Res 310RESOLUTION NO. 310
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ENDORSING PROPOSITION
THE CAN AND BOTTLE RECYCLING INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the failure to reuse and recycle empty beverage containers repre-
sents a significant and unnecessary waste of important national and local energy
and material resources; and
WHEREAS, the littering of empty beverage containers constitutes a public
nuisance, safety hazard, and aesthetic blight and imposes upon public and pri-
vate agencies unnecessary costs for the collection and removal of such con-
tainers; and
WHEREAS, empty beverage containers constitute a significant and rapidly
growing proportion of municipal solid waste, disposal of which imposes a severe
financial burden on local governments; and
WHEREAS, the reuse and recycling of empty beverage containers would elimin-
ate these unnecessary burdens on individuals, local governments, and the
environment; and
WHEREAS, a statewide system for requiring a refund value on the sale of
beverage containers is compatible with, and should be an integral part of, the
state solid waste management policy and would result in a high level of reuse
and recycling of such containers; and
WHEREAS, a statewide system for requiring a refund value on the sale of all
beverage containers would result in low administrative costs and would be self-
enforcing in operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Poway
supports and endorses the Can and Bottle Recycling Initiative, Proposition 11,
which will be on the statewide ballot in November of 1982.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this 5th day of October, 1982.
Mary L. S~pardso~, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marjor~'e ~(. Wahlsten, City Clerk