Resolution 12388E
O WHEREAS, for recycling programs to be effective, markets
lL must be developed for products that incorporate post consumer
0 w materials in their manufacture, are reusable, or are designed to
�-' o be recycled; and
CO ,la WHEREAS, as a consequence of AB 939 all jurisdictions in the
} State need to achieve waste diversion goals of 25% by 1995 and
> H 50% by 2000 and to prepare Source Reduction and Recycling
2 S U Elements; and
QWHEREAS, the Source Reduction and Recycling Element for the
City of Alameda states that Alameda will actively participate in
the development of markets for recycling products; and
WHEREAS, it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that this program may have a significant negative
effect on the environment, the program is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12388
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO MAXIMIZE USE OF RECYCLED
MATERIALS BY THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
WHEREAS, natural resources are limited and need to be
preserved for future generations; and
WHEREAS, the volume of material disposed at landfills in
Alameda County has been increasing annually; and
WHEREAS, sanitary landfill space is at a premium and it is
becoming increasingly difficult to site new landfills; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda's participation in and
promotion of recycling programs can significantly, reduce the
volume of material entering the waste stream thereby extending
the local landfill life expectancy; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Alameda as follows:
1. As part of an ongoing process, all departments in the
City of Alameda shall conduct a review of existing
specifications to determine whether they require either
the use of products manufactured from virgin materials
or preclude the use of recycled products, reusable
products, or products designed to be recycled.
2. In the event that said specifications do preclude the
use of recycled products or require the use of virgin
materials, then they shall be eliminated or modified
appropriately to permit and prefer use of recycled
products, unless the department or agency can
demonstrate that recycled products would not achieve a
necessary performance standard or that the procedures
by which these products are produced are
environmentally harmful.
3. Commodities and materials purchased in fulfillment of
contracts with the City of Alameda shall be subject to
this policy to the maximum extent feasible and as
adopted specifications and standards allow.
4. As part of a continuous process and as information
becomes available, the appropriate City of Alameda
departments shall update product specifications and
incorporate requirements for the use of recycled
materials, reusable products, products that contribute
to source reduction and products designed to be
recycled to the maximum practicable extent, unless it
may be demonstrated that the performance of these
products will be unsatisfactory, or that the product
will negatively impact health, safety or operational
efficiency.
5. The existing inventory of products manufactured from
virgin materials or materials not recyclable or
reusable should continue to be used until said
inventories are depleted, at which time they will be
replaced with products purchased under the requirements
of this policy.
6. When feasible, the City of Alameda shall encourage the
use of recycled materials, reusable products, products
designed to be recycled and products that due to their
durability, quality and /or packaging, support source
reduction efforts. Whenever practicable the City of
Alameda shall purchase products that at a minimum meet
the State of California's definition of 'recycled
products', i.e., at least 10% post- consumer recovered
material, and at least 50% total recovered secondary
waste. For other definitions, refer to Attachment A.
7. To ensure the recycled content of a product, the City
of Alameda shall establish a monitoring mechanism. For
example, vendors of paper products shall certify to the
City of Alameda that the recycled paper products
offered contain at least 10% post- consumer recovered
material, and at least 50% total recovered secondary
waste, unless the product is clearly labeled by the
manufacturer as to the recycled content.
8. The City of Alameda shall encourage consultants,'
contractors and vendors doing business with it to use
only recycled paper, printed on two sides when
appropriate, for any reports or studies submitted to
it, provided that recycled paper is available at a
reasonable cost.
9. When recycled products are used, reasonable efforts
shall be undertaken to label the products to indicate
that they contain recycled materials.
10. The Public Works Department's Waste Management and
Recycling Program shall be assigned to assess and
coordinate the implementation of this policy.
ATTACHMENT A
DEFINITIONS
Recycled paper product: a paper product with no less than 50
percent of its total weight consisting of secondary and post -
consumer waste, with no less than 10 percent of its total weight
consisting of post- consumer recovered material.
Recycling: the process of collecting, sorting, cleansing,
treating and reconstituting materials that would otherwise become
solid waste, and returning them to the economic mainstream in the
form of raw material for new, reused or reconstituted products
which meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the
marketplace.
Secondary waste: fragments of finished products or finished
products of a manufacturing process which has converted a
resource into a commodity of real economic value; includes post -
consumer recovered material, but does not include excess virgin
resources from the manufacturing process.
Post - consumer recovered material: a finished material which
would have been disposed of as a solid waste, having completed
its life cycle as a consumer item; does not include manufacturing
wastes.
Recycled percentage: a number from 0 to 100 that indicates the
portion of a certain material within a product that is derived
from secondary waste.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 4th day of
May , 1993, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Appezzato, Arnerich, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrow - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 5th.day of May , 1993.
4.) _AL'
Diane B Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda