LTC 505-2019 Sustainability Committee Motions MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachH.gov
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Tel: 305-673-7010 , Fax: 305-673-7782
505-2019
NO. LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members o he City •; 'ssion
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales,City Manager
DATE: September 13,2019
SUBJECT: Sustainability Committee Motions
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with correspondence received from the
Sustainability Committee regarding the motions made at the meeting held July 30,2019.
Attachment: Sustainability Committee Motions
SMT S /FCT/YP
City of Miami Beach Sustainability Committee
David Doebler, Chair TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Members: FROM: David Doebler, Sustainability Committee Chair
Jeremy Waks
Mohammed Islam
Chris Duggan DATE: September 13, 2019
Luiz Rodrigues
Max Litt SUBJECT: Sustainability Committee Motions
Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
The Sustainability Committee met on July 30, 2019 and passed the motion below:
The Sustainability Committee developed and approved the attached plastic
reduction workshop document for the Mayor and Members of the City
Commission to serve as guidance for future plastic reduction initiatives.
As an Advisory Committee, we sincerely ask that consideration be given to the
above motion.
Sincerely,
/ /
David Doebler
Chairperson, Sustainability Committee
Plastic Reduction Workshop—CMB Sustainability Committee-6/25/2019 and 7/26/2019
GOAL: Encouraging a circular economy based on reducing, reusing,and (as a last resort) recycling all plastic
products to reduce marine debris,street litter and overall waste
• Reducing marine litter is a key action to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal#14
(conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development).
• All measures should first aim at a reduction of waste generated and promote the prevention of waste (Focus
on reusable products over single-use products)
Top 10 items collected in Florida (Ocean Conservancy 2018)
1. Cigarette Butts- 190,759 (specific risk to animals and marine life)
2. Plastic Bottle Caps-71,913 (specific risk to animals and marine life)
3. Food Wrappers—56,507
4. Plastic Beverage Bottles-37,394
5. Straws/Stirrers-26,047 (specific risk to animals and marine life)
6. Beverage Cans—21,130
7. Plastic Grocery Bags- 19,150(specific risk to animals and marine life)
8. Glass Beverage Bottles—16,775
9. Metal Bottle Caps—13,264
10. Other plastic/foam Packaging/Take Out Containers—12,021
Interesting Facts
• Top 10 items total 464,960 items
• 100%of the Top 10 are single-use items
• Beverage Container litter= 160,476 (35%)
Solutions
1. Cigarette Butts- 190,759
a. 'Leave No Trace' educational marketing campaign—specifically at beach sand entrance
b. More pole-mounted ashcans around town
c. Pole-mounted ashcans at beach entrances
d. Better messaging on the Stanley-victor ashtray models (currently not labeled)
e. Distribute beach ashtrays, pocket ashtray, or'cigarette pack sleeves'
f. Require signage at cigarette resellers about cig butt litter
g. Ban smoking on the beach
h. Become a 'Keep Florida Beautiful'affiliate and get some funding
2. Plastic Bottle Caps—71,913 (see item#4 below,as the solutions are together)
3. Food Wrappers-56,507
4. Plastic Beverage Bottles-37,394
a. Reduce the need for plastic bottles by providing more access to water refill stations
i. More free public water fountains/ bottle refills stations (parks and buildings)
ii. Convert Woosh to free(for residents/visitors)
1. Allow corporate sponsor like Citibike
2. Allow advertising on the little screens
3. City subsidize free water for residents
b. Coca Cola Contract—Their products represent#2,#4,#6 on the top shoreline items collected.
They have made commitments around the world,and it is time they brought them here. Either
renegotiate or rebid the contract to incorporate some of the ideas coca-cola has already stated.
i. Contract price list must either 1) have ONLY aluminum cans available for purchase or 2)
require aluminum can options for all products they want to sell (water, soda)
ii. Coca-Colas lists in its sustainability report they want to "Make our packaging 100%
recyclable globally by 2025—and use at least 50% recycled material in our packaging by
2030." Great.Through our contract,we should require plastic bottles to be made of
100% recyclable content with 35%or higher of recycled content.
iii. In Coca-Cola's own 2018 Sustainability Plan, they commit to "Helping collect the
equivalent of 75%of primary packaging". In Britain,Coca-Cola announced the ambitious
goal of collecting one can or bottle for every such item sold. We would like that here in
Miami Beach. We want to hear how they plan to do that here in our community.
1. Fund collection and recycling on the sand and islands
2. Institute 'Cash for Trash' programs for schools(cleanups)
iv. Tethered caps—Plastic drink containers should only be allowed on the market if their
caps and lids remain attached, meaning they will be easier to collect as well as prevent
loose caps from entering the stormwater systems(into the ocean).
v. Print must be directly on the bottle instead of plastic wrap labels which easily come off
vi. Publicly support a bottle deposit program in the State of Florida (like they did in the UK)
5. Straws/Stirrers-26,047
a. Complete plastic straw ban city-wide with exception for disability
b. Plastic straws only upon request city-wide
6. Beverage Cans—21,130
a. Encourage recycling for aluminum—current market value is$.40/Ib (32 cans)
i. RFP to allow a metals recycling company to operate on Miami Beach with a drop station.
We provide free space,they pay people for cans by weight.This will encourage those
that want to earn money to collect cans/litter.
ii. Design donation collection stations at beach and islands for people to drop their
aluminum cans in and those proceeds fund schools, non-profits, or sustainability efforts.
(ie, every 500 cans plants a new tree). Recycling should focus on cans.
7. Plastic Grocery Bags—19,150
a. Mayor to call meeting with Publix, CVS,Walgreens to discuss what we want to accomplish.They
either become a partner, or they have no influence when they need something from the city.
b. $.10 surcharge on every plastic bag that the stores get to keep or outright ban on plastic bags
(specifically mention "without stitched handles"to avoid loophole)
8. Glass Beverage Bottles- 16,775
9. Metal Bottle Caps- 13,264
10. Other plastic/foam Packaging/Take Out Containers- 12,021
a. Require take out/delivery plastic Silverware by request only
Misc—
• Balloons—Signs on rental pavilions about not releasing balloons. Reduce balloon release 'allowance'
from 10 balloons in a'24-hour period'to 1 balloon.
• Find 'rewards'for#PlasticFreeMB businesses
o Promote/Market businesses that are Plastic Free—Google maps on website and eGov app
o Allocate small slice of MB Lodging and Food Tax as a 'rebate'to participating PFMB
• PFMB Level 1 -$.01 per receipt
• PFMB Level 1 -$.02 per receipt
• PFMB Level 1-$.03 per receipt