HomeMy WebLinkAbout2245RESOLUTION NO. 2245
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City
of Bremerton, Washington encouraging the
development of a recycling system and
encouraging the use of recycling as a means of
reducing solid waste burdens on public and
private resources.
WHEREAS; it has come to the attention of the City of Bremerton
that recycling of materials is an important means of reducing solid
waste burdens on public and private resources, and
WHEREAS; the Bremerton City Council wishes to encourage
residential, commercial and industrial recycling programs, and
WHEREAS; the Bremerton City Council considers a properly
managed, comprehensive recycling program to be in the public
interest, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMETON, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES:
1. The City of Bremerton encourages its citizens, businesses
and industries to recycle as a means of reducing the volume of
solid waste in the waste stream and as a means of conserving our
natural resources.
2. The City Council requests that the Kitsap County
commissioners take immediate action to further implement efficient
and cost effective recycling programs as part of the Kitsap County
Waste Management Plan and Program.
3. The City Council requests the Kitsap County Legislative
delegation to take actions to establish State programs to encourage
residential, commercial and industrial recycling; and that will
also provide incentives for private sector, governmental and joint
private-public ventures to offer efficient, cost-effective
recyclable material collection systems, commodity processing
centers and markets for recycled materials. It is also requested
that action be taken to limit the use of non-degradable and/or
hazardous materials in the design and manufacture of items sold or
used in the State of Washington.
4. That the City Council will develop a recycling strategy
for the City of Bremerton to encourage recycling, to identify
existing, cost-effective means of processing various commodities
of materials following their collection, to take action to provide
incentives for private and/or public investments to process newly
recycled materials, and to establish markets for the newly created
commodities.
5. That the City Council will establish a continuing effort
to identify additional commodities which can be recycled and to
publicize the means for the community to participate in expanded
programs.
6. That the City Council will continue to pursue means to
control the introduction of non-recyclable materials into the
Bremerton economy and to identify alternative commodities and
methods to replace these undesirable and/or unnecessary materials.
7. The Mayor is directed to establish a mandatory
administrative procedure establishing appropriate recycle policies
for each City department not later than October 1, 1989.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 26th
day of April, 1989.
SPENCER HORNING, Council President
APPROVED this 28 day of April, 1989.
GENE LOBE, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, City Clerk