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RESOLUTION NO.
93-52
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
1 BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIAL CARDBOARD
2 RECYCLING PILOT PROGRAM.
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WHEREAS, jurisdictions within the state of California are
4 mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989
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(AB 939) to divert 25% of their solid waste stream from landfill
6 disposal by the year 1995; and,
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WHEREAS, an evaluation of waste stream content was made in the
8 Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) and determined that
9 cardboard exists in the commercial waste stream in sufficient
10 percentage quantity to achieve significant diversion if separated
11 from the waste stream; and,
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WHEREAS, as examination with respect to the City of San
13 Bernardino's existing refuse collection system has been made of the
14 potential for efficiently collecting cardboard separate from the
15 waste stream using commercial bin service; and,
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WHEREAS, commercial bin refuse collection is currently provided
17 to most businesses in the City of San Bernardino; and,
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WHEREAS,
substitution
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cardboard-only
service
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reduced rate in lieu of a portion of commercial bin refuse pickups
20 is a foreseeable and recommended method of diverting the majority of
21 cardboard from certain businesses while maintaining operational
22 economy; and,
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Services, with responsibility
24 for solid waste collection within the City of San Bernardino, seeks
25 to test the aforementioned substitution prior to citywide
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implementation,
February ll, 1993
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NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City
1 of San Bernardino does hereby pass, approve, and adopt this
2 resolution authorizing the Department of Public Services to conduct
3 a commercial cardboard recycling pilot program to test substitution
4 of cardboard-only bin service at a reduced rate in lieu of a portion
5 of existing commercial bin refuse pickups at certain businesses
6 within the City for a period of six months, The monthly service fee
7 for each weekly 3 cubic yard bin pickup shall be equal to the
8 regular refuse rate less a factor of .65 times the current landfill
6 council Members:
7 ESTRADA
8 REILLY
9 HERNANDEZ
10 MAUDSLEY
11 MINOR
12 POPE-LUDLAM
13 MILLER
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RES 93.-52
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CIT
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIAL C
1 RECYCLING PILOT PROGRAM.
2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
3 by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernard
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reqular
meeting thereof, held on the 8th day of Ma
5 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
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foregoing resolution is hereby
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20 Approved as to form and . ,
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James F. Penman,
22 City Attorney
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