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Home My WebLink About05/07/1991, C-4 - SUPPORT OF RECYCLING/WASTE REDUCTION LEGISLATION IN �IIIN�I�►I�IIIII��jI�III CTC)/ Of San IDIS OBISPO MEET7, 19DATE: May 7, 1991 ONZa COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: FROM: David F. Romero, Public Works Director !4:�'_ PREPARED BY: Cyndi Butterfield, Solid Waste Coordinator SUBJECT: Support of Recycling/Waste Reduction Legislation CAO RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. ) Adopt a resolution supporting AB 750 which expands the California Beverage Container Recycling Act (AB 2020) to include wine and liquor bottles 2. ) Adopt a resolution supporting AB 142.3 and SB 235 which require producers of packaging containers to utilize specified minimum levels of recycled material in the manufacture of their products DISCUSSION: AS 750 Current Law: The California Beverage Container Recycling Act (AB 2020) Currently places a 2 1/2 cent Refund Value (RV) on all beer, soft drink and wine cooler containers under 24 ounces, and a 5 cent RV on those containers 24 ounces or larger. Current Recycling Rates: According to the State Department of Conservation, the recycling rates for beverage containers in California reached an all time high in 1990, those rates are as follows: Pre-AB 2020 1989 Rates 1990 Rates Aluminum 41% 65% 76% Glass 14% 45% 57% Plastic >1% 7% 31% Summary of AB 750: AB 2020 provides the financial underpinnings for hundreds of private, public and non-profit recycling operations statewide, including more than 2000 recycling centers and 234 curbside programs. AB 750 would expand the beverage container recycling program beginning July 1, 1992. Materials currently collected statewide are as follows: C -� - f iliiti;11: I► iil�li city of san iui s osi spo IIII COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Legislation Page Two I Total Tonnage Percent Approx.Mill Redemption Material Waste Generated Recycled Containers Payment RV Glass 2.0 784, 000 50% 31136. 66.0 Aluminum 0.4 184, 627 76% 91231. 156.0 " PET Plas. 0.1 46,333 15% 556. 22.0 " Bi Metal 0.1 11000 2% 10. .2 & Steel ---------------------------------- subtotal 2.7 1,015,627 12,931. Mill. $244 .2 Material to be added by AB 750 Wine & Liquor 1. 6 592, 000 8. 6% 184. mill $7.3 • AB 750 follows recommendations to add containers included in a January, 1990 report to the legislature by the DOC. • AB 750 targets containers that contribute to the litter problem in parks, on beaches, and in urban areas. • AB 750 will simplify the program for consumers and recyclers who must now sort through containers to determine which glass i containers are included and which are not. AB 1423 AND SB 235 - MINIMUM RECYCLED CONTENT LEGISLATION By 1993 it is conservatively estimated that California will annually collect for recycling 500, 000 tons of glass, 300, 000 tons of steel, 3,400,000 tons of paper, 30, 000 tons of plastic and 150, 000 tons of aluminum. Essential to the success of our recycling efforts is the development of stable markets for this collected material. Assembly Bill 1423 by Assembly Member Michael Gotch (D-San Diego) and Senate Bill 235 by Senator Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara) are intended to support state and local recycling efforts by closing the loop on packaging waste. Requiring producers of packaging containers to utilize specified minimum levels of recycled material in the manufacture of their products would help to assure stable markets for material collected in curbside and other recycling programs. Summary of AB 1423: This bill would require manufacturers of glass, steel, bi-metal and aluminum containers to use the following minimum percentages of recycled content in the manufacture of their containers on and after the dates specified below: C- - Z city of sari Luis OBlspo COUNCIL. AGENDA REPORT Legislation j Page Three j I EFFECTIVE DATE 1/1/93 1 1 96 1/1/99 FLINT GLASS CONTAINERS 25% 353 453 GREEN, AMBER AND MIXED COLOR CONTAINERS 40% 50% 60% STEEL AND BI-METAL CONTAINERS 353 603 853 ALUMINUM CONTAINERS 603 753 903 i Summary of SB 235: This measure would require manufacturers of rigid plastic containers to use the following minimum percentages of post i consumer recycled content in the manufacture of their containers on and after the dates specified below: EFFECTIVE DATE 1/1/93 1 1 95 PLASTIC CONTAINERS 103 253 CONCLUSION: i i AB 939 requires cities and counties to recycle 253 of their waste by 1995 and 503 by 2000. For the City of San Luis Obispo to reach these ambitious goals, an effective collection system must be backed up by well developed markets for the collected materials. The minimum content standards in AB 1423 and SB 235 will play an important role in meeting the requirements of AB 939 by helping to establish markets for materials collected. AB 750 will facilitate the diversion of material from area landfills as well as help to fund recycling programs. I ATTACHMENTS: 1. ) Resolution of City Council support for AB 750 1. ) Resolution of City Council support for AB 1423 and SB 235 i recycleg/cb#a A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 750 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo is committed to recycling and waste reduction plans and programs in order to meet the requirements of the California Integrated Solid Waste Management and Recycling Act (AB 939, 1989) ; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 750 by Assembly Member Burt Margolin would provide a financial incentive for the collection for recycling of the more than 325, 000 tons of wine and liquor containers littered and landfilled in California annually; and WHEREAS, the total cost to local government in California for the collection and disposal of wine and liquor bottles is estimated at more than $20 million annually; and WHEREAS, in the months since consumer refund values were increased to two-for-a-nickel under California's beverage containers recycling program recycling rates have increased significantly; and WHEREAS, the enactment of AB 750 will assist the City of San Luis Obispo in meeting the objectives of the California Integrated Solid Waste Management and Recycling Act. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby: 1. Support Assembly Bill 750. 2 . Convey our support for AB 750 to Assembly Member Burt Margolin, our assembly and senate representatives, Assembly Member Byron Sher, Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee, and the California League of Cities and County Supervisors Association of California. 3 . Direct our legislative representative to join with representatives of the League of Cities, the County Supervisors Association of California, San Diego Association of Governments, Sierra Club California, the Planning and Conservation League, and Californians Against Waste in working for the passage of AB 750. Resolution No. (1991 Series) Upon motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing Resolution was adopted this day of 1991. MAYOR RON DUNIN ATTEST: PAMELA VOGES, CITY CLERK APP e. City dministrative Officer C' /J to ney Public Works Director ab750/cb#a � - y-s DDD;pa A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 1423 AND SENATE BILL 235 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo is committed to meeting or exceeding the recycling and waste reduction requirements of the California Integrated Solid Waste Management and Recycling Act (AB 939, 1989) ; and WHEREAS, a key to the long term success of recycling in California depends on a balanced strategy of creating incentives and implementing programs for the collection of recyclables, while stimulating material demand through thoughtful recycled material market development efforts; and WHEREAS, the legislature and Governor in 1989 adopted AB 1305, a successful recycled newsprint market development program mandating minimum levels of recycled content in newspaper; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1423 by Assembly Member Michael Gotch and Senate Bill 235 by Senator Gary Hart would, if adopted, establish similar minimum recycled content requirements on all paper, glass, aluminum, steel and plastic containers sold in this state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo does hereby: 1. Convey our support for AB 1423 to Assembly Member Michael Gotch, our assembly and senate representatives, Assembly Member Byron Sher, Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, and the California League of Cities and County Supervisors Association of California. 2 . Convey our support for Senate Bill 235 to Senator Gary Hart, our assembly and senate representatives, Senator Dan McCorquodale, Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee, and the California League of Cities and County Supervisors Association of California. 3 . Direct our legislative representative to join with representatives of the League of Cities, the County Supervisors Association of California, Sierra Club California, the Planning and Conservation League, and Californians Against Waste in working for the passage of AB 1423 and SB 235. C - q -1p Resolution No. (1991 Series) Upon motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing Resolution was adopted this day of 1991. MAYOR RON DUNIN ATTEST: PAMELA VOGES, CITY CLERK APPROVED: City Administrative Officer ' y for ey 'Public Works Director absb/cbia