This talk was given at the NCRA Recycling Update conference on 3/29/2011. It describes the collaborative efforts of local agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area to create a new online platform to easily manage and share recycling information with the public.

1. Bay Area
Regional Recycling
Database Project
Lawrence S. Grodeska
Internet Communications Coordinator

16. The Vision
 Regional collaboration
 Improve existing applications
 Standardize UI for users in Bay Area
 Maximize reach of data
 Open Source for other governments
Regional Recyling
Database Project
NCRA
Recycling
Update
3/29/2011

17. The Goals
 Easy to use / Intuitive
 Convenient
 Relevant
 Complete
 Accurate
Regional Recyling
 Downplay geo-political boundaries
Build for Re-use beyond the Bay Area
Database Project
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NCRA
Recycling
Update
3/29/2011

19. Contact
Lawrence.Grodeska@sfgov.org
Twitter: @LSGrodeska
Regional Recyling
Database Project
NCRA
Recycling
Update
3/29/2011