HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03061990 - EA.1 i EA1
TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Environmental Affairs Committee
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair --
Supervisor Nancy Fanden
DATE;
March 6, 1990
SUBJECT; -
_
-
-
_
- ;f.�
Environmental Shopping i -----
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMiDATIONS
1. Accept the Initial Report from the Resource Recovery
Specialist on establishing Environmental Shopping Guidelines
for the residents of Contra Costa County.
2. Request the Environmental Affairs Committee to consider, as
part of the Environmental Shopping Guidelines, recommending
legislation that would require the labeling of consumer
products which contain CFCs.
3 . Direct the Resource Recovery Specialist to present to the
Environmental Affairs Committee, a proposed program for
establishing and implementing Environmental Shopping
Guidelines. The proposed program should include an
education and legislation component, as well as criteria or
procedures for developing criteria to determine how products
will be categorized in terms of their environmental safety.
BACKGROUND
On January 30, 1990, the Board referred to the Environmental
Affairs Committee the issue of determining the feasibility of
establishing Environmental Shopping Guidelines for the residents
of Contra Costa County. The Resource Recovery Specialist
recommends a program that would emphasize, "safe products in safe
packages. " An integral part of this 'issue is providing the
consumer with information as to the effects of products on our
environment. we have found that products, such as shaving cream,
are not labeled with information as to whether the product
contains CFCs. Consumers should be given this type of
information.
Our Committee believes that Environmental Shopping Guidelines
should . include an education/public information component, as well
as criteria for determining which products are environmentally
safe. The report should also include whether state legislation
should be pursued to require labeling on products such as men' s
shaving cream.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): Su ervisor Tom Torlakson Chair Su rviso anc Fanden
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 6, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOM ENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development (Orig. Dept.) ATTESTED
Catherine Kutsuris, CDD
Sheila Cogan, CDD PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
' 382/7-83 BY - ,DEPUTY