RESOLUTION 92-20677 •
RESOLUTION NO. 92-20677
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE
FLORIDA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP' S
(PIRG) REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE CAMPAIGN;
AND URGING THE GOVERNOR, THE FLORIDA STATE
SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD DEVELOP RECYCLING
MARKETS AND ESTABLISH A FLORIDA BOTTLE BILL.
WHEREAS, Florida, according to the Department of
Environmental Regulation, generates more than 19 million tons of
garbage a year, or 8 . 3 pounds per person per day; and
WHEREAS, the problems associated with burning and burying our
garbage coincides with the growing public realization that the
materials we have been discarding -- particularly paper, glass,
metal and plastic -- are valuable resources, and that reusing them
to make new products and packages saves energy, reduces pollution,
and conserves natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida and many local governments face
ever-rising costs to close landfills, site and build new landfills,
haul waste long distances, and are increasingly experiencing
problems marketing their collected recyclables; and
WHEREAS, the Bottle Bill, which places a five-ten cent
refundable deposit on all carbonated beverage containers, is the
most effective and efficient recycling measure ever enacted,
achieving recycling rates of 72-95+% in nine states, all of which
also have successful curbside and other government-run recycling
programs; and
WHEREAS, recycling is not accomplished until collected
recyclable materials are actually utilized as recycled content in
the manufacture of new products and package; and
WHEREAS, government and citizens alone can only partially
ensure the success of recycling in the State, because government
has relatively little to do with producing and consuming materials
that become waste, and successful recycling requires the
institutional involvement of industry.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City of Miami Beach endorses
Florida PIRG' s Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle campaign, and endorses
its efforts to pass the following measures into law:
1 . Develop Recycling Markets - increased recycled content in
newspaper and packaging will help solve the lack of markets for
increasing amounts of recyclable material separated by the public
and collected by local governments for recycling.
2 . The Bottle Bill - the most proven packaging recycling
system in existence, run entirely by the distributors, retailers
and consumers who use beverage containers, achieving recycling
rates of 72-95% in nine states.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Commission of the City
of Miami Beach, hereby encourages and requests Governor Lawton
Chiles, the Florida State Senate and House of Representatives to
pass legislation that would develop recycling markets and establish
a Florida Bottle Bill.
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PASSED and APPROVED this 2nd day f Decembe l• •2 .
!!( MAYOR
ATTEST:
FORM APPROVED
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CITY CLERK
BY
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7782
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO, -71.:1 -017
TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and DATE: December 2, 1992
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Roger M. C-rltj
City Manager t/1
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ENDORSING FLORIDA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH
GROUP'S (PIRG) REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE 13R'S) CAMPAIGN TO
CREATE A MARKET FOR RECYCLABLES AND ESTABLISHING A
STATEWIDE "BOTTLE BILL"
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
The City Administration recommends that the City Commission authorize
approval of the Florida Public Interest Research Group's (PIRG)
request for City endorsement of their Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
(3R' s) Campaign. This campaign focuses on creating a market for
recyclables and passing a statewide Bottle Bill, which places a 5-10
cent refundable deposit on a l l carbonated beverage containers.
BACKGROUND:
According to the State of Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation (DER) , Florida generates more than 19 million tons of
garbage a year, or 8. 3 pounds per person per day. The per capita
generation is expected to grow at one percent per year and the
population at 1.7 percent per year.
The problems associated with burning and burying our garbage dovetail
with the growing public realization that the materials we have been
throwing away--particularly paper, glass, metal and plastic--are
valuable resources and that reusing these resources to make new
products and packages saves energy, reduces pollution and conserves
natural resources.
In 1988, the Florida Legislature passed the Solid Waste Management
Act (SWMA) , a law requiring the State's Counties to achieve a 30
percent recycling rate for their municipal solid waste (MSW) by 1994 .
The State of Florida and many local governments face ever-rising
costs to close landfills, site and build new landfills, haul waste
long distances and are increasingly experiencing problems marketing
their collected recyclables.
ANALYSIS:
Recycling is not accomplished until collected recyclable materials
are actually utilized as recycled content in the manufacture of new
products and packaging. Government and citizens alone can only
partially ensure the success of recycling in the State, because
government has relatively little to do with producing and consuming
materials that become waste, and successful recycling requires the
institutional involvement of industry.
continued. . .
AGENDA
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Comm. Memo. /PIRG's Reduce, Reuse Page 2
and Recycle (3R's) Campaign
CONCLUSION:
Develop Recycling Markets - increased recycled content in newspaper
and packaging will help solve the lack of markets for increasing
amounts of recyclable material separated by the public land collected
by local governments for recycling.
The "Bottle Bill" - the most proven packaging recycling system in
existence, run entirely by the distributors, retailers and consumers
who use beverage containers, achieving recycling rates of 72-95% in
nine (9) states.
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RESOLUTION NO. 92-20677
Endorsing the Florida Public Interest
Research Group's (PIRG) reduce, reuse,
and recycle campaign; and urging the
Governor, the Florida State Senate and
the House of Representatives to pass
legislation that would develop recycling
markets and establish a Florida Bottle
:w. : Bill.