About.

What we do.

The Altamont Settlement Agreement stipulates that a per ton solid waste surcharge be collected in order to support recycling education programs and job training in the field of waste prevention and recycling and to mitigate the impacts of the landfill operations on the affected community.  The Altamont Settlement Agreement also created the Altamont Settlement Agreement Education Advisory Board (EAB) to oversee funds generated by the surcharge.  To accomplish this task, the EAB solicits competitive grants from applicants that plan to implement recycling and environmental awareness programs. 

Our Mission.

​The objectives of the Education Advisory Board are to promote waste prevention and recycling, job training and education through: 
• Waste prevention and recycling programs that serve schools (sending recycling supplies, program materials and other education activities such as filed trips); 
• Non-formal programs, serving students, K-12; 
• Community-based waste prevention and recycling education programs; 
• Job training in the field of waste prevention and recycling.

Our Team.

Ruth Abbe
Board Chair
Northern California Recycling Association

Ruth has more than 25 years of experience in recycling and composting program and facility development. As the principal of Abbe & Associates LLC, she works with municipalities across the U.S. to develop the social and physical infrastructure to achieve Zero Waste. 

Fenna Gatty
City of Livermore
​Science Teacher

​Fenna teaches elementary science integrated with technology, engineering, math, and art (STEAM) at Altamont Creek Elementary School in Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. She is passionate about reducing waste at school and started the cafeteria food waste program as well as an outdoor garden/compost center.

Tony Dennis
City of Pleasanton
​Teacher

Tony is an engineering teacher at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. He has taught in Pleasanton for 13 years. He is the lead teacher of STEM-themed program Project Lead the Way at Amador Valley High and was named Teacher of the Year in 2015 by the Pleasanton School District.

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Toni Stein, PhD
Alameda County Recycling
​ Board

Toni is an Environmental Educator for StopWaste. She is the founder and Chair of the Occupational Environmental Health & Safety Alliance (OEHSA) (2014 to present), an organized labor organization and International Alliance that serves and advocates for improved Environmental Health & Safety of workers.

Donna Cabanne
Northern California Recycling Association

Donna has served on the EAB Board since 2000. She is a retired teacher from Pleasanton Unified School District. She is an active member of the Tri-Valley Sierra Club.

Lauren Arnerich
Board Assistant

​Lauren has been apart of the Altamont Education Board since 2014. In her spare time, she can be found spending time with family, friends and her horses.