LTC 316-2017 Sustainability Committee MotionsCity of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www .miamibeachfl.gov
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Tel: 305-673-7010, Fax: 305-673-7782
NO. LTC# 316-2017
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members oft
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 13, 2017
SUBJECT: Sustainability Committee Motions
CityComf;;.R TO COMMISSION
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 on May 30, 2017.
Attachment: Sustainabi1ity Committee Motion
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City of Miami Beach Sustainability Committee
David Doebler, Chair
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
David Doebler, Sustainability Committee Chair Members:
Steve Vicenti
Nancy Bernstein
Michael DeFilippi
Richard Conlin
Scott Diffenderfer
Cheryl Jacobs
FROM:
DATE: June 12, 2017
SUBJECT: Sustainability Committee Motion
Dear Mayor and Honorable City Commission:
The Sustainability Committee met on May 30, 2017, and passed the motion
below regarding messaging on waste/recycling receptacles for the City of
Miami Beach:
The Sustainability Committee recommends the Sustainability and Resiliency
Committee support efforts to collaborate with the franchisee waste haulers on
implementing the initiatives listed below to provide unified coloring and
messaging for waste and recycling dumpsters:
a. Develop a solution that increases education, improves recycling rates and
reduces contamination;
b. Mandate unified color and messaging on all newly purchased bins (not
retroactive) in contract;
c. Design appropriate visual graphics /labels to be used city wide;
d. Print appropriate visual labels;
e. Install labels on all cans on all sides to achieve agreed upon consistency.
As an Advisory Committee, we sincerely ask that consideration be given to the
above motion.
Sincerely,
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David Doebler
Chairperson, Sustainability Committee