HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12151992 - 2.1 (2) TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON Contra
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Costa
DATE: DECEMBER 15, 1992
- - County
SUBJECT: ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE CONTRA COSTA PLASTICS RECYCLING TASK FORCE;
ACKNOWLEDGE THE DISBANDING OF THE TASK FORCE AND DISTRIBUTE
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO ITS MEMBERS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Express appreciation to the Plastics Recycling Task Force for their
time and effort in developing the Plastic Resin Recyclability Index
and the Materials Diversion Ordinance.
Acknowledge completion of the Plastics Recycling Task Force's
charge and its disbanding as of December 1992 .
Direct staff to distribute Certificates of Appreciation to the
members of the Plastic's Task Force in recognition of their work.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the General Fund.
BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
In May of 1989, the Plastics Committee of the Solid Waste
Commission submitted to the Board, a report on plastics in the
waste stream. The report included recommendations on strategies
for reducing plastics in the waste stream, including plastics
recovery and recycling for all municipal curbside recycling
programs (to include PET, HDPE, LDPE, polysytrene, polyvinyl
chloride, and polypropylene) , extraction of waste plastics at all
transfer stations, and the phasing out of the manufacture of
plastics if the goals established by the Plastics Committee were
not met. In response to the report of the Plastics Committee, the
Board established the Contra Costa County Plastics Recycling Task
Force, to study issues relative to landfill disposal of plastics,
and recycling alternatives to such disposal.
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
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THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Julie Fisher-Wells (510/646-4198) ATTESTEDrrt�[.l�/
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
County Administrator THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Plastics TF Members (via CDD) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Acknowledge the Work of the Contra Costa
Plastics Recycling Task Force, etal
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The Plastics Recycling Task Force has completed the tasks requested
of them by the Board. This includes the completion of the Plastic
Resins Recyclability Index, which provides a method for determining
the recyclability of plastic resin based upon measurable factors
such as market availability and economics, collection and consumer
convenience and processing capability , and the Materials Diversion
Ordinance. The Task Force, having fulfilled the charge of the
Board of Supervisors by completing its tasks, and with no further
issues to address has agreed to disband as of December 1992 .
The Plastics Recycling Task Force, consists of City, Industry,
Business, Environmental, and Community members, developed the
Plastic Resin Recyclability Index and the Materials Diversion
Ordinance. The information derived from the index was used to
develop the Materials Diversion Ordinance.
Since the Task Force was appointed, the following individuals are
recognized as having given many hours of their time and expertise
in addressing the issues of plastic recycling:
Council Member Rosemary Corbin, City of Richmond
Sue McNulty-Rainey, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
John Marshall, Dow Chemical Corporation
Richard Gamble, Council for Solid Waste Solutions
Sil Garaventa, Jr. , Mt. Diablo Recycling
John LaFountain, Bay Polymer
Susan Kattchee, City of El Cerrito Recycling
Becky Dowdakin, City of E1 Cerrito Recycling
Robert Crowther, Proctor & Gamble
Steve Moore, Pacific Rim Recycling
David Tam, Sierra Club
Dr. Joseph Mariotti, M.D.
Avon Wilson, City of Lafayette
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