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FROM: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE .` %' / `,5 Goya
SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON, CHAIR �, - ;'
SUPERVISOR, NANCY FAHDEN ;.~ count/
DATE: DECEMBER 11, 1990
SUBJECT: RECYCLING FOR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR '+AECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND .JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Encourage all employees and residents of Contra Costa County to use
source reduction and recycling considerations as part of their
holiday season activities;
Encourage all County Departments, as well as residents, to join
cities in supporting the joint efforts of East Bay Re-Leaf, the
Contra Costa Community Recyclers, and Navlet's by purchasing living
trees for the holidays;
Request that all persons or organizations purchasing cut trees
utilize the tree , chipping service facilitated by the Contra Costa
Community Recyclers or their municipality to turn the trees into
compost; and,
Encourage all County residents to use re-usable or recyclable
materials for wrapping holiday presents.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the general fund.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Efforts which encourage the use of re-usable or recyclable
materials for Holiday activities will help reduce the amounts of
waste going into .our landfills.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR xxx RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) : �',�. `
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair Supervi r Nancy Fanden
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 11, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMME DED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS .A
_ x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED vc�-rc.�,,, � /�. 1990
cc: Distribution by Community Development Dept PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY , DEPUTY
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Purchasing a living tree that can be planted after the holidays
will reduce the number of holiday trees that are normally sent to
landfills. Navlet's Nursery will collect the living trees for East
Bay Re-Leaf, and issue a tax deductible receipt for the returned
trees. The trees will help East Bay Re-Leaf to meet its commitment
to plant 2 million trees in Contra Costa and Alameda counties by
the year 2000.
Using reusable materials, such as canisters, reusable bags and yarn
to wrap presents "emphasizes reuse and source reduction rather than
one use items which must be sent to the landfill. Wrapping
materials that can be recycled, such as wrapping paper without
foil, will also lessen the amount of materials going to the
landfill. Purchasing wrapping materials made from recycled
materials is also important to increase the market for products
made of recycled materials to complete the source reduction cycle.
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