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This article featured in the The Sandpiper, Del Mar's Community Journal
The Greening of Downtown
by Jennifer Grove, DMVA Executive Director
 The DMVA, with the assistance of the City of Del Mar and
Coast Waste Management, is in the midst of developing
a three-part downtown recycling program. The first
phase of the recycling
program, utilizing
temporary containers
for recyclables during
special events, will be
put into action during the
DMVA’s Summer Solstice
celebration in June.
We are thrilled that we
can start recycling with
our special events. It is
something we have been
trying to put in place for
quite awhile. The DMVA
hopes to have its second
phase of the downtown
recycling program in
place soon, involving
permanent containers for trash and recycling situated
throughout downtown Del Mar.
Currently, we are pursuing grants through the California
Department of Conservation so that we can replace our
current trash cans with approximately 25 to 30 brand
new permanent receptacles that hold both trash and
recyclables. If we don’t qualify for a full grant, then we
plan to start a pilot program utilizing five or six trash and
recyclable containers. With Coast Waste Management’s
assistance, we would then track how much recycling is
deposited and the impact it could have on landfills.
For the past several months, the DMVA has been
meeting with the Del Mar Fairgrounds and speaking
with neighboring cities to determine the most effective
way to start a downtown Del Mar recycling program.
We have also been working with a company which has
created trash and recyclable containers for Carlsbad,
Encinitas, Solana Beach and Laguna Beach to determine
the most appropriate container for downtown Del Mar.
The third phase of the recycling program involves
the DMVA, along with the City and Coast Waste
Management, introducing a recycling education
program for downtown businesses.
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