next steps
Now that we have created this ARCGIS map, we hope that it can serve as a useful tool to help Santa Clara County residents find the most convenient location to drop off their household hazardous waste. Our contacts at the City of San Jose are working with the County to put the map onto the homepage of Santa Clara County’s HHW website. We are forwarding our GIS data to the City so that they can maintain the map in the future when retail locations need to be added or deleted. As for our survey, it would be beneficial to get a larger sample to strengthen the accuracy of our conclusions. Therefore, we encourage the City of San Jose to continue implementing our survey and build upon the data we have collected. Lastly, our community partner has been in contact with the San Jose Tech Museum and local schools about implementing HHW workshops. Hopefully, our lesson plan will be of use for these future collaborations.
As a team, our main objective was to learn about creating tangible, positive impact in Stanford’s surrounding communities. We hope that our efforts on this project helped contribute of the City of San Jose’s Integrated Waste Management program. We thank our community partner at the City of San Jose and our Sustainable Cities class for the invaluable learning experience.
As a team, our main objective was to learn about creating tangible, positive impact in Stanford’s surrounding communities. We hope that our efforts on this project helped contribute of the City of San Jose’s Integrated Waste Management program. We thank our community partner at the City of San Jose and our Sustainable Cities class for the invaluable learning experience.