Outdoors Equipment Suppliers

• Big Box Retailers

• Propane and Industrial Gas Suppliers

• Propane Exchange Locations (e.g. Blue Rhino)

• Gas Stations

• RV suppliers

• Higher education outdoors equipment centers

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Kamps Propane California’s Propane Dealer (11)

Little Camper with the Flame King Little Kamper 1 lb. Refillable

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REI

REI offering empty refillables & refill kits

online & at all stores nationwide 10/2016

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West Marine

West Marine

selling empty

refillables & refill

kits online & at

200 locations in

the U.S. &

Canada 10/2016

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Sports Basement

• Offering refillables at all 9 Bay Area stores

• FREE refills for “Basementeers”

• Sell at cost to Basementeers

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Sports Basement Berkeley

Sports Basement Cont.

as of April 2017

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Sports Basement Santa Rosa

U-Haul

• Started offering refillables

and refill services at all 126

stores in CA that offer

propane in 06/2016

• Paused participation due to

Flame King voluntarily

recall in 07/2017

• Plans to continue program

(CA & Nationwide) –

timeline unknown

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U-Haul Sacramento

RFYF in Anaheim/Garden Grove

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Orchard Supply Hardware

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• Started offering refillables

in the refill kit in 04/2017

• All stores will be closed by

02/2019

• Loss of 90+ stores in CA,

OR & FL

University Rental & Outdoor Programs

Stanford UniversityUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

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Home Refill Kits

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Refilling of Disposables

Home Videos on Youtube

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U.S. Dept. of Transportation:

Never Refill 1 lb. Propane Cylinders!

• Pipeline and

Hazardous Materials

Safety Administration

• NEW video, 12/2017:

https://www.youtube.c

om/watch?v=g2_GhAy

Aw3vM

• Deaths & injuries have

occurred

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Dangers of Refilling

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What Can We Do to Help YOU?

Partner with CPSC!

1. Retailer recruitment – more

locations selling, refilling &

exchanging

2. Collection receptacle

construction, recruitment of hosts

3. Save $ through reduced # of

cylinders coming through HHW

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What YOU Can Do to Help!

• Like CPSC and Refuel Your Fun

– First person to like the page gets a

FREE refillable 1 lb. propane cylinder!

• Go to Refuelyourfun.org to find a retailer

near you. Tell your network!

• Email CPSC with any questions or to join

listservs: info@calpsc.org

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Thank you for your support!

Moderator

Steve Rodowick

(530) 879-2352

SRodowick@butte

county.net

Panelist

Jordan Wells

O: (916) 706-3420

C: (916) 597-3593

Jordan@calpsc.org

Panelist

Manuel Medrano

(619) 585-5766

MMedrano@chulavistac

a.gov

Panelist

Heidi Sanborn

O: (916) 706-3420

C: (916) 217-1109

heidi@calpsc.org

Connect with CPSC!

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