December 2011 Sustainability and Business
in Murrieta By Rex Oliver, Murrieta Chamber President
Assembly Bill 314 introduced by Assembly Member
Wesley Chesbro was signed by Governor Brown on Octo- ber 5. It raises the bar with regard to commercial recycling requirements in the State of California.
Prior to this bill passing, The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989
required that all businesses divert 50 percent of all solid waste from land fill to recycling by January 1, 2000. This new bill raises that diversion number to a 75 percent require- ment by the year 2020 and requires the department to provide to the Legislature strate- gies to achieve that policy by January 1, 2014.
Bill 314 requires a city or county to implement a solid waste recycling program
meeting specific requirements to take effect by July 1, 2012. Any business that generates 4 cubic yards of solid waste per week will be required to arrange for recycling services.
Basically this means that if you are a business in Murrieta that creates 4 cubic yards
of solid waste per week, you will be required to acquire a new recycling container at your place of business by July 1, 2012.
A possible complication for some businesses would be that the current trash re-
ceptacles at their place of business, when constructed, did not have the capacity to hold another container.
In the City of Murrieta, Waste Management has the contract for waste removal.
Over the next six months Waste Management, through a corporate program of aware- ness and in partnership with the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce, will help businesses to prepare for this new Government mandated program.
Please contact Waste Management to have a consultant come to your place of busi- ness and provide advice on how best to bring your place of business into compliance.
Jr. Olympic Diver to Extreme Motocross Rider
Continued from page 1 “Before I got into freestyle motocross I did a couple races here and there and
rode a lot at the local tracks. I grew up riding out in the Mohave Desert with my family. As I got a little older my brother Brian would take me to Beaumont, Glamis, Ocotillo Wells, and a couple other random riding spots.
“I have always loved riding dirt bikes and the moment I saw guys doing tricks
on them I was hooked! I first saw freestyle motocross in a video that my Dad brought home, ‘Crusty Demons of Dirt.’
“My first performance was about 10 years ago in Washington. I remember being
stoked that I was going get paid to ride my dirt bike in front of a crowd. I was also stoked that I was riding with some big names in the freestyle motocross world at that time. After that first gig I knew that riding freestyle was for me.
“One of my best tricks is probably the
Kiss of Death Backflip, where I flip the bike up in the air and completely hang off the bike upside down from the handlebars. Some other tricks that I do are Seat Grab Flips, Heel Click- er Flips, Indy Flips, and Cliffhanger Flips.
“I would say one of the most important
things to know about riding is that it can be dangerous so always wear all your protective gear. Learn the terrain before you start going fast through the desert. I have heard a lot of bad stories about people going off cliffs or hitting fences, bushes, and trees. Riding dirt bikes is one of the most fun things to do but it is important to do it with respect.
“I try and ride twice a day to train. We
usually meet at Brian Deegan’s house in the morning and ride for a few hours and then come over my house in the afternoon. When Metal Mulisha rides together we constantly
push each other. When one guy learns a new trick immediately everyone works on learn- ing that trick until they have it dialed in. Occasionally we will jump into my foam pit. A foam pit is a big box of foam that is 50-feet long and 40-feet wide and 12-feet tall. We practice a lot of our crazy tricks in it. Once we get a trick dialed into the foam pit we take it to the dirt. I also like to motor the tracks pretty often. Riding the tracks builds endur- ance and is a great workout in itself.
“The guys that I ride with are all Metal Mulisha guys: Brian Deegan, Todd Potter,
Taka Higashino, Wes Agee, Ronnie Faisst, Derek Garland, Juliun Dussiue, and Nick Dunne.
“Some of my sponsors are Metal Mulisha, Rockstar energy drink, MSR riding
gear, Osiris shoes, Alpinestar gear, Shoei helmets, Pro Circuit, Pro Taper, Uni Air Filter, Maxxis tires, IMS, Pro Honda, and WER stabilizers.
“Some of the riders I looked up to when I was younger are Jeremy McGrath, Brian
Deegan, Jeff Emig, Seth Enslow, Mike Metzger, Travis Pastrana, and Jeremy Stenberg. “Advice that I would give to anyone just getting started is to always wear your gear
when riding and you should never ride alone. Having someone around is important to get help if you get hurt. My advice is to take it slow when you’re just starting freestyle. Don’t try and do tricks that you are not ready for. The key to lasting in our sport is to stay healthy. A lot of good riders have got taken out early because they pushed too hard and continuously broke bones.
“Some other activities that I like to do when I’m not riding is wake boarding, hunt-
ing, riding my Harley, building new jumps, and racing my off-road truck. My schedule keeps me pretty busy on the road, so when I am home it feels like I am on vacation.
Fitzpatrick will be riding with Metal Mulisha in the 2012 Nuclear Cowboyz tour kick- ing off in Baltimore, MD, on January 13 and hitting 10 more cities across the US before landing in Ontario, CA, on April 13. Go to Nuclear
Cowboyz.com for information.
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