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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10031989 - IO.1 Td: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ...... L Contra FROM: COSta INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE o s County DATE: September 25, 1989 SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON VARIOUS RECYCLING ISSUES SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECONIl4ENDATIONS 1. Adopt a position in SUPPORT of HR 2648 (Torres) , the Consumer Products Recovery Act. 2. Request the Community Development Director to prepare a report to present to our Committee on October 23 , 1989 which provides a detailed analysis of HR 2648, particularly in regard to what changes it would make in the handling of used oil and what impact its passage would have on laws in California addressing the issue of used oil recycling. 3 . Request the Community Development Director to prepare a report to be presented to our Committee on October 23 , 1989 which provides a timetable by which curbside recycling will be available countywide and which summarizes the current status of curbside recycling programs community by community. 4. Request the Community Development Director to prepare a report to be presented to our Committee October 23, 1989 which updates our Committee on the status of white office paper recycling programs in County offices and the market for recycled paper. 5. Request the Community Development Director to prepare a report to be presented to our Committee on October 23 , 1989 which summarizes efforts currently being undertaken by staff to expand white office paper recycling programs to the private sector, particularly the Shadelands Office Park and Bishop Ranch Office Park. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:Yes YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINIST RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE SIGNA REM: o Powers Sunne Wright McPeak ACTION OF BOARD ON October 3 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X s` OTHER X DIRECTED Community Development staff to work with Central Contra Costa Sanitary District staff on grant application to the California Department of Conservation for a recycling demonstration project. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORSONTHE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED v J, /989 Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Resource Recovery Specialist SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382 (10/88) BY ,DEPUTY 6. Request the Community Development Director to prepare a report to be presented to our Committee October 23, 1989 which identifies the percentage of the wastestream which is newspaper and which suggests ways in which the amount of newsprint in the wastestream can be reduced. BACKGROUND: Our Committee has on referral to it all issues relating to litter, resource recovery and recycling. We last made a report .; to the Board on this subject April 4, 1989. We plan to undertake a much more extensive review of the recycling field on October 3 , 1989. However, we wanted to report to the Board on HR 2648, a bill introduced into the U. S. House of Representatives by Congressman Esteban Torres (Pico Rivera) . The attached memo from our Resource Recovery Specialist, Sheila Cogan, summarizes the main features of the bill. Because of the interest shown by the Solid Waste Commission and Board of Supervisors on the whole subject of used oil recycling, we are asking for a more detailed analysis of these portions of HR 2648 . We are also asking for several additional status reports, including ones on curbside recycling programs, the expansion of white office paper recycling programs into the private sector, the status of the white office paper recycling program in County offices and a report on how much of a problem newsprint is in the wastestream and what additional action the Board of Supervisors . can take to address this problem. All of these reports will be made to our Committee on October 23 , 1989 , following which we will have a much more extensive report for the Board of Supervisors. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: Internal Operations. Committee DATE: September 20, 1989 Supervisor.Sunne McPeak, Chairman FILEN R-8H Supervisor Tom Powers FROM: Sheila Cogan, Resource Recovery Spec `—�� SUBJECT: HR2648 Consumer Products Recovery Act, Introduced by Congressman Esteban Torres: In response to your inquiry dated August 16, 1989, Congressman. Estaban Torres has introduced. the Consumer Products Recovery Act which..amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act by including a mandatory percentage for the recycling of used motor oil by manufacturers and importers, as well as certain other recyclable commodities. The bill establishes a recycling credit system for carrying out the recycling requirement and establishes a management and tracking system for used oil. It will also require that each package (such as a can) be labeled with words to the effect: "Used oil is a hazardous substance. Do not dispose of used oil in . garbage, sewers, or on the ground. To find out how to properly recycle used oil in your area, call 800- " The bill requires that the Environmental Protection Agency '(EPA) develop a plan which includes an incentive-based method or methods for accomplishing recycling.. This is a unique system under which deposits on the commodity ,are made and refunds are given upon the return of the commodity for recycling (known as a deposit-refund system) , defined as "A. legal record of recycling activity undertaken. . .that represents an amount of used oil recycled for purposes of complying with this subsection." Other commodities covered in the bill include: 1. Newspapers with daily circulation; 2. Used tires; 3. Used lead acid batteries; 4. Used pesticide containers; 5. Anti-freeze; and 6. Certain volatile organic compounds (including certain chlorofluorocarbons) . The. bill was introduced on June 14, 1989 and is presently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Congressional staff indicates that it has received a great deal of support. Environmentalists and industry representatives have signed-off on the bill, with the exception of the American Petroleum Institute, which has remained neutral on the issue. There has also been a great deal of interest on the part of financial institutions as the credit obtained through the recycling deposit will be "bankable" and tends to make recycling companies more valuable. Other congressional legislation recently introduced will also affect used oil recycling. Congressman Luken has introduced a bill to re-authorize the Resource Conservation and Recovery•Act which also •includes a credit system. As you are aware, a number of companies which would be affected by this _legislation have been invited to meet with the Internal. Operations Committee to address issues about used oil recycling in the County, at 9:00 AM, on Monday, October 23, 1989. The group includes representatives from oil companies, used oil collectors, refiners, and service station organizations. The Joint Committee on Household Hazardous Waste has also scheduled a training session for franchisors and franchisees about used oil, latex paint and battery, collecting on October 13, 1989. By that date more information will be available on the status of Congressman Torres' bill. SC:jal jl30:io.mem 2.