HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6446RESOIJJI'ION NO. 6446
RE'SOU1I'ION CF THE ro..JN:.~IL CF THE CITY OF PALO AI...'I'O
IN SUPOORT CF AB 2020, THE BF.VER.AGE OONTA.INF.R
REUSE AND PJ:rYCLING N::r
ORIGINAL
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto, as evidencErl by its su:cessful recycli1'l3
program, has a finn carmitment to the rerluction cf S)lir W!ste an1 the
conservation of valuable resources; arrl
WHEREAS, the failure to reuse an.:i recyc:le enpty beverage cc:ntainers
represents a signficant and Ltmecessary wiste of irnp:>rtant national am lcx::al
energy arrl na.terial resources; arrl
WHERF.AS, the 1i tterin;;J of anpty beverage containers constitutes a plhlic
nuisance, safety hazard, arrl aesthe-tic blight am im!X)Ses UfOn pwlic am
private cgencies umecessary ccsts fur the collection and renoval of su:h
containers; am
WHEREAS, enpty beverage ccntainers constitute a significant am rapidly
growing p:-oportion of rn.m.icip:i.1 anJ. s;)lid wiste, disp:>sal of W.ich imp:>ses
severe financial l::urdens on lcx::al governnents; am
WHEREP.S, the reuse ar.rl recycling of empty 00/erage containers i,,ould
eliminate these umecessary burdens on irrlividuals, local goverrments, arrl the
environnent~ arrl
WHERF.AS, nine states have OCM enacted legislation rEqlll.rJ..ng deposits on
all beverage ccntainers, the result of W.ich has been a significant rerlu:::tion
in 1i tter fran beverage ccntainers ~ arrl
WHEREAS, the passage of su::h a measure in Ctlifornia w:>Uld not only rErluce
litter, rut also save l'!Dney, reduce oolid ..aste, conserve natural res:>urces,
create job; an.:i IX"cm:>te p..lblic heal th:
NCW, 'ffiEREFORE, BE rr RFIDIJJED by the <b.mcil of the City of Palo Alto
that said Council l\P..reby errlorses AB 2020, the J3ever~e Cbntainer Pa.lse arrl
Recycl~ A....~, camonly 1<nCM1 as "'lhe lbttle Bill"; arrl
BE IT FUR'lliER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to Palo
Alto's representatives in the State Legislature, urgin:J than to supp:>rt AB 2020
an:i actively w.>rk for its f0.Ssage in this legislative session.
lNI'ROl:lJCED AND PASSED: November 18. 1985
AYES: Bechtel, Ccbb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius, Witherspoon, Woolley
NOES: Non.a
ABSTENI'IONS: None
ABSENr: None